About Kudligi Taluk
Kudligi taluk takes its name from its headquaters town which is at a distance of 80 kms. from Bellary city.
The taluk is bounded on the north by the HB Halli and Sandur taluks,on the south by Jagalur taluk of Davanagere district and Molakalmuru taluk of Chitradurga district,on the east by the Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh and on the west by Harpanahalli taluk of Davanagere district.
Kudligi taluk is the second largest in area and third largest in population among seven taluks.The geographical area of the taluk is 1602 sq.km. and population is 272183 as per 2001 census.This accounts for 13 p.c. of district’s population and its area accounts for 19 p.c. Kudligi taluk comes under the jurisdiction of Hospet revenue sub-division with 4 R I circles.
Cultivation
The normal rainfall is 628.3 mm. The major crops grown are maize, jowar, bajra, groundnut, sunflower and cotton. The net irrigated area constitute only 14698 hec. (19 p.c.).
| Details
of Irrigated Land Under Different Water Sources in Kudligi 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 Tunga Badra Project | - |
- |
|
3 |
Lift Irrigation | - |
- |
4 |
Tanks | 6905 |
47.00 |
5 |
Wells/Borewells | 7793 |
53.00 |
| Total
area under irrigination |
14698 |
100.00 |
|
Net
Cultivable Area (in Hectares) |
||
Irrigated |
Rainfed |
Total |
14698
(19 p.c) |
64597
(81 p.c) |
79295
(100 p.c) |
Industrialisation
Industrialization is one of the important means of promoting economic development of the country. Kudligi is industrially a backward taluk in the district. In this taluk there are 778 industrial units with an investment of Rs. 525.48 lakh. These units provide employment to 2746 persons.
There are 3012 Rural artisans whose activity comprises of Carpentry, Blacksmith, Lather, Goldsmith, Rope making, Pottery, Cotton weaving, Silk weaving, Mat weaving and Mirror embroidery.
Statistics at a Glance
CENSUS
OF INDIA - 2001 Results Kudligi taluk vis-à-vis District vis-à-vis State |
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Subject
|
Kudligi
Taluk |
Bellary
District |
Karnataka
State |
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1991 |
2001 |
1991 |
2001 |
1991 |
2001 |
|
| Number of revenue Villages | 84 |
91 |
542 |
546 |
29193 |
|
| Number of hoblies | 4 |
4 |
27 |
27 |
745 |
745 |
| Number of Gram Panchayats | - |
33 |
- |
189 |
- |
5689 |
| Corporations | - |
- |
- |
1 |
218
|
228 |
| CMC's | - |
- |
2 |
1 |
||
| Town Muncipal Council | - |
- |
1 |
1 |
||
| Town Panchayats | - |
2 |
7 |
7 |
||
| ZP Members | - |
6 |
- |
32 |
- |
890 |
| TP Members | - |
23 |
- |
112 |
- |
3288 |
| GP Memebrs | - |
587 |
- |
2586 |
- |
80073 |
| Area in Sq. Km | 1602 |
1602 |
8447 |
8447 |
191792 |
191792 |
| Total Population (in lakhs) | 2.19 |
2.72 |
16.56 |
20.27 |
449.77 |
528.51 |
| Male Population (in lakhs) | 1.12 |
1.39 |
8.42 |
40.28 |
229.52 |
268.99 |
| Female Population (in lakhs) | 1.07 |
1.33 |
8.14 |
9.97 |
220.25 |
259.52 |
| Decadal Growth Rate - p.c | 32.00 |
24.20 |
26.84 |
22.30 |
21.12 |
17.25 |
| Population Density ( per Sq.Km) | 137 |
170 |
196 |
240 |
235 |
275 |
| Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) | 955 |
957 |
966 |
969 |
960 |
964 |
| 0-6 Population - p.c | 20.32 |
15.46 |
19.35 |
14.06 |
16.63 |
12.94 |
| Rural Population (in Percent) | 200306
(91.26) |
227633
(83.63) |
1125746
(67.98) |
1320290
(65.13) |
31069412
(69.07) |
34889033
(66.01) |
| Urban Population (in Percent) | 19174
(08.74) |
44550
(16.37) |
530254
(32.02) |
706850
(34.87) |
13907788
(32.93) |
17961529
(33.99) |
| SC Population (in percent) | 44049
(20.06) |
52212
(19.18) |
311252
(18.79) |
374218
(18.46) |
