About Bellary Taluk
Bellary taluk takes its name from its headquarters town which is also the district headquarters town. There are several stories in circulation regarding the origin of its name. In one such story it is believed that the name is connected with the defeat and death of a demon king by name Bala who was harassing devekanyas at the hands of Indra. This place came to be known as ‘Bala - hari’ which in the course of time pronounced as ‘Ballari / Bellary ‘.
This is a border taluk where a significant number of people speak
telugu.The number of villages fall on the border of Andhra Pradesh are
46 in number.The Govt. of India at the time of formation of Andhra state
announced that with the exception of Bellary taluk all other taluks
viz., Harpanahalli, Hadagali, Hospet, Kudligi, Sandur and Siruguppa
which had large no.of kannada speaking people should form part of the
Mysore state. However it was only after Mr.Justice Lakshmi Shankar Misra’s
visit to Bellary and on his recommendations to the Govt., Bellary taluk
had been merged with the then Mysore state. There is perfect hormony
between kannada and telugu speaking people.
The taluk is bounded on the north by the Siruguppa taluk on the south
by the Alur taluk of Andhra Pradesh,on the east by the Anantapur and
Kurnool districts of Andhra Pradesh and on the west by Sandur and Hospet
taluks.
Bellary taluk is the largest both in area and population among seven taluks.The geographical area of the taluk is 1689 sq.km., and population is 625494 as per 2001 census.This accounts for 31 p.c. of district’s population and its area accounts for 20 p.c.Bellary is revenue sub-division headquarters with 3 taluks.Bellary taluk has 5 R I circles.
Cultivation
There are only two tributaries of the Tungabadhra river viz.,Hagari and Chikka Hagari which passes through two taluks - Bellary and Siruguppa.
The normal rainfall is 525.4 mm. The major crops grown are paddy,maize,jowar,sunflower,cotton, and bengalgram.The net irrigated area constitute only 61076 hec.(41 p.c.). Being a border taluk many farmers from Andhra Pradesh have migrated here and cultivate lands on lease basis.TB canals cover 59491 hec.(98 p.c.) and other source of irrigation is through wells and borewells.
| Details
of Irrigated Land Under Different Water Sources in Bellary Taluk |
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| Sl.No |
Particulars |
Area
(Hectares) |
Percent |
1 |
Tunga Badra Project - High Level Canal | 51600 |
84.48 |
2 |
Tunga Badra Project - Low Level Canal a. Perennialb.Wet c.DCW |
858 2039 4994 |
01.40 03.34 08.18 |
| Total Tunga Badra Project | 59491 |
97.40 |
|
3 |
Lift Irrigation | 534 |
00.87 |
4 |
Tanks | - |
- |
5 |
Wells/Borewells | 1051 |
01.73 |
| Total
area under irrigination |
61076 |
100.00 |
|
Net
Cultivable Area (in Hectares) |
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Irrigated |
Rainfed |
Total |
61076
(46 p.c) |
72729
(54 p.c) |
133805
(100 p.c) |
Industrialisation
Industrialization is one of the important means of promoting economic development of the country. Bellary is one of the important taluks in the district where industrialization taking place rapidly. In this taluk there are 3136 industrial units with an investment of Rs. 8823.75 lakh. These units provide employment to 15484 persons. Among medium and large scale units, Bellary Steels and Alloys Ltd, (Sponge Iron), Sharada Veg Oil Ltd (Solvent extraction), Mullangi Spintex Ltd (Cotton yarn), N.K.Steels (Billets and Sheet Products), Panyan Cement and Minerals, Hagari (Calcium Carbides and Acetylene Black), Krishna Stone tech Pvt. Ltd (Granite cutting and polishing), O.R.V. Casting (Alloy Casting Products) and Bellary Steel Rolling Mill (M.S.Flats and angles) are important.
