Karagaon

Karagaon ಕರಗಾಂವ
Village
A panorama of Karisiddeshwar fair (2015) during Deepavali A panorama of Karisiddeshwar fair (2015) during Deepavali
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Belgaum
Taluk	Chikodi
Government
• Body	Gram Panchayat
Elevation	655 m (2,149 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	3,002
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Pin code	591226
Telephone code	08338
Vehicle registration	KA-23

Karagaon (ಕರಗಾಂವ) is a village in Belgaum district in the south western state of Karnataka, village located 16 kilometers from Chikodi (taluk headquarters) and 64 kilometers from its district headquarters Belgaum. Agriculture is the major occupation, grows variety of corps like sugar cane, Jawar, Soyabean, tobacco, peanut and many more.

Governing Body

Gram Panchayat is a local governing body which administrates even Donawad and Hanchinal villages as well. Village Panchayat has total 9 wards, 6 wards of Karagaon, 2 of Donawad and only a ward for Hanchinal respectively.

Culture

Karisiddeshwar temple is the largest temple, also a village god and has huge number of devotees outside the village, apparently a crowded fair dedicated to Karisiddeshwar takes place in the time of Deepavali. Hanuman and Vithoba are also worshiped by people in the village notably. Shri Shankarananda math, a holy site has an active committee which organizes different spiritual events throughout the year.

Known for

Karagaon has popularity for its hand made Kambali, a type of blanket made by sheep wool. 'Karagaon Udda' (Black gram) a type of unique grain brand is popular, as the village was widely growing it earlier. Chennaveeratti lake is a beautiful lake in the village, its 2 kilometers far and adjacent to the Belavi hill, also its a picnic spot for family & friends to spend a good time with nature!

Transportation

Karagaon is well connected with Chikodi, Sankeshwar and Raibag, NWKRTC runs frequent buses daily, a nearest Railway Station is Ghataprabha and also Chikodi road, where trains are available for Bangalore, Mumbai, Tirupati & many key destinations.