Londa Karnataka

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For Gotra of same name see Londa
Belgaum District map

Londa is a town in Belgaum district in the Indian state of Karnataka.

Location

The town is on border with state of Goa. The town is surrounded by lush evergreen forests known as Sahayadri or Western Ghats of India. Londa is situated at the border of Belagavi district with Uttara Kannada district. Londa Junction railway station is located on the Belgaum - Goa and Goa to Dharwad railway route. Since it is a junction of two railway routes, Many tourists alight here to visit nearby forests of Kali Tiger Reserve. Londa is also connected by National Highway 748 connecting Goa to Belagavi via Anmod ghat. It is also connected to Uttara district headquarters Karwar by Karnataka state highway 34 (SH34) via Hankon, Kumbarwada, Anshi, Joida, Ganeshgudi and Ramnagar. Londa is connected by National highway 67 (NH 67) coming from Hubballi and Dharwar.

Ramnagar is the junction where roads coming from Dharwad, Belagavi and Anmod (Goa) meet. Ramnagar is at the distance of four Kilometre from Londa. Ramnagar is basically rehabilitation area for the people displaced by Hydro electric projects (Dams) built across river Kali in the state of Karnataka.Few shops and road side eateries are there in Ramnagar. There is also KSRTC bus stand at Ramnagar. Most of the KSRTC buses coming from different places of Karnataka going towards Goa have a stop here.

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