Mahālingpur

Agriculture, weaving and jaggery production are the primary industries here. In the past, town was called as Naragatti. Later renamed as Mahalingpur after the gracious appearance of Lord Shri Mahalingeshwara. People speak typical Kannada, understand English and Hindi. The town is known for its picturesque surroundings and pleasant climate. The Ghataprabha River flows through nearby Nandagaon village from its source, which lies to the southwest of the town, and in Kudala Sangama gets merge with Krishna. Mahalingpur is one of the major commercial towns in the Bagalkot district. Jaggery and Saari's are common export marketing stuffs here.

Mahalingpur Town Municipal Council, with population of about 36 thousand is Bagalkot district's one of the most populous town municipal council located in Bagalkot district of the state Karnataka in India. Total geographical area of Mahalingpur town municipal council is 9.8 square km's and it is the biggest city by area in the district. Population density of the city is 3679 persons per square km's. There are 23 wards in the city, among them Mahalingpur Ward No 20 is the most populous ward with population of 3083 and Mahalingpur Ward No 08 is the least populous ward with population of 291.