Situated at a distance of 530 kilometers northwest of Bangalore and 550 kilometers from Mumbai, the city of Bijapur is the headquarters of the Bijapur district in the state of Karnataka.
Bijapur Parliamentary Constituency has a population of 245,946 (2001 census). Males comprise 51% of the total population while females constitute the rest of 49%.
The BJP candidate Basanagouda Ramangouda Patil won the last 2 times from Bijapur Parliamentary Constituency.
Anand Mahal, Gol Gumbaz, Gagan MahalBarakaman, The Gun and Ibrahim Rauza are some of the popular places of interests in Bijapur.
