Shiggaon

Shiggaon, otherwise called Shiggavi, is a Municipal Town in Haveri locale in the Indian territory of Karnataka. Shiggaon taluk is limited by Dharwad region in the North, Savanur taluk in the East, Hangal taluk in the South and Mundagod Taluk of Uttara Kannada region in the West. Shiggaon taluk has 91 towns, 25 Gram Panchayats and 2 City Municipal Councils Shiggaon and Bankapur. The zone of the taluk is 588 km². The taluk has a woodland zone of 9951 hectares which is around 16.88% of the aggregate land region.

Water system is accessible in the taluk. Farming is the primary occupation. Starting at 2001 India evaluation, Shiggaon had a populace of 24,318. Guys comprise 51% of the populace and females 49%. Shiggaon has a normal education rate of 59%, lower than the national normal of 59.5%: male proficiency is 65%, and female education is 53%. In Shiggaon, 14% of the populace is under 6 years old. Shiggaon is around 365 km from Bangalore and 465 km from Pune on the NH-4 National Highway 4. Shiggaon taluk was before in Dharwad area.