It is famous for the many monuments (primarily Jain and Hindu temples) from the Western Chalukya Empire.

It has seven talukas: Gadag, Gajendragad, Ron, Shirhatti, Nargund, Lakshmeshwar and Mundargi.

The temple of Veera Narayana and the Trikuteshwara complex are sites of religious and historic importance.

Chalukya monuments include the Jodi Gopura and twin towered Mallikarjuna temple and large Ganesha and Nandi statues.

The village is known for the statue of Veerabhadra which is considered to be best sculpture of its kind in recent times.

About 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from Gadag, the agricultural village is known for the Shri Ugra Narsimha, Dattatreya, Virupakhshalinga and Rama temples.

It is also known for its role in the 1857 revolt when Bhaskar Rao Bhave, the ruler of Nargund revolted against the British,[1] and the 1980s' Peasant movement during Gundu Rao's Chief Ministership of Karnataka and also as the birthplace of senior leader of Jana Sangh Jagannathrao Joshi.

About 24 kilometres (15 mi) from Gadag, and known for wind power generation About 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Gadag, and known for its Shri Rama Temple and statues of Sri Rama, Lakshmana and Sita About 23 kilometres (14 mi) from Gadag, the agricultural village is known for the Shri Jagadguru Budimahaswamigala Sanstan math Antur Bentur – Hosalli.

[5] The district has a sex ratio of 978 females for every 1000 males[5] and a literacy rate of 75.18 percent.

It is known for migratory species such as the bar-headed goose, which feed on fish and agricultural crops.

The first cooperative in India was founded over 100 years ago in Kanaginahal,[9] and K. H. Patil aided in its modernisation.

- KarnatakaState Rural Development And Panchayat Raj University, Nagavi - Gadag.

The district generates wind power[10] at Kappatagudda, Binkadakatti, Hulkoti, Kurtkoti, Beladhadi, Kalasapur, Mallasamudra, Mulgund , Kanaginahal, Harlapur, Halligudi, Abbigeri and Gajendragad.