About Hadagali Taluk
Hadagali taluk takes its name from its headquaters town. There are several stories in circulation regarding the origin of its name.The full name of the village is Huvina Hadagali.Huvu means flower; Hadaga means boat and Halli means village.Therefore it is a “village of flower boat”.It is believed that when the city of Vijayanagara flourished flowers needed for temples and palace were floated down from Tungabadhra from this place.As if to confirm this even today it can be seen number of old wells and gardens in this place.
The taluk is bounded on the south by the Harpanahalli tauk of Davanagere district, on the north by Mundargi and Sirahatti of Gadag district,on the east by the Hagaribommanahalli taluk and on the west by Haveri and Ranebennur taluks of Haveri district.
The geographical area of the taluk is 948 sq.km. and population is 168118 as per 2001 census.This accounts for 8.29 p.c. of district’s population and its area accounts for 11 p.c.This taluk occupies sixth place both in area and population. It comes under the administrative jurisdiction of Hospet revenue sub-division with 3 R I circles. However Hadagali is one of the two Z P Engineering sub-divisional headquarters in the district.
Cultivation
The normal rainfall is 615.5 mm. The major crops grown are maize, jowar, bajra, sunflower, groundnut and cotton. The net irrigated area constitute only 10366 hec. hec.(15 p.c.).
| Details
of Irrigated Land Under Different Water Sources in Hadagali Taluk |
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| Sl.No |
Particulars |
Area
(Hectares) |
Percent |
1 |
Tunga Badra Project - High Level Canal | - |
- |
2 |
Tunga Badra Project - Low Level Canal |
-
|
- |
| Total Area under Tunga Badra Project | 0 |
0 |
|
3 |
Lift Irrigation | 5052 |
48.73 |
4 |
Tanks | 1939 |
18.71 |
5 |
Wells/Borewells | 3375 |
32.56 |
| Total
area under irrigination |
10366 |
100.00 |
|
Net
Cultivable Area (in Hectares) |
||
Irrigated |
Rainfed |
Total |
10366
(15 p.c) |
59557
(85 p.c) |
69923
(100 p.c) |
Industrialisation
Industrialization is one of the important means of promoting economic development of the country. Hadagali is one of the most backward taluks in respect of industrialization in the district. In this taluk there are 607 industrial units with an investment of Rs. 396.33 lakh. These units provide employment to 2051 persons.
There are 1089 Rural artisans whose activity comprises of Carpentry, Blacksmith, Barbers, Tailoring, Rope making, Pottery, Lather, Cotton weaving and Mat weaving.
Statistics at a Glance
CENSUS
OF INDIA - 2001 Results Hadagali taluk vis-à-vis District vis-à-vis State |
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Subject
|
Hadagali
Taluk |
Bellary
District |
Karnataka
State |
|||
1991 |
2001 |
1991 |
2001 |
1991 |
2001 |
|
| Number of revenue Villages | 54 |
56 |
542 |
524 |
29193 |
|
| Number of hoblies | 3 |
3 |
27 |
27 |
745 |
745 |
| Number of Gram Panchayats | - |
24 |
- |
189 |
- |
5689 |
| Corporations | - |
- |
- |
1 |
218
|
228 |
| CMC's | - |
- |
2 |
1 |
||
| Town Muncipal Council | - |
- |
1 |
1 |
||
| Town Panchayats | - |
1 |
7 |
7 |
||
| ZP Members | - |
4 |
- |
32 |
- |
890 |
| TP Members | - |
13 |
- |
112 |
- |
3288 |
| GP Memebrs | - |
