Budikote or Budhikote is a village situated in Bangarapet taluk of Kolar district in the Indian state of Karnataka.

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 in their struggle for supremacy in South India.

[2][3] 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.

[5] Budikote is famous for being the birthplace of Hyder Ali (1720–1782), a Muslim ruler of Mysore kingdom and father of Tipu Sultan.