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City in Karnataka, India

Bhadravati or Bhadravathi is an industrial city or Steel Town and taluk in the Shivamogga District of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is situated at a distance of about from the state capital Bengaluru and at about from the district headquarters, Shivamogga. The town is spread over an area of and has a population of 151,102 as per the census held in 2011.

Bhadravati derives its name from the Bhadra River which flows through the city. It was earlier known as Benkipura, which in English means "city of fire", as it is situated at the place where Bhadra river takes a 90 degree turn to the west, and then to the east. Hoysalas ruled the city. The Goddess "Haladammadevi & Antaragattammadevi" have guarded the city since past time. The sacred temples are still present in the city. 10% of the population is under 6 years of age. Kannada is the main language spoken in this city.

Bhadravati lies in the central part of the Karnataka State, in the south east corner of the Shivamogga district. The latitude and longitude coordinates of Bhadravati town are
Bhadravati is at an altitude of above sea level. The Bhadra River flows from the Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary through the Bhadravathi city, there are many mugger crocodile(Vulnerable) species present in the river Bhadra. Bhadravati lies between Western Ghats (Malnad) and AreMalenad region. The Bhadravati Taluk has a total area of , a population of 338,611, and a population density of The taluk borders five other taluks, the Shimoga Taluk to the west, the Honnali Taluk to the north, the Channagiri Taluk to the east, the Tarikere Taluk to the south east, and the Narasimharajapura Taluk to the south west.

The average temperature in the summer is between and The average winter temperature is between and The annual precipitation in the city is around .

One national highways passes through the city; NH 69(former NH 206); Two state highways pass through the city as well. KSRTC has a bus depot here, under Shivamogga division. Buses that ply from Bangalore to Shivamogga stop at Bhadravati and the entire journey takes around six hours to complete. Interstate buses to Coimbatore, Tirupati, Salem, Tiruvannamalai, Pune etc. are available from Bhadravathi.

The Shivamogga–Bangalore train, the Birur–Shivamogga train, and the Mysuru–Shivamogga train all go through Bhadravati. It is well connected by rail to the Bengaluru city.

The nearest airport is the newest Shivamogga Domestic Airport, around from Bhadravati and the next nearest airport is at Mangaluru International Airport, around from Bhadravati. Bengaluru International Airport is at a distance of .