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Bilakundi observes Mysuru Dasara on Sunday, 11 October 2026, along with the rest of Karnataka.
The principal temple recorded for Gokak mandal is Two Ratha inscriptions of Chieftains one of which is dated Saka 1086 in ancient Siva temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Bilakundi itself.
Nadahabba — the state festival. Bombe Habba doll steps at home; Mysuru Dasara is the public form, the Jamboo Savari procession on Vijayadashami carrying the Chamundeshwari idol on a decorated elephant.
The regional form observed across Karnataka. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.
By population, Bilakundi ranks #40 of 86 villages in Gokak mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bilakundi is a village of 2,629 people in 469 households (Census 2011) in Gokak taluk, Belagavi district, Karnataka, the 40th-largest of 86 villages in Gokak taluk. Literacy is 48%, 6 points below the taluk average of 54% and the sex ratio is 992 women per 1,000 men. It lies 24 km from the Belagavi district centre, 20 km from Arabhavi, the nearest town, 27 km from Ghataprabha railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 591227, served by Kaujalgi post office; the LGD village code is 597538. The nearest hospital or health centre is Kuligod ,Government Hospital, 7 km away. The village votes in Bailhongal assembly constituency, represented by MLA Koujalagi Mahantesh Shivanand. The population is estimated at 3,100 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Gosabal →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bilakundi · this village | 2,629 | 48% | — |
| Honakuppi · Mudalgi | 2,597 | 52% | 3.4 km N |
| Patagundi · Mudalgi | 4,695 | 58% | 10.5 km NW |
| Dharmatti · Mudalgi | 4,608 | 55% | 12 km NW |
| Melavanki · Gokak | 7,903 | 35% | 11.8 km W |
| Bhagojikoppa · Ramdurg | 2,067 | 51% | 12.7 km SE |
| Ajjanakatti · Gokak | 1,837 | 44% | 13.1 km SW |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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