There are 3472 rural artisans whose activity comprises of Carpentry, Blacksmith, Cane and Bamboo, Leather, Tailoring, Goldsmith, Rope making, Pottery, Cotton weaving and Silk weaving etc.,
Statistics at a Glance
CENSUS
OF INDIA - 2001 Results Bellary taluk vis-à-vis District vis-à-vis State |
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Subject
|
Bellary
Taluk |
Bellary
District |
Karnataka
State |
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1991 |
2001 |
1991 |
2001 |
1991 |
2001 |
|
| Number of revenue Villages | 103 |
99 |
542 |
524 |
29193 |
|
| Number of hoblies | 5 |
5 |
27 |
27 |
745 |
745 |
| Number of Gram Panchayats | - |
40 |
- |
189 |
- |
5689 |
| Corporations | - |
1 |
- |
1 |
218
|
228 |
| CMC's | 1 |
- |
2 |
1 |
||
| Town Muncipal Council | - |
- |
1 |
1 |
||
| Town Panchayats | - |
- |
7 |
7 |
||
| ZP Members | - |
7 |
- |
32 |
- |
890 |
| TP Members | - |
25 |
- |
112 |
- |
3288 |
| GP Memebrs | - |
642 |
- |
2586 |
- |
80073 |
| Area in Sq. Km | 1689 |
1689 |
8447 |
8447 |
191792 |
191792 |
| Total Population (in lakhs) | 4.95 |
6.92 |
16.56 |
20.27 |
449.77 |
528.51 |
| Male Population (in lakhs) | 2.53 |
3.19 |
8.42 |
40.28 |
229.52 |
268.99 |
| Female Population (in lakhs) | 2.42 |
3.06 |
8.14 |
9.97 |
220.25 |
259.52 |
| Decadal Growth Rate - p.c | 28.00 |
26.26 |
26.84 |
22.30 |
21.12 |
17.25 |
| Population Density ( per Sq.Km) | 293 |
370 |
196 |
240 |
235 |
275 |
| Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) | 957 |
961 |
966 |
969 |
960 |
964 |
| 0-6 Population - p.c | 18.25 |
14.06 |
19.35 |
14.06 |
16.63 |
12.94 |
| Rural Population (in Percent) | 250046
(50.16) |
308728
(49.35) |
1125746
(67.98) |
1320290
(65.13) |
31069412
(69.07) |
34889033
(66.01) |
| Urban Population (in Percent) | 245391
(49.54) |
316766
(50.65) |
530254
(32.02) |
706850
(34.87) |
13907788
(32.93) |
17961529
(33.99) |
| SC Population (in percent) | 82286
(16.60) |
101051
(16.16) |
311252
(18.79) |
374218
(18.46) |
7369279
(16.38) |
8563930
(16.20) |
| ST Population (in percent) | 11253
(2.27) |
101961
(16.30) |
147569
(8.91) |
364638
(17.99) |
1915691
(4.25) |
3463986
(6.55) |
| Literacy - p.c | 42.00 |
60.64 |
45.89 |
58.55 |
56.04 |
67.04 |
| Male Literacy - p.c | 52.00 |
71.86 |
59.11 |
70.20 |
67.26 |
76.29 |
| Female Literacy -p.c | 31.00 |
49.04 |
32.24 |
46.58 |
44.34 |
57.25 |
| Composite
Comprehensive Development Index , 2001 - Bellary Taluk |
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| Sl.
