About Sandur Taluk
Sandur the princely state, which had an area of just 1258 sq.kms. and a population of 1,91,166 was surrounded on all sides by the taluks of Bellary district of the erstwhile Madras State (1947). Under the circumstances, it had no option except to cooperate with the Govt.of India which took up the task of integrating the princily states. On 1st April the administration of Sandur was transfered to the Govt.of India.In the year 1950 by adding Choranur and Torangal RI circles Sandur had become a separate taluk of Bellary district. In olden days it was called Skandapuri ie., the city of Skanda or Kumaraswamy whose temple is situated nearby Sandur.
This is a border taluk to Andhra Pradesh where 25 villages of Karnataka fall on the border of the said state. The taluk is bounded on the north and west by the Hospet taluk, on the south by Kudligi taluk and on the east by the Bellary taluk.
Sandur taluk occupies 3rd place in area and 5th place in population size. The geographical area of the taluk is 1258 sq.km. and population is 1,91,166 as per 2001 census. This accounts for 9.43 p.c. of district’s population and its area accounts for 15 p.c.Sandur taluk comes under the jurisdiction of is Bellary. revenue sub-division with 3 R I circles.
Cultivation
The normal rainfall is 806.8 mm. The major crops grown are bajra, maize, cotton, jowar and sunflower. The net irrigated area is only 5235 hec. hec.(13 p.c.).
| Details
of Irrigated Land Under Different Water Sources in Sandur Taluk |
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| Sl.No |
Particulars |
Area
(Hectares) |
Percent |
1 |
Tunga Badra Project - High Level Canal | 334 |
6.38 |
2 |
Tunga Badra Project - Low Level Canal |
- |
- |
| Total Tunga Badra Project | 334 |
6.38 |
|
3 |
Narihalla Project | 800 |
15.28 |
4 |
Tanks | 2410 |
46.04 |
5 |
Wells/Borewells | 1691 |
32.30 |
| Total
area under irrigination |
5235 |
100.00 |
|
Net
Cultivable Area (in Hectares) |
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Irrigated |
Rainfed |
Total |
5235
(13.20 p.c) |
34423
(86.80 p.c) |
39658
(100 p.c) |
Industrialisation
Industrialization is one of the important means of promoting economic development of the country. Sandur is one of the important taluks in the district where industrialization is taking place rapidly. This is because of the establishment of Jindal Steel Factory at Toranagallu. In this taluk there are 857 industrial units with an investment of Rs. 851.83 lakh. These units provide employment to 3084 persons. Among medium and large-scale units Sandur Micro Circuites Ltd., (Capacitors Network) and N.M.D.C.Ltd., Donimalai (Iron Ore).
There are 928 Rural artisans whose activity comprises of Carpentry, Blacksmith, Goldsmith, Rope making, Pottery, Lather, Tailoring, Stone cutting, Mat weaving and Mirror embroidery.
Statistics at a Glance
CENSUS
OF INDIA - 2001 Results Sandur taluk vis-à-vis District vis-à-vis State |
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Subject
|
Sandur
Taluk |
Bellary
District |
Karnataka
State |
