| Voice of Bagalkot :
Annappa Ingalavi
Bagalkot faces two major issues of health and illiteracy.
Health infrastructure is very poor.
It is a flood prone area and most of the agricultural land gets
submerged during monsoon.
The literacy level is very low.
Unemployment is also a big issue faces by the youth.
Bagalkot District
Area, Population & Sex Ratio
Geographical Area : 1371.0 Km2
Population in BAGALKOT (Census 2011)
Total Population
Total : 18,90,826
Male : 9,52,902
Female : 9,37,924
Under 6 population
Total : 2,63,781
Male : 1,36,780
Female : 1,27,001
Disabled population
Total disabled population : 15316
In seeing : 10119
In speech : 936
In hearing : 824
In movement : 2120
Mental : 1317
Rank ( VoiceOfBharat.org Analysis
)
Backwardness : Does not figure in list of 447 backward
districts
Sex Ratio Rank : 247 (Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : D (HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 - 2006)
Disability : NA
Literacy Ratio : 557 (Census 2001)
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Brief About Bagalkot District
With re-organization of the district in 1997, the new Bagalkot
district has come into existence during 50 thyear of
India’s independence. The bifurcated Bagalkot district consists
of six C.D. blocks namely Badami, Bagalkot, Bilagi, Hunugund, Jamakhandi
and Mudhol .
The district is located in the northern part of Karnataka. The most
elevated portion of the district lies between 450 to 800 meters
above the sea level extends over an area of 6593 sq. kms.
The district is bounded by Bijapur district towards
north, Gadag district towards south, Raichur district towards east,
Koppal district towards south east and Belgaum district towards
west .
History
Historically It is the home land of great chalukya dynasty. Aihole
is place described as the laboratory for architecture rather a university
of Indian architecture. Badami is famous internationally for caves
carved in monolithic single stone in the period of Immadi Pulakeshi-I
along with historical famous temples of Pattadakal, Mahakuteshwar
temple in Mahakuta, Shivayogmandir and Banashankari temple in Badami.
Mudhol is the birth place of great poet “Ranna”.Bilagi taluka Galagali
village is famous for Galava Maharshi. Jamakhandi was the capital
city during the period of “Patawardhana” Kingdom
Kudalsangam the place where the great social revolutionist
of 12 th century lord “Basavanna” was educated. The galaxy
of sharana’s lived in this Holy Land is itself a matter of pride
.
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