Bhadravati

Bhadravati mandal is located in Shivamogga district, Karnataka, with 168 revenue villages administered through 39 gram panchayats. The 2011 Census recorded a population of 192,200 across 42,739 households, with a literacy rate of 64.8% and sex ratio of 990. Agricultural workers constituted a major segment of its 89,215 total workers, while 70.9% of households had access to JJM tap water.