Koppal is a place of historic importance. The famous Koppal Fort, Ashok inscription and Indrakeel Parvata of Mahabharatha tell about the rich heritage of Koppal. It has secured the place of pride as the centre of religious harmony, tolerance and mutual respect.
Presently Koppal is the district headquarter and has a location in the middle of Hydrabad-Karnataka region. It has certain unique features, geographically, historically, culturally and economically but, still it is under-developed. It is indeed, endowed with abundant natural resources thus, it has potentiality for progress.