Khanapur known as Khanapura is a panchayat town in Belagavi district, Karnataka, India.

Khanapur is well connected by train and road to important cities in Karnataka, Goa, and Maharashtra.

[3] Khanapur's economy is agriculture-based and is noted for its cultivation of crops such as sugarcane, rice,Ragi(millet), and fruits including chikoo, guava, and jackfruit,Cashew.

It is also famous for food items such as churmure (puffed rice) and jaggery.

There is Police training school at Khanapura on the northern banks of river Malaprabha run by Karnataka state government.