Yadgir

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  ?Yadgir / ಯಾದಗಿರಿ
Karnataka • India
Coordinates: 16°46′N 77°08′E / 16.77, 77.13
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Area
• Elevation		 5.6 km² (2 sq mi)
• 389 m (1,276 ft)
District(s) Gulbarga
Population
• Density		 58,802 (2001)
• 10,500.36 /km² (27,196 /sq mi)
Codes
• Pincode
• Telephone
• Vehicle
• 585201 / 585202
• +08473
• KA-33

Coordinates: 16°46′N 77°08′E / 16.77, 77.13 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 16.77° N 77.13° E[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 census[3], 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

  1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Yadgir
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
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