Genikihal | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Genikihal Location in Karnataka, India  Genikihal Genikihal (India) | |
| Coordinates: 15°09′N76°55′E / 15.15°N 76.92°E Coordinates: 15°09′N76°55′E / 15.15°N 76.92°E | |
| Country |  |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Bellary |
| Talukas | Bellary |
| Government | |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 5,479 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KA |
| Vehicle registration | KA |
| Website | karnataka |
Genikihal is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. [1] [2] It is located in the Bellary taluk of Bellary district in Karnataka.
Karnataka is a state in the south western region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as the State of Mysore, it was renamed Karnataka in 1973. The state corresponds to the Carnatic region. The capital and largest city is Bangalore.
India is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia.
Bellary, officially Ballari, in the eponymous Bellari district, is a major city in the state of Karnataka, India. It is 311 km from the state capital of Bangaluru and 358 km from Hyderabad. Bellary has an urban population of 4,10,445 and metro population of 7,70,929 making it one of the most populous cities of Karnataka.
