Gokak Taluka - Belagavi, Karnataka

Gokak is an administrative taluka in the Belagavi district of Karnataka, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Gokak is the main town for most villages within the taluka. The nearest railway station is situated at Ghatprabha, while the nearest airport is Belgaum Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 35.9 km.

The total area of the taluka is 1,543 km², including 1,475.38 km² rural area and 67.62 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 989 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Gokak Taluka

Gokak Taluka has a total of 88 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Taluka, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.Village NameCategoryGram Panchayat
1AdibattiRuralMelawanki
2AjjanakattiRuralMamadapur
3AkkatangerahalUrbanNot applicable
4AnkalgiUrbanNot applicable
5Arabhavi-DhavalattiUrbanNot applicable
6BadigwadRuralBadigavad
7BagarnalRuralGosabal
8BalobalRuralBalobal
9BasaligundiRuralNallanatti
10BeerangaddiRuralBalobal
11BenachinamaradiRuralBenachinamardi
12BenachinamardiRuralBenachinamaradi
13BetageriRuralBetageri
14BilakundiRuralGosabal
15BudihalRuralSuladhala
16ChigadolliRuralMelawanki
17ChikkanandiRuralHirenandi
18DandapurRuralDandapura
19DevagoudanahattiRuralKhanagaon
20DhasanattiRuralKundaragi
21DhupadalUrbanNot applicable
22Dum UrabinahattiUrbanNot applicable
23DuradundiRuralDuradundi
24GaddiholiRuralBenachinamardi
25GaneshwadiRuralDandapura
26GodachinamalakiRuralKundaragi
27Gokak (Rural)RuralKolavi
28GosabalRuralGosabal
29GujanalRuralGujanal
30HadiginalRuralUdagatti
31HanamapurRuralMakkalageri
32HerenandiRuralHirenandi
33HirehattiRuralMakkalageri
34HulikattiRuralKolavi
35IranatttiRuralMadaval
36JamanalRuralShiltibhavi
37K.HanamapurUnmappedNot applicable
38KaitanalRuralTawaga
39KalarkoppaRuralUdagatti
40KalliguddiRuralKalliguddi
41KaparattiRuralTalakatnal
42KemmankolRuralTapasi
43KesappanattiRuralMidakanatti
44KhanagaonRuralKhanagaon
45KhanapurRuralNandagaon
46KolaviRuralKolavi
47Konnur (Rural)BothKonnur (Rural)
48KoujalgiRuralKoujalagi
49KundargiRuralKundaragi
50LagameshwarRuralSunadholi
51LolasurRuralLolasur
52MadawalRuralMadaval
53MakkalageriRuralMakkalageri
54MaladinniRuralMaladinni
55Mallapur (P.G.)UrbanNot applicable
56Mallapur. S.A.RuralGujanal
57MamadapurRuralMamadapur
58MannikeriRuralKalliguddi
59MaradishivapurRuralMamadapur
60MelavankiRuralMelawanki
61MidakanattiRuralMidakanatti
62MolmanattiRuralKonnur (Rural)
63MusalamariRuralGujanal
64MutnalRuralNandagaon
65NabapurRuralKhanagaon
66NallanattiRuralNallanatti
67NandagaonRuralNandagaon
68PamaladinniRuralPhamaladinni
69PanchanaikanattiRuralHirenandi
70PanjanattiUrbanNot applicable
71PudakalkattiRuralShiltibhavi
72RadderattiRuralKalliguddi
73RajanakattiRuralMadaval
74RoopanalUnmappedNot applicable
75ShigiholiRuralBenachinamardi
76ShiltibhaviRuralShiltibhavi
77ShindikurbetRuralSidhikurabet
78ShingalapurRuralLolasur
79ShivapurRuralKonnur (Rural)
80SuladhalRuralSuladhala
81TalakatnalRuralTalakatnal
82TapashiRuralTapasi
83TavagRuralTawaga
84TelaginahattiRuralMadaval
85UdagattiRuralUdagatti
86UpparattiRuralMaladinni
87UrabinahattiRuralBenachinamardi
88YaddalguddRuralGujanal

Population of Gokak Taluka

As per the Census 2011, Gokak Taluka has a total population of 6,12,163 people, consisting of 3,07,626 males and 3,04,537 females. There are 1,16,569 households in the taluka with an average population density of 397 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population6,12,1634,76,4481,35,715
Male Population3,07,6262,39,62268,004
Female Population3,04,5372,36,82667,711
Total Households1,16,56988,90927,660
Population Density397 / km²323 / km²2,007 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the taluka has 3,50,329 literate people and 93,450 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 65,948 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 60,038 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)93,45075,44518,005
Literate Population3,50,3292,58,14192,188
Illiterate Population2,61,8342,18,30743,527
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population65,94851,25914,689
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population60,03848,17611,862

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.