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{{Infobox settlement
| name                     = Budikote
| native_name              = Vibhutipura
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| image_caption            = Birth place of [[Hyder Ali]] at Budikote fort
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| pushpin_map_caption      = Location in Karnataka, India
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| subdivision_name1        = [[Karnataka]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of districts of Karnataka|District]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Kolar district|Kolar]]
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| government_type          = [[Panchayati raj]]
| governing_body           = [[Gram panchayat]]
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| population_total         = 3347
| population_as_of         = 2011
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| utc_offset1              = +5:30
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| postal_code              = 563114
| registration_plate       = KA
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| iso_code                 = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-KA]]
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| area_total_ha            = 355.65
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'''Budikote''' or '''Budhikote''' is a village situated in Bangarapet taluk of [[Kolar district]] in the [[Indian state]] of [[Karnataka]]. It is located about {{cvt|15|mi}} from the district headquarters [[Kolar Gold Fields]], the nearest city; Bangarpet the nearest town is {{cvt|12| km}} away and [[Bangalore]] is {{cvt|125 |km}}. It is a [[gram panchayat]] and covers an area of {{cvt|355.65|ha}}. According to the 2011 census data, Budikote village has a population of 3,347—of which 1,743 are male and 1,604 are female—and a household count of 600.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://villageatlas.com/karnataka/kolar/bangarapet/budikote|title=About Budikote|publisher=VillageAtlas |date=2023}}</ref>
An inscription found in the village dates to the 8th-century [[Bana kingdom]]. The village was the birthplace of [[Hyder Ali]], a ruler of the [[kingdom of Mysore]] and military commander of Karnataka who fought against the [[British people|British]] in their [[Anglo-Mysore Wars|struggle for supremacy]] in [[South India]]. A memorial stone at the fort here honours him.
==Geography==
The village of Budikote is situated at the confluence of the two branches of the [[Markanda River, Karnataka|Markanda River]], a tributary of the [[Pinaknin River]]. One originates from southwest of Vokkaleru hills, while the other rises in the Tyakal hills. The two join to the southeast of Budikote and finally flow into the [[Vrishabhavathi River]]. Budikote is the headquarters of the [[Bangarapet Assembly constituency|Bangarpet taluk]].<ref>{{Cite book|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=wJoBAAAAMAAJ&q=Budikote+town|title=Karnataka State Gazetteer: Kolar|page=535|year=1968|publisher= Director of Printing, Stationery and Publications at the Government Press Karnataka India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a2pBAAAAYAAJ&dq=Vokkaleri+and+Budikote&pg=PA141|last=Rice|first= B. Lewis |title=Mysore, Volume 2: By districts |year=1897| page=141|publisher=Westminster Archibald Constable and Company}}</ref>
==History==
Budikote, meaning "fort of ashes" when translated literally and known in ancient times as ''Vibhutipura'', is said to have derived its name from a catastrophe that occurred here in the remote past. Its hoary past is also attributed to an inscription found here, dated to the 8th-century, that belonged to the period of the [[Bana kingdom]] of [[South India]].<ref name=Bana>{{Cite book|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=aKIaspGIoDwC&q=Budhikote+town|title=Census of India, 1981: District Census Handbook. A. Village & Town Director|year=1900| page =21|author= Director of Census Operations, Karnataka|publisher=Controller of Publications}}</ref> There are also inscriptions which in the nearby Ukkunda village records that Budikote was part of Tekal province and was under the rule of several chieftains.<ref name=Fort/>
[[File:Knave (Hyder Ali from Mysore) from Court Game of Geography MET DP862917.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.75|Hyder Ali as a young soldier.]]
Budikote is famous for being the birthplace of [[Hyder Ali]] (1720–1782), a Muslim ruler of [[Mysore kingdom]] and father of [[Tipu Sultan]]. Ali was a military commander of Karnataka in the [[Anglo-Mysore Wars|wars]] against the [[British Raj]] in southern India in the mid-18th century.<ref name=Ash>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eYfrAAAAMAAJ&q=B+Hyder+Ali+and+Budikote|title= The New Encyclopaedia Britannica|page =185|year=1986|publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.|isbn= 9780852294345}}</ref>
The village has been written about by English poet E.&nbsp;M. Jones who stayed in Budikote during a visit in 1927, in his "Poems of South India", "Old Fort of Budikote", and "Indian Landscape".<ref name=Fort/>
==Landmarks==
The Budikote Fort has a stone inscription which records it as the location where Hyder Ali
was born. The fort, under the jurisdiction of the [[Archaeological Survey of India]], is reportedly ill-maintained.<ref name=Fort>{{Cite news|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/74037/forlorn-forsaken-budikote.html|last= Babu |first=K Narendra |title=Forlorn, forsaken, this is Budikote |date=7 June 2010|work = Deccan Herald}}</ref>
As a religious centre, Budikote had ancient temples located in the fort dedicated to [[Sugriva]], [[Hanuman]], [[Venkateswara]] and [[Venugoplaswamy]], which are now dilapidated. There are also functioning temples dedicated to Lord Kodandarama and Lord Someshwara.<ref name=Fort/><ref>{{Cite book|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=QrWEAwAAQBAJ&dq=Budhikote+town&pg=PA53|last=Kumar|first=S. Sri|title=Kolar Gold Field&nbsp;– Unfolding the Untold|year=2014|page=535|publisher=Partridge: A Penguin–Random House Company|isbn=9781482815078 }}</ref>
The Markandeya reservoir, created by the Budikote dam, is located in the peripheral area of the village. The reservoir was constructed between 1936 and 1940 at a cost of {{INRConvert|4|l|lk=on|year=1940}}. The Budikote dam is located {{cvt|125|km}} from Bangalore and serves eight villages.<ref name=Fort/><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dP3MDgAAQBAJ&dq=Budikote+also+has+the+Budikote+dam,&pg=PA166|last1= Raju |first1= K. V. |last2= Manasi |first2=S|title= Water and Scriptures: Ancient Roots for Sustainable Development|year=2017|page=166|publisher=Springer|isbn= 9783319505626 }}</ref>
==Media==
Namma Dhwani ({{Translation|Our Voices}}) is a radio station and community media partnership between the community of Budikote, NGO's Voices, and MYRADA, with support from [[UNESCO]] who laid cables and sold subsidised radios. It was established in 2002. It started cablecasting programmes on a daily basis for one hour daily in the morning and evening. It was established as a [[cable radio]] service because the [[Government of India]] has prohibited communities from using the [[Radio wave|airwaves]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Py9LAQAAIAAJ&q=Budikote+Namma+Dhwani,|title=LIMCA Book of Records |year=2006|page=136|publisher= University of California|isbn=9788190283724 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NTv3DwAAQBAJ&dq=community+of+Budikote+,+NGO%27s+Voices+and+Myrada+with+support&pg=PA554|title=The Handbook of Photography Studies|editor=Gil Pasternak|year=2020|page=554|publisher=Toutledge, Taylor & Francis Group |location= London|isbn=9781000211412 }}</ref> The station plays a role in promoting rural communication and educating villagers on topics regarding agriculture, health, education and law.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/424836/echoing-voice-people.html|title=Echoing the voice of the people |author=Kantharaja|date= 11 August 2014| work= Deccan Herald}}</ref>
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Villages in Kolar district]]
[[Category:Forts in Karnataka]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Kolar district]]