Yadgir is a city and the administrative headquarters of
Yadgir district
Yadgir District is one of the List of districts of Karnataka, 31 districts of Karnataka state in southern India.This district was carved out of Kalaburagi district as the 30th district of Karnataka on 10 April 2010. Yadgir town is the administr ...
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Karnataka
Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...
. It is also the administrative headquarters of Yadgir Taluka, one of the six taluks of Yadgir.
Geography
Yadgir town covers an area of .
The
Bhima River
The Bhima River (also known as Chandrabhaga River) is a major river in Western India and South India. It flows southeast for through Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Telangana states, before entering the Krishna River. After the first sixty-five ki ...
flows through the town.
Overview
Yadgir, historically known as ''Yetagiri'',
is dotted with many historical monuments and has a
hill fort
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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.
Demographics
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 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 is 224 people per km
2. In 2001, Yadgir district's density was 183 people per km
2. Yadgir district covers an area of 5,225 km
2.
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.
Culture and religion
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 is situated the famous Mata Manikeshwari temple. The sofi sarmast durga is in the village of Sagar in the Shahapur taluka. The Durga attracts thousands of people in the urus. and Darga Shah Jeewan Shah is located near the Gunj area of Yadgir.
Irrigation
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 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.
History
The town was part of the empire of the
Western Chalukyas
The Western Chalukya Empire ruled most of the Deccan Plateau, western Deccan, South India, between the 10th and 12th centuries. This Kannada people, Kannadiga dynasty is sometimes called the ''Kalyani Chalukya'' after its regal capital at Kalya ...
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 the city took place under
Philip Meadows Taylor
Colonel Philip Meadows Taylor, (25 September 1808 – 13 May 1876), an administrator in British India and a novelist, made notable contributions to public knowledge of South India. Though largely self-taught, he was a polymath, working alternat ...
, the British administrator of the principality of
Shorapur
Surapura, also called Shorapur, is a city and taluka in Yadgir district in the Indian state of Karnataka and a historical place. Surapura was the land of the famous prince of Surapura aasthana, Raja Venkatappa Nayaka, the young rebel freedom fi ...
.
Heritage and tourist sites
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Yadgir Fort
Yadgir 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.
Geography
Yadgir town covers an area ...
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Lumbini Park Yadgir
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Hattikuni Dam
# Shorapur Fort
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Vanadurga Fort
Vanadurga Fort also spelled as Wanadurga Fort () lies in Vanadurga village in Shahapur taluk of Yadgir district in Karnataka state, India. Vanadurga Fort was built by Shorapur dynasty. Vanadurga village is west to Shahapur and north to Shorapur ...
Transport
Yadgir is connected by road and rail.
;Railway
Yadgir has a broad gauge railway station, ''
Yadgir railway station'', and lies between Mumbai and Chennai. It comes under the
South Central Railway
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under the
Guntakal
Guntakal is a City in Anantapur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Guntakal mandal and Guntakal revenue division.It is also the headquarters of the Guntakal Railway Division in South Central Railway.
Ge ...
division. The city is connected to
Gulbarga
Kalaburagi, formerly known as Gulbarga, is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kalaburagi district and is the largest city in the region of North Karnataka (Kalyana-Karnataka). Kalaburagi is 6 ...
, 78 km. away by rail and 84 km. away by road. From
Raichur
Raichur (formerly Raichore) is a city and municipality in the district of Raichur in the Indian state of Karnataka. Raichur, located between Krishna and Tungabhadra rivers, is the headquarters of Raichur district. It is located 409 km fr ...
, its distance is 81 km. It is located between the two districts - Gulbarga and Raichur.
;Road
State Highway 15 passes through the city connecting the city to Bijapur and
Hyderabad
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. Important cities connected through buses to the city are
Bengaluru
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,
Hubballi
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,
Dharwad
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,
Belagavi
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,
Shirasi,
Hosapete
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,
Vasco da Gama in Goa,
Hyderabad
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,
Ballari
Bellary, officially Ballari, in the eponymous Bellary district, is a city in the state of Karnataka, India.
History
Bellary was a part of Rayalaseema (Ceded Districts) which was part of Madras Presidency till 1 November 1956.
The Balla ...
,
Raichur
Raichur (formerly Raichore) is a city and municipality in the district of Raichur in the Indian state of Karnataka. Raichur, located between Krishna and Tungabhadra rivers, is the headquarters of Raichur district. It is located 409 km fr ...
.
Industry
Two rivers flow through the Yadgir district, 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 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.
Notable people
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Kollur Mallappa - Freedom fighter and Indian Politician.
*
Vishwanath Reddy Mudnal - Freedom fighter and Indian Politician.
*
Vidyadhar Guruji Sayanna - Freedom fighter and Indian Politician.
*
Channareddy Patil Tunnur - Indian Politician.
*
Baburao Chinchansur - Indian Politician.
*
Veer Basawanthreddy Mudnal - Doctor and Indian Politician.
*
Sharanabasappa Darshanapur - Indian Politician.
*
Raju Gowda
Narasimhanayak (born 27 December 1978), fondly called as Raju Gowda, is an Bharatiya Janata Party, Karnataka, Indian politician who is Currently Chairman Of ''Karnataka Urban Water Supply & Drainage Board'' since 2020. He is 3rd time Current Me ...
- Indian Politician.
*
Venkatreddy Mudnal - Indian Politician.
*
Nagangouda Kandkur - Indian Politician.
*
Rafeeq Saudagar - Indian Urdu poet.
*
Basanagoud police patil - Kannada poet and sportsman.
Impact due to climate change
4000 hectares of land was destroyed due to rains in Yadgir
References
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Cities and towns in Yadgir district
Forts in Karnataka
Buildings and structures in Yadgir district
Taluks in Yadgiri district