Yadgir district

Yadgir district (Kannada: ಯಾದಗಿರಿ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ) is one of the 30 districts of Karnataka state in southern India. This district was carved out from the erstwhile Gulbarga district as the 30th district of Karnataka on 10 April 2010.[1] Yadgir town is the administrative headquarters of the district.[2] The district occupies an area of 5,160.88 km².

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Divisions

Presently, the district comprises three taluks: Shahpur, Surpur and Yadgir.[2] The district has 16 hoblies, 117 Gram Panchayets, 519 villages (inhabited & uninhabited) and four municipalities.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Yadgir district has a population of 1,172,985,[3] roughly equal to the nation of Timor-Leste[4] or the US state of Rhode Island.[5] This gives it a ranking of 404th in India (out of a total of 640).[3] The district has a population density of 224 inhabitants per square kilometre (580 /sq mi) .[3] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 22.67 %.[3] Yadgir has a sex ratio of 984 females for every 1000 males,[3] and a literacy rate of 52.36 %.[3]

Education

It has 1,024 primary schools, 149 high schools, 40 Pre-University colleges, six degree colleges, and 1 polytechnic institute.

Major institutions are: 1.Chiranjeevi Methodist High School (Eng & Kan medium) 2-Mahatma Gandhi High School & PU Science College 3-Dhoka Jain High School 4-Don Bosco School & College 5-Jawar Education Society 6-R.V. Education Trust 7-New Kannada Higher Primary School & College 8-Sri Chennareddy Patil PU College 9-Chiranjeevi Methodist Composite PU College 10-Governament Degree Colleg 11-Nivedita Education Society 12-Govt.Junior college. 13.Yadgir polytechnic (Managed by luqman trust, Gulbarga) 14-M.R.M High School

Medical facilities

The district has three hospitals, three ayurvedic hospitals, 37 public health centres, six community health centers, 20 dispensaries and 120 family welfare sub-centers.

Notes

  1. ^ "Yadgir becomes State's 30th district". The Hindu. 11 April 2010. http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/2010/04/11/stories/2010041163610500.htm. Retrieved 25 April 2010. 
  2. ^ a b Sivanandan, T. V. (30 December 2009). "Yadgir district to become reality today". The Hindu. http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/30/stories/2009123051050300.htm. Retrieved 22 April 2010. 
  3. ^ a b c d e f "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30. 
  4. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html. Retrieved 2011-10-01. "Timor-Leste 1,177,834 July 2011 est." 
  5. ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30. "Rhode Island 1,052,567" 
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