7369279
(16.38) |
8563930
(16.20) |
| ST Population (in percent) | 53669
(24.45) |
73650
(27.06) |
147569
(8.91) |
364638
(17.99) |
1915691
(4.25) |
3463986
(6.55) |
| Literacy - p.c | 36.00 |
59.50 |
45.89 |
58.55 |
56.04 |
67.04 |
| Male Literacy - p.c | 48.00 |
72.10 |
59.11 |
70.20 |
67.26 |
76.29 |
| Female Literacy -p.c | 25.00 |
46.40 |
32.24 |
46.58 |
44.34 |
57.25 |
| Composite
Comprehensive Development Index , 2001 - Kudligi 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 Committee Report |
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Infrastructure Stats
| Sl.No |
Particulars |
Unit |
Number |
| Education |
|||
1 |
Lower Primary Schools | Number |
117 |
2 |
Higher Primary Schools | Number |
153 |
3 |
High Schools | Number |
16 |
4 |
P U Colleges | Number |
01 |
5 |
Moaraji Desai Schools | Number |
00 |
6 |
Residential Schools | Number |
00 |
7 |
Benificiaries under Akshara Dashoha | Number |
46291 |
8 |
Enrolment in schools (6-14) children | Percent |
99 |
9 |
Engineering Colleges | Number |
00 |
10 |
Polytechnic Colleges | Number |
00 |
11 |
Medical Colleges | Number |
00 |
12 |
Ayurvedic Colleges | Number |
00 |
13 |
Pharmacy Colleges | Number |
00 |
Note:
Dr.Nanjundappa Committee report says Kudligi 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 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 |
08 |
3 |
Health
Sub-Centres |
Number |
57 |
4 |
Primary
Health Units |
Number |
01 |
5 |
Govt.
Ayurvedic Hospitals |
Number |
00 |
6 |
Govt.
Ayurvedic Dispensaries |
Number |
05 |
7 |
Govt.
Homeophathy Dispensaries |
Number |
00 |
8 |
Govt.
Unany Dispensaries |
Number |
00 |
9 |
Fogging
Machines |
Number |
04 |
10 |
Ambulances |
Number |
04 |
Note:
According to Dr.Nanjundappa’s committee report this is the
taluk which is termed as most backward in the district as far
as infrastucture 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 |
|||
1 |
Pre-metric hostels for boys | Number |
06 |
2 |
Pre-metric hostels for boys- strength | Number |
545 |
3 |
Pre-metric hostels for girls | Number |
03 |
4 |
Pre-metric hosptels for girls - strength | Number |
150 |
5 |
Post-metrict hostels for boys | Number |
00 |
6 |
Post-metric hostels for boys - strength | Number |
00 |
7 |
Post-metric hostels for girls | Number |
00 |
8 |
Post-metric hostels for girls - strength | Number |
00 |
9 |
Residetial Schools | Number |
01 |
10 |
Residential Schools - strength | Number |
75 |
| B
C M |
|||
1 |
Pre-metric hostels for boys | Number |
07 |
2 |
Pre-metric hostels for boys - strength | Number |
320 |
3 |
Pre-metric hostels for girls | Number |
02 |
4 |
Pre-metric hostels for girls - strength | Number |
100 |
5 |
Post-metric hostels for boys | Number |
01 |
6 |
Post-metric hostels for boys - strength | Number |
75 |
7 |
Post-metric hostels for girls | Number |
00 |
8 |
Post-metric hostels for girls - strength | Number |
00 |
9 |
Ashrama Schools (Boys and Girls) | Number |
02 |
10 |
Ashrama School - strength | Number |
100 |
11 |
Morarji Desai Schools (Boys & Girls) | Number |
00 |
12 |
Morarji Desai Schools - strength | Number |
00 |
13 |
Tailor Training Centres | Number |
00 |
14 |
Tailor Training Centres - strength | Number |
00 |
15 |
GIA Pre-metric hostels - boys - BC | Number |
03 |
16 |
GIA Boys Hostels - BC- 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 |
259 |
2 |
Anganwadi centres with own buildings | Number |
169 |
3 |
Nutrition - benificiaries - (0-6) children | Number |
13290 |
4 |
Nutrition - benificiaries - pregnant and mothers | Number |
3660 |
5 |
Shtree Shakthi groups | Number |
512 |
6 |
Members in Shtree Shalkthi groups | Number |
7650 |
7 |
Bank linkages provided | No.
