Diggewadi

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| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = Karnataka

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Belgaum

| subdivision_type3 = Taluka

| subdivision_name3 = Raybag

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| population_total = 6059

| population_as_of = 2001

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| demographics1_info1 = Kannada

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Diggewadi is a village in Raybag taluk in Belgaum Panchayat{{Cite web|url=http://indiawater.gov.in/IMISWeb/Reports/rws/rpt_TargetHabitationsBlockWiselink.aspx?BlockId=0000002499&DistrictName=BELGAUM&BlockName=RAYBAG&StateName=KARNATAKA&Flag=3&FY=0zPe5AvQTU38ml3lHhoixw==|title=Block Wise Link Detail|website=indiawater.gov.in|access-date=2018-10-19}} in the southern state of Karnataka, India.{{Cite web|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2901_PART_B_DCHB_BELGAUM.pdf|title=DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK BELGAUM|date=14 June 2014|website=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|access-date=18 October 2018}} The official language of Diggewadi is Kannada.

Geography

Diggewadi is located at 16.5688° N, 74.7425° E. The village is {{convert|95|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} north of Belgaum, {{convert|15|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} north of Raybag and {{convert|587|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} north of the state capital. Ankali, located {{convert|8|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} west of Diggewadi, is the major hub connecting many towns in the Maharashtra State.

Diggewadi shares its borders with Bavana Soundatti in the west, Jalalpur in the east, and both Kanchakarawadi and Yadravi in the south. The Krishna flows north of Diggewadi and crosses the Ingali village. {{convert|8|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} east from Diggewadi is Chinchali. Among the closest cities to the village are Belgaum, Bijapur, Kolhapur, and Sangli–Miraj.

Demographics

According to the 2011 State Census, Diggewadi has 881 houses and a population of 4,617. The literacy rate is 75.89 percent compared to the national average of 74.04 percent.{{Cite web|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/597356-diggewadi-karnataka.html|title=Diggewadi Village Population - Raybag - Belgaum, Karnataka|website=www.census2011.co.in|access-date=2018-09-25}}

Agriculture is the main source of livelihood for the majority of the people living in Diggewadi.{{Cite web|url=http://www.brandbharat.com/english/karnataka/districts/Belgaum/Belgaum_RAYBAG_DIGGEWADI_DIGGEWADI.html|title=DIGGEWADI Village DIGGEWADI Panchayat RAYBAG Block, Belgaum, Karnataka India BrandBharat.com|website=www.brandbharat.com|language=en|access-date=2018-09-25}}

References

Category:Villages in Belagavi district