26-484: Yadgiri is a city and the administrative headquarters of Yadgir district in the Indian state of Karnataka . It is also the administrative headquarters of Yadgir Taluka, one of the six taluks of Yadgir. Yadgir town covers an area of 5.6 square kilometres (2.2 sq mi). The Bhima River flows through the town. Yadgir, historically known as Yetagiri or Yadavagiri is dotted with many historical monuments and has
52-524: A hill fort with three rounds of fortifications. There are three ancient temples, medieval mosques, tanks and wells on top of the hill. A pond, the Sanna Kere is located in the heart of the town. In 2011, Yadgir had a population of 1,172,985 of whom males were 591,104 and females 581,881 respectively. In the 2001 census, Yadgir had a population of 956,180 of whom males were 482,347 and 473,933 were females. Yadgir district's population constitutes 1.92 percent of
78-817: Is 224 people per km. In 2001, Yadgir district's density was 183 people per km. Yadgir district covers an area of 5,225 km. The average literacy rate of Yadgir in 2011 was 52.36, compared to 39.90 in 2001. Male and female literacy were 63.33 and 41.31 respectively. In the 2001 census, the same figures stood at 51.35 and 28.32. The total number of literates in Yadgir district was 516,940, of whom male and female were 313,797 and 203,143 respectively. In Yadgir, there are many spiritual places, e.g., Mayllapur Mallayya. The temple of Shree Kshetra Mouneshwara in Tinthani in Surapura Taluka attracts more than 100,000 devotees every year. In Gurmitkal
104-449: Is 81 km. It is located between the two districts - Gulbarga and Raichur. State Highway 15 passes through the city connecting the city to Bijapur and Hyderabad . Important cities connected through buses to the city are Bengaluru , Hubballi , Dharwad , Belagavi , Shirasi , Hosapete , Vasco da Gama in Goa , Hyderabad , Ballari , Raichur . Two rivers flow through the Yadgir district,
130-524: Is an industrial area called Kadechur-Badiyal Industrial Area, which estimates at 3000 acres. The Karnataka government has approved proposals by 67 pharmacy companies to set up their units in the Kadechar-Badiyal drug park in the same industrial area. These companies are expected to invest over 2812 crores and generate over 11000 jobs. Yadgir district Yadgir District is one of the 31 districts of Karnataka state in southern India.This district
156-529: Is situated the famous Mata Manikeshwari temple. The sofi sarmast Darga is in the village of Sagar in the Shahapur taluka. The Darga attracts thousands of people in the urus. and Darga Shah Jeewan Shah is located near the Gunj area of Yadgir. Agriculture in the district is mainly rainfed. The net area irrigated to the net area sown is 38%, which is above the state average of 24%. Krishna, Bhima and Dhoni rivers flow through
182-519: Is the Daal bowl of the state. The district is also known for cluster of cement industries and a distinct stone popularly known as "Malakheda Stone". Two main rivers, Krishna and Bhima, and a few tributaries flow in this region. The upper Krishna project and Shahapur Taluka in Bendebembali "Core Green Sugar Factory yet to be started. Yadgir which is known the cement, textile, leather, and chemical production in
208-656: The Indian Administrative Service . The deputy commissioner is assisted by a number of officers belonging to the Karnataka Administrative Service . The Deputy Commissioner is also the Collector and District Magistrate of the district. The deputy commissioner/collector is assisted by assistant commissioners and tahsildars, who are incharge of subdivisions and taluks respectively. A Superintendent of Police (SP) , usually an officer belonging to
234-778: The Indian Police Service (IPS), is entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining law and order and related issues of the district. He is assisted by the officers of the Karnataka Police Service and other Karnataka Police officials. Big cities like Bengaluru , Belagavi , Hubballi-Dharwad , Kalaburagi , Mangaluru and Mysuru are headed by a Commissioner of Police holding the rank of Additional Director General of Police(ADGP) for Bengaluru, Inspector General of Police (IGP) for Mysuru and Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) for Belagavi, Hubballi-Dharwad, Kalaburagi and Mangaluru. They are assisted by officers belonging to
260-687: The Karnataka Police Service (KSPS). A Deputy Conservator of Forests, an officer belonging to the Indian Forest Service selected through the UPSC examination is responsible for managing the forests, the environment and wildlife of the district. He is assisted by the officers of the Karnataka Forest Service selected through the KPSC examination. Sect-oral development is looked after by
286-514: The States Reorganisation Act of 1956 . The unified Mysore State was made up of ten districts, viz ., Bangalore , Kolar , Tumkur , Mandya , Mysore , Hassan , Chikkamagalur , Shimoga , Chitradurga , and Ballari which had been transferred from Madras Presidency to Mysore State earlier in 1953, when the new state of Andhra Pradesh was created out of Madras' northern districts. Coorg State became Kodagu district , South Canara
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#1732863316494312-589: The Chief Minister declared Yadgir as new district. The Government appointed an IAS officer as Special Officer for Yadgir district until the final notification of district was published in the Karnataka Gazette. Although the Government issued Gazette Notification declared Yadgir a district of Karnataka State on 26 December 2009, it did not take effect until 30 December 2009. Yadgir district presently comprises
338-882: The Department of Women & Child Development. 605 schools provide lower primary education. Out of 605 schools, 464 schools are run by education department, 1 school by social welfare department, 3 are aided schools and 137 are unaided schools. 587 Schools are providing higher primary education. Out of 587 schools 469 schools are run by education department, 15 schools are run by social welfare department, 26 schools are aided schools, and 77 are unaided schools. 200 Schools are providing High school education. Out of 200 schools, 119 schools are run by education department, 16 schools are run by social welfare department, 15 schools are aided schools and 50 are unaided schools. A project to support high schools to integrate Information and communications technology with teaching-learning has been launched with