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1991 |
2001 |
1991 |
2001 |
1991 |
2001 |
|
| Number of revenue Villages | 88 |
89 |
542 |
524 |
29193 |
|
| Number of hoblies | 3 |
3 |
27 |
27 |
745 |
745 |
| Number of Gram Panchayats | - |
21 |
- |
189 |
- |
5689 |
| Corporations | - |
- |
- |
1 |
218
|
228 |
| CMC's | - |
- |
2 |
1 |
||
| Town Muncipal Council | - |
- |
1 |
1 |
||
| Town Panchayats | - |
1 |
7 |
7 |
||
| ZP Members | - |
5 |
- |
32 |
- |
890 |
| TP Members | - |
17 |
- |
112 |
- |
3288 |
| GP Memebrs | - |
421 |
- |
2586 |
- |
80073 |
| Area in Sq. Km | 1258 |
1258 |
8447 |
8447 |
191792 |
191792 |
| Total Population (in lakhs) | 1.56 |
1.91 |
16.56 |
20.27 |
449.77 |
528.51 |
| Male Population (in lakhs) | 0.80 |
0.98 |
8.42 |
40.28 |
229.52 |
268.99 |
| Female Population (in lakhs) | 0.76 |
0.93 |
8.14 |
9.97 |
220.25 |
259.52 |
| Decadal Growth Rate - p.c | 27.00 |
22.44 |
26.84 |
22.30 |
21.12 |
17.25 |
| Population Density ( per Sq.Km) | 124 |
152 |
196 |
240 |
235 |
275 |
| Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) | 954 |
949 |
966 |
969 |
960 |
964 |
| 0-6 Population - p.c | 20.53 |
16.23 |
19.35 |
14.06 |
16.63 |
12.94 |
| Rural Population (in Percent) | 146627
(93.74) |
156998
(82.13) |
1125746
(67.98) |
1320290
(65.13) |
31069412
(69.07) |
34889033
(66.01) |
| Urban Population (in Percent) | 9782
(06.26) |
34168
(17.87) |
530254
(32.02) |
706850
(34.87) |
13907788
(32.93) |
17961529
(33.99) |
| SC Population (in percent) | 275575
(17.63) |
32105
(16.79) |
311252
(18.79) |
374218
(18.46) |
7369279
(16.38) |
8563930
(16.20) |
| ST Population (in percent) | 27223
(17.40) |
51737
(27.06) |
147569
(8.91) |
364638
(17.99) |
1915691
(4.25) |
3463986
(6.55) |
| Literacy - p.c | 33.00 |
53.30 |
45.89 |
58.55 |
56.04 |
67.04 |
| Male Literacy - p.c | 44.00 |
65.50 |
59.11 |
70.20 |
67.26 |
76.29 |
| Female Literacy -p.c | 22.00 |
40.40 |
32.24 |
46.58 |
44.34 |
57.25 |
| Composite
Comprehensive Development Index , 2001 - Sandur 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 |
74 |
2 |
Higher Primary Schools | Number |
74 |
3 |
High Schools | Number |
07 |
4 |
P U Colleges | Number |
01 |
5 |
Moaraji Desai Schools | Number |
00 |
6 |
Residential Schools | Number |
00 |
7 |
Benificiaries under Akshara Dashoha | Number |
45861 |
8
|
Polytechnic Colleges | Number |
01 |
11 |
Medical Colleges | Number |
00 |
12 |
Ayurvedic Colleges | Number |
00 |
13 |
Pharmacy Colleges | Number |
00 |
Note:
Dr.Nanjundappa Committee report says Sandur taluk is more backward
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 S S A program the dropout rates
have considerably come down in this taluk. |
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| Health |
|||
1 |
Medical
Collges Hospitals |
Number |
00 |
2 |
Primary
Heath Centres |
Number |
05 |
3 |
Health
Sub-Centres |
Number |
39 |
4 |
Primary
Health Units |
Number |
- |
5 |
Govt.
Ayurvedic Hospitals |
Number |
01 |
6 |
Govt.
Ayurvedic Dispensaries |
Number |
05 |
7 |
Govt.
Homeophathy Dispensaries |
Number |
00 |
8 |
Govt.
