Mudalagi
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Mudalagi is a town situated on the north east side of Gokak
Gokak
Gokak is a town and taluk headquarters in the Belgaum District of Karnataka state, India. It is located around 70 km from Belgaum at the confluence of two rivers, the Ghataprabha and the Markandeya. The population of the city is approximately 1,50,000 and the common language in use is Kannada...

 city in Gokak Taluk. It is a totally irrigated
Irrigation
Irrigation may be defined as the science of artificial application of water to the land or soil. It is used to assist in the growing of agricultural crops, maintenance of landscapes, and revegetation of disturbed soils in dry areas and during periods of inadequate rainfall...

 area and is basically an agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...

-based town. Mudalagi is very famous in animal market in Kannada Dhanagala Sante and is also famous in sugarcane
Sugarcane
Sugarcane refers to any of six to 37 species of tall perennial grasses of the genus Saccharum . Native to the warm temperate to tropical regions of South Asia, they have stout, jointed, fibrous stalks that are rich in sugar, and measure two to six metres tall...

 farming. Mudalagi falls into the Arabhavi assembly constitution. The Town Panchayat Council Mudalagi was established during the year 1949. The government of Mysore awarded the First Prize to the Local Body as the Best "TPC Mudalagi" in the state for the year 1962-63. The TPC Mudalagi was converted into the Town Municipal Council during the year February. It is famous for cattle
Cattle
Cattle are the most common type of large domesticated ungulates. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae, are the most widespread species of the genus Bos, and are most commonly classified collectively as Bos primigenius...

 market in the state.

The TMC Mudalagi, according to the 2001 census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

, had a population of 29,893, comprising 15,159 male and 14,734 female. Mudalagi TMC is 90 km from Belgaum district
Belgaum district
Belgaum district is a district in the state of Karnataka, India. The city of Belgaum is the district headquarters in North Karnataka. By the 2011 Census of India, it had a population of 4778439...

. The TMC has 23 wards and an equal number of Councilors. Mudalagi TMC surrounding area has 13.85 km².
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