364-678: The Krishna and the Bhima. There is a lot of scope for industrialization. A sugar factory and a fuel factory, "Core Green", are established near Hiretumkur village. Recently, rich uranium deposits have been found in the Gogi belt, covering the villages of Gogi, Ukkinal & Darshanapur in Shahapur taluk and Thinthini & other places in Surapur taluk. Uranium mined and processed here will be used for defense and power generation purposes.. Near Saidapur in Yadgir taluk there
390-619: The city took place under Philip Meadows Taylor , the British administrator of the principality of Shorapur . Yadgir is connected by road and rail. Yadgir has a broad gauge railway station, Yadgir railway station , and lies between Mumbai and Chennai. It comes under the South Central Railway under the Guntakal division. The city is connected to Gulbarga , 78 km. away by rail and 84 km. away by road. From Raichur , its distance
416-571: The district. The irrigation projects in the district are Hattikuni and Soudagar. There are 36 lift irrigation schemes and 445 minor irrigation tanks in the district. The town was part of the empire of the Western Chalukyas from the 10th to the 12th centuries. The name Yadgir (historically Yetagiri ) is derived from its early medieval rulers, the 'Yadavas'. Their establishments were on a hill ('giri' in Kannada means hill). Major economic development of
442-673: The education department, this includes use of free and open source applications like Geogebra , Phet , and Freemind . Participating schools include GHS Honagera. The project Kalike Samrudhi Upakrama involves an umbrella of NGOs including Kalike , and IT for Change . The district has three hospitals, three ayurvedic hospitals, 37 public health centres, six community health centers, 20 dispensaries and 120 family welfare sub-centers. List of districts of Karnataka The southern Indian state of Karnataka consists of 31 districts grouped into 4 administrative divisions, viz ., Belagavi , Bengaluru , Gulbarga , and Mysore . Geographically,
468-595: The establishment of Asaf Jahi Dynasty of Hyderabad (1724–1948) Yadgir and Gulbarga were under it. In 1863 when Nizam Government formed Jillabandi, Surpur (Shorapur) became district headquarters, with nine Talukas of which Gulbarga was one of them. In 1873 Gulbarga was formed into Separate district with seven taluks. With reorganization of states in 1956 Gulbarga became Part of Karnataka State and Divisional headquarters. Yadgiri came under Gulbarga district. The cabinet meeting held at Gulbarga on 26 September 2008 resolved that Yadgir would be formed as new district. Accordingly,
494-501: The following 6 talukas According to the 2011 census Yadgir district has a population of 1,174,271, roughly equal to the nation of Timor-Leste or the US state of Rhode Island . This gives it a ranking of 404th in India (out of a total of 640 ). The district has a population density of 224 inhabitants per square kilometre (580/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011
520-493: The industrial sectors. The Agriculture College located in Bheemarayana Gudi (B.Gudi). The district comprises six taluks : Shahapur , Wadgera , Hunasagi, Surapura , Yadgir and Gurmatkal . The district has 16 hoblies , 117 Gram Panchayats, 519 villages (inhabited & uninhabited) and four municipalities. Yadgir, popularly called as "Yadavagiri" by the local people, has deep roots in history. The famous dynasties of
546-724: The south, the Satavahanas , the Chalukyas of Badami , the Rastrakutas all ruled over this area. From 1347 to 1425 it was the capital of the Yadava dynasty. Shahis , the Adil shahis , the Nizam Shahis have ruled over the district. In 1504 Yadgiri (Gulbarga) was permanently annexed to Adil Shahi kingdom of Bijapur. In 1657 with the invasion of Mir Jumla it passed into the hands of Mughals . Later with
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#1732863316494572-560: The state has three principal variants: the western coastal stretch , the hilly belt comprising the Western Ghats , and the plains , comprising the plains of the Deccan plateau . Karnataka took its present shape in 1956, when the former states of Mysore and Coorg were unified into a linguistically homogenous Kannada -speaking state along with agglomeration of districts of the former states of Bombay , Hyderabad , and Madras as part of
598-438: The total population of Karnataka. In the 2001 census, this figure for Yadgir district was at 1.81 percent. There was a change of 22.67 percent in the population compared to the population as per the 2001 census. In the census of 2001, Yadgir district recorded an increase of 20.12 percent to its population compared to 1991. The initial provisional data released by census India 2011 show that the density of Yadgir district for 2011
624-834: Was 22.67%. Yadgir has a sex ratio of 987 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 51.83%. 18.79% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 23.28% and 12.51% of the population respectively. Languages of Yadgir district (2011) At the time of the 2011 census, 74.06% of the population spoke Kannada , 11.97% Urdu , 6.39% Lambadi , 5.20% Telugu and 1.11% Hindi as their first language. It has 1,024 primary schools, 149 high schools, 40 pre-university colleges, six degree colleges, and 1 polytechnic institute. Yadgir district has 933 primary schools, out of which 464 are lower primary schools, 469 are higher primary schools and 121 high school having classes VIII to X, which are run by education department. There are 1223 Anganwadi centers run by
650-409: Was carved out of Kalaburagi district as the 30th district of Karnataka on 10 April 2010. Yadgir town is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district occupies an area of 5,160.88 km (1,992.63 sq mi). Yadgir district is very rich in cultural traditions. The vast stretch of fertile black soil of the district is known for bumper red gram and jowar crops. The district
676-430: Was transferred from Madras State, North Canara , Dharwad , Belgaum , and Bijapur from Bombay State. Bidar , Gulbarga , and Raichur from Hyderabad State. The state received its new name of Karnataka in the year 1973. Currently there are demands to carve out the following district, A district of an Indian state is an administrative geographical unit, headed by a Deputy Commissioner (DC), an officer belonging to
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