Unany Dispensaries |
Number |
00 |
9 |
Fogging
Machines |
Number |
12 |
10 |
Ambulances |
Number |
03 |
Note:
According to Dr.Nanjundappa’s committee report this is the
taluk which is most backward as far as infrastructure development
is concerned. However the health conditions status in the taluk/district
causing concern.The incidence of Aids,Polio,JE and Dengue fever
etc.,the most uncommon diseses are prevalent in this district. |
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| Social
Welfare |
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1 |
Pre-metric hostels for boys | Number |
05 |
2 |
Pre-metric hostels for boys- strength | Number |
400 |
3 |
Pre-metric hostels for girls | Number |
01 |
4 |
Pre-metric hosptels for girls - strength | Number |
85 |
5 |
Post-metrict hostels for boys | Number |
01 |
6 |
Post-metric hostels for boys - strength | Number |
50 |
7 |
Post-metric hostels for girls | Number |
00 |
8 |
Post-metric hostels for girls - strength | Number |
00 |
9 |
Ashrama School | Number |
01 |
10 |
Ashrama School - strength | Number |
75 |
| B
C M |
|||
1 |
Pre-metric hostels for boys | Number |
03 |
2 |
Pre-metric hostels for boys - strength | Number |
175 |
3 |
Pre-metric hostels for girls | Number |
01 |
4 |
Pre-metric hostels for girls - strength | Number |
50 |
5 |
Navodaya Sale | Number |
01 |
| Women
and Child |
|||
1 |
Anganwadi Centres | Number |
220 |
2 |
Anganwadi centres with own buildings | Number |
154 |
3 |
Nutrition - benificiaries - (0-6) children | Number |
11220 |
4 |
Nutrition - benificiaries - pregnant and mothers | Number |
2352 |
5 |
Shtree Shakthi groups | Number |
515 |
6 |
Members in Shtree Shalkthi groups | Number |
7725 |
7 |
Bank linkages provided | No.
of groups |
224 |
8 |
Savings | Rs.
lakhs |
157.75 |
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 |
20067 |
2 |
Cultivators - Female (2001 census) | Number |
5299 |
3 |
Cultivators - Total (2001 census) | Number |
25366 |
4 |
Agriculture Labourers - Male | Number |
5577 |
5 |
Agriculture Labourers - Female | Number |
7980 |
6 |
Agriculture Labourers - Total | Number |
13557 |
| Animal
Husbandry |
|||
1 |
Veternary Hospitals | Number |
01 |
2 |
Dispensaries | Number |
05 |
3 |
Primary Vet. Centres | Number |
04 |
4 |
Mobile Vet. Dispensaries | Number |
01 |
5 |
Total Animal population | Number |
164457 |
| Fisheries |
|||
1 |
Irrigation tanks | Number |
44 |
2 |
Fish ponds | Number |
05 |
3 |
Fishermen | Number |
6450 |
4 |
Average annual production | M.
Tones |
2871.54 |
| Forest |
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| 1 | Area under forest | Hectares |
30561 |
| 2 | Area under forest to Total Area | Percentage |
32 |
| Roads |
|||
1 |
National Highways | Km |
11 |
2 |
State Highways | Km |
67 |
3 |
District Roads | Km |
174 |
4 |
Other district roads | Km |
22 |
5 |
Rural Roads | Km |
121 |
6 |
T D B Roads | Km |
200 |
7 |
Irrigation Roads | Km |
14 |
Total
Length |
Km |
609 |
|
8 |
Length of Railway line | Km |
74 |
| Rural
Drinking Water |
|||
1 |
Flouride affected villages | Number |
84 |
2 |
Borewells | Number |
784 |
3 |
Mini Water Supply schemes | Number |
89 |
4 |
Piped Water Supply schemes | Number |
62 |
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 |
13217 |
2 |
BPL households as per 1997 Census | percent |
42.00 |
Places of Interest
(a) Bommagatta:
This village is situated at a distance of 48 kms from Sandur town.It is famous because of an old temple of Hulikuntaraya (Anjeneyaswamy).
(b) Daroji Tank:
This tank built by Tipu at Daroji village whicj is 48 kms from Sandur town.This tank is said to be one of the biggest tanks in the district.When this tank breached in 1851,the old village of Daroji destroyed under its impact.Susequently a new village was built (new Daroji).
(c) Donimalai Hill Range:
The Donimalai hill range with huge potentiality of iron ore is being exploited by NMDC.This is the first venture of NMDC in the southern region of the country.
(d) Ramanadurga Hill Station:
From Sandur at a distance of 16 kms the said hill station is situated at a height of 3256 feet from the sea level.The hill station provides excellent views into the Sandur valley on one side and over the western taluks on the other side.There is a fort in this village built by prince Kumara Rama of Kampli which ofcourse now in a ruined state.There is one Ramadeva temple which is rebuilt out the remains of an older temple.
(e) Kumaraswamy Temple Complex:
(f) Vithoba Temple , Maharaja's Palace at SandurThis is 12 kms away from sandur on a hill station.
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