332 |
- |
2586 |
- |
80073 |
| Area in Sq. Km | 948 |
948 |
8447 |
8447 |
191792 |
191792 |
| Total Population (in lakhs) | 1.47 |
1.68 |
16.56 |
20.27 |
449.77 |
528.51 |
| Male Population (in lakhs) | 0.74 |
0.85 |
8.42 |
40.28 |
229.52 |
268.99 |
| Female Population (in lakhs) | 0.73 |
0.83 |
8.14 |
9.97 |
220.25 |
259.52 |
| Decadal Growth Rate - p.c | 27.00 |
14.29 |
26.84 |
22.30 |
21.12 |
17.25 |
| Population Density ( per Sq.Km) | 158 |
177 |
196 |
240 |
235 |
275 |
| Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) | 948 |
977 |
966 |
969 |
960 |
964 |
| 0-6 Population - p.c | 19.76 |
14.12 |
19.35 |
14.87 |
16.63 |
12.94 |
| Rural Population (in Percent) | 128596
(87.29) |
145000
(86.00) |
1125746
(67.98) |
1320290
(65.13) |
31069412
(69.07) |
34889033
(66.01) |
| Urban Population (in Percent) | 18713
(12.71) |
23000
(14.00) |
530254
(32.02) |
706850
(34.87) |
13907788
(32.93) |
17961529
(33.99) |
| SC Population (in percent) | 34288
(23.27) |
37618
(23.38) |
311252
(18.79) |
374218
(18.46) |
7369279
(16.38) |
8563930
(16.20) |
| ST Population (in percent) | 994
(0.67) |
13074
(7.78) |
147569
(8.91) |
364638
(17.99) |
1915691
(4.25) |
3463986
(6.55) |
| Literacy - p.c | 38.00 |
60.43 |
45.89 |
58.55 |
56.04 |
67.04 |
| Male Literacy - p.c | 49.00 |
71.69 |
59.11 |
70.20 |
67.26 |
76.29 |
| Female Literacy -p.c | 26.00 |
48.89 |
32.24 |
46.58 |
44.34 |
57.25 |
| Composite
Comprehensive Development Index , 2001 - Hadagali 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 |
- |
Source
: Dr.Nanjundappa Committe Report |
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Infrastructure Stats
| Sl.No |
Particulars |
Unit |
Number |
| Education |
|||
1 |
Lower Primary Schools | Number |
75 |
2 |
Higher Primary Schools | Number |
66 |
3 |
High Schools | Number |
13 |
4 |
P U Colleges | Number |
04 |
5 |
Moaraji Desai Schools | Number |
- |
6 |
Residential Schools | Number |
- |
7 |
Benificiaries under Akshara Dashoha | Number |
24794 |
8 |
Enrolment in schools (6-14) children | Percent |
100 |
9 |
Engineering Colleges | Number |
- |
10 |
Polytechnic Colleges | Number |
- |
11 |
Medical Colleges | Number |
- |
12 |
Ayurvedic Colleges | Number |
- |
13 |
Pharmacy Colleges | Number |
- |
Note
: Dr. Nanjundappa Committe report says Hadagali taluk is one
of the more backward taluks as far as infrastructure development
related to education sectors is concerned. . This taluk is either
more backward or most backward at literacy levels and pupil teacher
ratio. Because of various interventions under S S A program the
dropout rates have considerably come down in this taluk. |
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| Health |
|||
1 |
Medical
Collges Hospitals |
Number |
- |
2 |
Primary
Heath Centres |
Number |
08 |
3 |
Health
Sub-Centres |
Number |
42 |
4 |
Primary
Health Units |
Number |
02 |
5 |
Govt.
Ayurvedic Hospitals |
Number |
01 |
6 |
Govt.
Ayurvedic Dispensaries |
Number |
10 |
7 |
Govt.
Homeophathy Dispensaries |
Number |
- |
8 |
Govt.
Unany Dispensaries |
Number |
- |
9 |
Fogging
Machines |
Number |
04 |
10 |
Ambulances |
Number |
04 |
Note:
According to Dr.Nanjundappa’s committee report this taluk
in the district is termed as more backward under Health sector.
