Mudhol is a city previously known as "'Muduvolalu"' in the Bagalkote District in the northern part of the South Indian state of Karnataka.

The Principality of Mudhol ruled by the Ghorpade dynasty of the Marathas, was one of the 9-gun princely states of British India, under the summit of Niranjan.

The state flag, called 'Bavuta', has a triangular tricolor of horizontal bands, in order from the top: white, black and green.

Mudhol is famous for Ranna, a renowned Kannada poet, popularly known as "Maha Kavi".

[citation needed] The 64th Kannada Sahithya Sammelana was organised in Mudhol in 1995 under the presidency of H. L. Nagegowda.

The town has a large number of handloom workers and handmade sarees manufactured here have a wide market.

[citation needed] Mudhol was declared the ‘fastest mover’ in south zone with a population between 50,000 and 1 lakh in the Swachh Survekshan 2021 rankings, which were announced on November 20, 2021.