No |
Subject |
Relatively
Developed |
Backward |
More
Backward |
Most
Backward |
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
| 1 | Literacy Rate | - |
- |
ü |
- |
| 2 | Percentage of children out school in (6-14) age group | - |
- |
- |
ü |
| 3 | Pupil - Teacher Ratio | - |
- |
- |
ü |
| 4 | Educational Infrastructure Index | ü |
- |
- |
- |
| 5 | Number of students enrolled in Govt. and Aided degree colleges per lakh | ü |
- |
- |
- |
| 6 | Number of Hospital beds per 10,000 population | ü |
- |
- |
- |
| 7 | Number of doctors per 10,000 population | ü |
- |
- |
- |
| 8 | Health Infrastructure Index | ü |
- |
- |
- |
| 9 | Drinking water facility | - |
- |
ü |
- |
| 10 | Social Infrastructure | ü |
- |
- |
- |
Infrastructure Stats
| Sl.No |
Particulars |
Unit |
Number |
| Education |
|||
1 |
Lower Primary Schools | Number |
107 |
2 |
Higher Primary Schools | Number |
144 |
3 |
High Schools | Number |
21 |
4 |
P U Colleges | Number |
04 |
5 |
Moaraji Desai Schools | Number |
00 |
6 |
Residential Schools | Number |
02 |
7 |
Benificiaries under Akshara Dashoha | Number |
59602 |
8 |
Enrolment in schools (6-14) children | Percent |
98 |
9 |
Engineering Colleges | Number |
02 |
10 |
Polytechnic Colleges | Number |
01 |
11 |
Medical Colleges | Number |
01 |
12 |
Ayurvedic Colleges | Number |
01 |
13 |
Pharmacy Colleges | Number |
01 |
Note
: Dr. Nanjundappa Committe report says Bellary taluk is a
developed taluk as far as infrastructure development related to
Education sector is concerned. However this taluk is either more
backward or most backward at literacy levels and pupil teacher
ratio. Because of various interventions under SSA program the
dropout rates have considerably come down in this taluk. |
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| Health |
|||
1 |
Medical
Collges Hospitals (VIMS) |
Number |
01 |
2 |
Primary
Heath Centres |
Number |
13 |
3 |
Health
Sub-Centres |
Number |
56 |
4 |
Primary
Health Units |
Number |
08 |
5 |
Govt.
Ayurvedic Hospitals |
Number |
01 |
6 |
Govt.
Ayurvedic Dispensaries |
Number |
11 |
7 |
Govt.
Homeophathy Dispensaries |
Number |
02 |
8 |
Govt.
Unany Dispensaries |
Number |
01 |
9 |
Fogging
Machines |
Number |
22 |
10 |
Ambulances |
Number |
01 |
Note:
According to Dr. Nanjundappa's Committe report this is the only
taluk in the district which is termed as relatively developed
as far as infrastructure development is concerned. However the
health conditions status in the taluk/district causing concern.
The incidence of Aids, Polio, J.E and Dengue fever etc., are the
most uncommon diseases prevalent in this district. |
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| Social
Welfare |
|||
1 |
Pre-metric hostels for boys | Number |
06 |
2 |
Pre-metric hostels for boys- strength | Number |
490 |
3 |
Pre-metric hostels for girls | Number |
01 |
4 |
Pre-metric hosptels for girls - strength | Number |
85 |
5 |
Post-metrict hostels for boys | Number |
04 |
6 |
Post-metric hostels for boys - strength | Number |
300 |
7 |
Post-metric hostels for girls | Number |
02 |
8 |
Post-metric hostels for girls - strength | Number |
100 |
9 |
Residetial Schools | Number |
01 |
10 |
Residential Schools - strength | Number |
75 |
| B
C M |
|||
1 |
Pre-metric hostels for boys | Number |
05 |
2 |
Pre-metric hostels for boys - strength | Number |
250 |
3 |
Pre-metric hostels for girls | Number |
01 |
4 |
Pre-metric hostels for girls - strength | Number |
50 |
5 |
Post-metric hostels for boys | Number |
03 |
6 |
Post-metric hostels for boys - strength | Number |
245 |
7 |
Post-metric hostels for girls | Number |
01 |
8 |
Post-metric hostels for girls - strength | Number |
50 |
9 |
Ashrama Schools (Boys and Girls) | Number |
01 |
10 |
Ashrama School - strength | Number |
25 |
11 |
Morarji Desai Schools (Boys & Girls) | Number |
01 |
12 |
Morarji Desai Schools - strength | Number |
158 |
13 |
Tailor Training Centres | Number |
01 |
14 |
Tailor Training Centres - strength | Number |
20 |
15 |
GIA Pre-metric hsotels - boys - Minorities | Number |
01 |
16 |
GIA Hostels - Minorities - strength | Number |
50 |
17 |
GIA Pre-metric hostels - Girls - Minorities | Number |
02 |
18 |
GIA Hostels - Minorities - strength | Number |
95 |
| Note: During 2003-04, out of 477 hostel inmates who appeared for SSLC exam. 122 (or 26 p.c) students have secured first class, 125 (or 26 p.c), second class and 153 (or 32 p.c) third class. | |||
| Women
and Child |
|||
1 |
Anganwadi Centres | Number |
353 |
2 |
Anganwadi centres with own buildings | Number |
186 |
3 |
Nutrition - benificiaries - (0-6) children | Number |
28078 |
4 |
Nutrition - benificiaries - pregnant and mothers | Number |
6574 |
5 |
Shtree Shakthi groups | Number |
659 |
6 |
Members in Shtree Shalkthi groups | Number |
9820 |
7 |
Bank linkages provided | No.