The health conditions status in the taluk/district causing concern.The
incidence of Aids,Polio,JE and Dengue fever etc.,the uncommon
diseases are prevalent in this district. |
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| Social
Welfare |
|||
1 |
Pre-metric hostels for boys | Number |
10 |
2 |
Pre-metric hostels for boys- strength | Number |
865 |
3 |
Pre-metric hostels for girls | Number |
02 |
4 |
Pre-metric hosptels for girls - strength | Number |
210 |
5 |
Post-metrict hostels for boys | Number |
01 |
6 |
Post-metric hostels for boys - strength | Number |
50 |
7 |
Post-metric hostels for girls | Number |
- |
8 |
Post-metric hostels for girls - strength | Number |
- |
9 |
Ashrama School | Number |
01 |
10 |
Ashrama School - strength | Number |
75 |
| Note: During 2003-04, out of 888 hostel inmates who appeared for SSLC exam. 148 (or 17 p.c.) students have secured first class,175 (or 20 p.c.) second class and 318 (or 36 p.c.) third class. | |||
| B
C M |
|||
1 |
Pre-metric hostels for boys | Number |
04 |
2 |
Pre-metric hostels for boys - strength | Number |
200 |
3 |
Pre-metric hostels for girls | Number |
01 |
4 |
Pre-metric hostels for girls - strength | Number |
50 |
5 |
Post-metric hostels for boys | Number |
00 |
6 |
Post-metric hostels for boys - strength | Number |
00 |
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 |
136 |
11 |
Morarji Desai Schools (Boys & Girls) | Number |
- |
12 |
Morarji Desai Schools - strength | Number |
- |
13 |
Tailor Training Centres | Number |
- |
14 |
Tailor Training Centres - strength | Number |
- |
15 |
GIA Pre-metric hostels - boys - BC | Number |
03 |
16 |
GIA Hostels - Minorities - strength | Number |
75 |
17 |
GIA Pre-metric hostels - Girls - Minorities | Number |
02 |
18 |
GIA Hostels - Minorities - strength | Number |
75 |
| 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 |
150 |
2 |
Anganwadi centres with own buildings | Number |
131 |
3 |
Nutrition - benificiaries - (0-6) children | Number |
11083 |
4 |
Nutrition - benificiaries - pregnant and mothers | Number |
1825 |
5 |
Shtree Shakthi groups | Number |
410 |
6 |
Members in Shtree Shalkthi groups | Number |
6150 |
7 |
Bank linkages provided | No.
of groups |
209 |
8 |
Savings | Rs.
lakhs |
47.73 |
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 |
17510 |
2 |
Cultivators - Female (2001 census) | Number |
4458 |
3 |
Cultivators - Total (2001 census) | Number |
21968 |
4 |
Agriculture Labourers - Male | Number |
13397 |
5 |
Agriculture Labourers - Female | Number |
16187 |
6 |
Agriculture Labourers - Total | Number |
29584 |
| Animal
Husbandry |
|||
1 |
Veternary Hospitals | Number |
02 |
2 |
Dispensaries | Number |
10 |
3 |
Primary Vet. Centres | Number |
04 |
4 |
Mobile Vet. Dispensaries | Number |
01 |
5 |
Total Animal population | Number |
137091 |
| Fisheries |
|||
1 |
Irrigation tanks | Number |
16 |
2 |
Fish ponds | Number |
05 |
3 |
Fishermen | Number |
8200 |
4 |
Average annual production | M.
Tones |
352 |
| Forest |
|||
| 1 | Area under forest | Hectares |
8351 |
| 2 | Area under forest to Total Area | Percentage |
8.80 |
| Roads |
|||
1 |
National Highways | Km |
00 |
2 |
State Highways | Km |
25 |
3 |
District Roads | Km |
247 |
4 |
Other district roads | Km |
16 |
5 |
Rural Roads | Km |
294 |
6 |
T D B Roads | Km |
100 |
7 |
Irrigation Roads | Km |
15 |
Total
Length |
Km |
697 |
|
8 |
Length of Railway line | Km |
00 |
| Rural
Drinking Water |
|||
1 |
Flouride affected villages | Number |
09 |
2 |
Borewells | Number |
373 |
3 |
Mini Water Supply schemes | Number |
94 |
4 |
Piped Water Supply schemes | Number |
55 |
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) |
|||
1 |
BPL households as per 1997 Census | Number |
12815 |
2 |
BPL households as per 1997 Census | percent |
44.93 |
Places of Interest
(a) Hire-Hadagali:
This village which is 17 kms away from Hadagali has famous Chalukyan temples.
(b) Kogali:
Kogali village was once a Jaina centre.One can find Jaina temple here with an image of Teerthankarain in the posture of contemplation.
(c) Kuruvatti:
This village is situated on the bank of Tungabadhra at a distance of 36 kms from Hadagali.Every year during car festival cattle fair is conducted with much fanfare.
(d) Magala:
Magala village which is 25 kms from Hadagali is noted for Chalukyan temple dedicated to Venugopalaswamy.
(e) Mylara:
This village is situated at a distance of 33 kms. from Hadagali and 2 kms. from Tungabadhra river.The temple here is dedicated to Lord Shiva in the form of Mailara.Mailara means defeater of Malla.Mylara Jathra is very popular in and around Hadagali taluk.This annual festival attract a large number of devotees from all over the state.
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