Nipani is the third largest city, taluka in the Belagavi district in the state of Karnataka, India. Marathi is the major spoken language. It is an important agricultural and commercial trade and education centre in the district. Nipani and its surrounding villages are known for growing high-quality tobacco, which is rolled into beedis. The City Municipal Council of Nipani was constituted in 1987. The Nipani Taluk was constituted in March 2018.