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Tungal | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Tungal Location in Karnataka, India  Tungal Tungal (India) | |
| Coordinates: 16°41′48″N75°17′53″E / 16.6968°N 75.2981°E Coordinates: 16°41′48″N75°17′53″E / 16.6968°N 75.2981°E | |
| Country |  |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Bagalkot |
| Talukas | Jamkhandi |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 6,689 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Tungal is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. [1] [2] It is located in the Jamkhandi taluk of Bagalkot 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 (Bengaluru).
India, also known as the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh largest country by area and with more than 1.3 billion people, it is the second most populous country as well as 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 northeast; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives, while its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia.
Bagalkot district is an administrative district in the Indian state of Karnataka. The district headquarters is located in the town of Bagalkote. The district is located in northern Karnataka and borders Belgaum, Gadag, Koppal, Raichur and Bijapur. The new Bagalkote district was carved out of Bijapur in 1997 via Government of Karnataka directive Notification RD 42 LRD 87 Part III. The bifurcated Bagalkote district consists of nine taluks — Badami, Bagalkote, Bilagi, Guledgudda,RabkaviBanhatti, Hunagund, Ilkal, Jamakhandi and Mudhol.