of groups |
332 |
8 |
Savings | Rs.
lakhs |
92.96 |
Note:
The members of Shree Shakthi groups are preferred for assigning
responsibilities like cooking jobs under Akshara Dasoha, Tax Collection
at Grama Panchayat Level. |
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| Agriculture |
|||
1 |
Cultivators - Male (2001 census) | Number |
41093 |
2 |
Cultivators - Female (2001 census) | Number |
20244 |
3 |
Cultivators - Total (2001 census) | Number |
61337 |
4 |
Agriculture Labourers - Male | Number |
30157 |
5 |
Agriculture Labourers - Female | Number |
33494 |
6 |
Agriculture Labourers - Total | Number |
63651 |
| Animal
Husbandry |
|||
1 |
Veternary Hospitals | Number |
01 |
2 |
Dispensaries | Number |
12 |
3 |
Primary Vet. Centres | Number |
04 |
4 |
Mobile Vet. Dispensaries | Number |
01 |
5 |
Total Animal population | Number |
243688 |
| Fisheries |
|||
1 |
Irrigation tanks | Number |
07 |
2 |
Fish ponds | Number |
71 |
3 |
Fishermen | Number |
840 |
4 |
Average annual production | M.
Tones |
650 |
| Forest |
|||
| 1 | Area under forest | Hectares |
10764 |
| 2 | Area under forest to Total Area | Percentage |
06 |
| Roads |
|||
1 |
National Highways | Km |
51 |
2 |
State Highways | Km |
74 |
3 |
District Roads | Km |
429 |
4 |
Other district roads | Km |
04 |
5 |
Rural Roads | Km |
114 |
6 |
T D B Roads | Km |
628 |
7 |
Irrigation Roads | Km |
198 |
Total
Length |
Km |
1498 |
|
8 |
Length of Railway line | Km |
74 |
| Rural
Drinking Water |
|||
1 |
Flouride affected villages | Number |
23 |
2 |
Borewells | Number |
1043 |
3 |
Mini Water Supply schemes | Number |
132 |
4 |
Piped Water Supply schemes | Number |
78 |
Note:
One third of villages in the district are flouride affected.
Alternative proposed are surface water and de-flouride filters |
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| Below
Poverty Line (BPL) |
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1 |
BPL households as per 1997 Census | Number |
21742 |
2 |
BPL households as per 1997 Census | percent |
44.50 |
Places of Interest
(a) Hill Fort:
This is situated in the heart of Bellary City with more than two k.m. in circumference.This attractive fort which will be illuminated on national festivals is 1976 feet above the sea level and 480 feet above the level of the town.
(b) Durgamma Temple:
This famous temple is situated in Parvathinagar of Bellary town. Goddess Durgamma is said to have cured diseases and people gather in large numbers during annual festival in February every year.
(c) Jeeva Smadhi of Yerri Thatha at Chellagurki village:
Yerri Thatha the great saint who came and lived for 25 years in Chellagurki village died there in 1922.The samadhi attract people from all over the State and on every new moon day.
(d) Kurugodu Temples:
Kurugodu village (declared as taluk headquarters for the newly declared Kurugodu taluk) is 28 kms. from Bellary town. Basaveshwara temple with modern gopura and large Nandi (12 feet height) attracts quite a good number of pilgrims. In old Kurugodu there are nine temples on one side and one temple on the other side of Hanumantha hill. No mortar was used and all had been constructed of granite.
(e) Moka Farm:
Moka village, which stands on the bank of river Hagari, is 17 k.m. away from Bellary city.There is one agriculture farm and Malleswaraswamy temple.
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