Yadgir
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Yadgir / ಯಾದಗಿರಿ
Karnataka • India |
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| District(s) | Gulbarga |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Area • Elevation |
5.6 km² (2 mi²) • 389 m (1,276 ft) |
| Population • Density |
58,802 (2001) • 10,500.36/km² |
| Codes • Postal • Telephone • Vehicle |
• 585201 / 585202 • +08473 • KA-33 |
Yadgir (Kannada: ಯಾದಗಿರಿ) is a town in Gulbarga District in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is also the headquarters of the Yadgir Taluk
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[edit] Geography
Yadgir is located at [1]. It has an average elevation of 389 metres (1276 feet). The town is spread over an area of 5.6 sq. km.[2]
Yadgir is well connected by road and railways. Bhima rivers flows through Yadgir town.
Yadgir Taluk borders the following Taluks of Gulbarga district: Sedam taluk to the north, Chitapur taluk to the north-west and Shahpur Taluk to the west. It also borders Makhtal taluk of Mahbubnagar district of Andhra Pradesh to the east.
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India censusGRIndia, Yadgir had a population of 58,802. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Yadgir has an average literacy rate of 56%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 65%, and female literacy is 48%. In Yadgir, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age. Nearly 30 percent of the population is Muslim.
[edit] History
The town is grown around the hill of forts. Long ago it was ruled by Yadava Dynasty so the town was named "Yadagiri".
[edit] References
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Yadgir
- ^ The area of major towns in Karnataka has been mentioned in the webpage Population of Corporation/CMC/TMC/TPbelonging to the Municipal Administration Department of the Government of Karnataka
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