| Yadgiri (Yadagiri ಯಾದಗಿರಿ) | |
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| Country | India |
| Region | Bayaluseeme |
| State | Karnataka |
| District(s) | Yadgir district |
| Population • Density |
58,802 (2001[update]) • 10,500.36 /km2 (27,196 /sq mi) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
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5.6 square kilometres (2.2 sq mi) • 389 metres (1,276 ft) |
Yadgir (Yadagiri Kannada: ಯಾದಗಿರಿ) is a town and the administrative headquarters of the newly created Yadagiri district in the Indian state of Karnataka. On 10 April 2010, it was officially declared as 30th district of Karnataka State. It is also the administrative headquarters of Yadgir taluk, one of the three taluks of the district.
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The town is spread over an area of 5.6 km2.[1] The Bhima River flows through Yadgir town and Krishna River in surpur Taluka in Yadgir district.
Yadagiri, historically known as Yetagiri,[2] it is dotted with many historical monuments and has a majestic hill fort with three rounds of fortifications. There are three ancient temples, medieval mosques, tanks and wells on top of the hill. The barren landscape below offers a magnificent view. A tank, the Sanna Kere is located in the heart of the town.
As of 2001[update] 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 65 percent of the population is Hindu,in Yadgir several spiritual places are located like Mayllapur Mallayya, In Gurmitakal Mata Manikeshawri Yadgir is one of the spiritual heritage. From Yadgiri via Kandkoor near Gurmitkal one Natural water Falls called Dhab Dabi nearly 5 km from Gurmitkal. Near Kandkoor there is a place 'Chintanalli' famous for the temple of lord 'Gavi Siddeshwara' where the lord resides in a cave with natural water flowing over the temple and falling at the entrance and thus making every devotee to have a shower before having lords blessings. There is also a barrage constructed on Bheema river which is some 4 km away from the city well connected by road.It is a place worth to watch specially when the gates are open for water flow.
The town was under the Western Chalukyas in the ancient period. The name Yadgir (Yadgiri, historically known as Yetagiri[2]) is derived from its early medieval rulers 'Yadavas' ruled with their establishments on a mountain known as 'giri' in Kannada. Yadavs from the present-day Andhra Pradesh. A certain Mohammed Kasim was said to be a strong chieftain who ruled Yadgir for a long period after defeating the Yadavs, though there is no historical evidence to support it. Later, it came under the reign of the Bahamani Sultanate, the Bijapur Sultanate and finally, the Nizams of Hyderabad. A major economic development of the city took place under Philip Meadows Taylor, the administrator of the principality of Shorapur.[4]
Yadgir is well connected by road and railways.
Yadgir has its own railway station. It is one of the largest railway station in the Hyderabad-Karnataka region. It has the broad gauge railway which lies between Mumbai and Chennai. It comes under South Central Railway under Guntakaldivision. It has its own railway branch. The city is connected to Gulbarga, 71 km away, by both road and rail. And from Raichur its distance is 69 km .It is actually located in between two districts. Transportion no problem in yadgir dist. Yadgir is well connected to the cities such as Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Tirupati, Thiruvananthapuram, Nagercoil, Pune, Coimbatore, Kanyakumari, Salem, Dharmavaram, Solapur, Bidar, Gulbarga, Raichur, Bellary, Hospet, Gadag, Hubli-Dharwad, Belgaum, Bagalkote, Bijapur.
State Highway 15 passes through the city connecting to Bijapur and Hyderabad. Important cities connected through buses from the city are Bangalore, Hubli, Dharwad, Belgaum, Vasco da Gama, Hyderabad, Bellary, Raichur.
Yadgiri district is place of full natural resource like Water(Mainly Two river flows Krishna and Bhima). and there is lots of scope for Industrilisation in future.One Sugar and fuel industry "Core Green" also established near Hiretumkur village. [5] Recently Rich uranium deposits have been found in the Gogi belt covering the villages of Gogi, Ukkinal, Darshanapur in Shahapur taluk, and Thinthini and other places in Surapur taluk. Uranium processed here will be used for defence and power generation purpose.