of groups |
238 |
8 |
Savings | Rs.
lakhs |
147.41 |
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 |
38334 |
2 |
Cultivators - Female (2001 census) | Number |
17513 |
3 |
Cultivators - Total (2001 census) | Number |
55847 |
4 |
Agriculture Labourers - Male | Number |
12299 |
5 |
Agriculture Labourers - Female | Number |
20519 |
6 |
Agriculture Labourers - Total | Number |
32818 |
| Animal
Husbandry |
|||
1 |
Veternary Hospitals | Number |
01 |
2 |
Dispensaries | Number |
11 |
3 |
Primary Vet. Centres | Number |
04 |
4 |
Mobile Vet. Dispensaries | Number |
01 |
5 |
Total Animal population | Number |
311714 |
| Fisheries |
|||
1 |
Irrigation tanks | Number |
78 |
2 |
Fish ponds | Number |
09 |
3 |
Fishermen | Number |
4420 |
4 |
Average annual production | M.
Tones |
1115 |
| Forest |
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| 1 | Area under forest | Hectares |
57150 |
| 2 | Area under forest to Total Area | Percentage |
36 |
| Roads |
|||
1 |
National Highways | Km |
52 |
2 |
State Highways | Km |
71 |
3 |
District Roads | Km |
264 |
4 |
Other district roads | Km |
22 |
5 |
Rural Roads | Km |
298 |
6 |
T D B Roads | Km |
599 |
7 |
Irrigation Roads | Km |
- |
Total
Length |
Km |
1306 |
|
8 |
Length of Railway line | Km |
- |
| Rural
Drinking Water |
|||
1 |
Flouride affected villages | Number |
123 |
2 |
Borewells | Number |
725 |
3 |
Mini Water Supply schemes | Number |
270 |
4 |
Piped Water Supply schemes | Number |
95 |
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 |
17678 |
2 |
BPL households as per 1997 Census | percent |
45.88 |
Places of Interest
(a) Amaradevaragudda:
There is a huge banyan tree in this village which spreads an area of 1.71 acres.It is 3 kms from Kudligi town.
(b) Chikkajogihalli:
A small tiny backward village has been transformed into a model village by one Sri.K.Venkataswamy, a businessman. With the cooperation of villagers the village is now equipped with modern facilities like hospital, veterinary hospital, Kinderngarten school, Primary, Secondary and high school, post and telegraph office, Co-operative societies and many other institutions which genrally not found in other vilages.
(c) Gudekote:
Gudekote is a revenue circle at a distance of 28 kms east of Kudligi. There is fort on the top of a hill.This is built with enormous sized blocks.At a distance of 3 kms from this place, one Sarvodayagrama is organised in about 100 acres under the guidance of Sri.M.Vasudevecharya, a sarvodaya worker. The lands were donated in 1961 under Bhoodan Movement.
(d) Gunasagara:
The temple of Gopalakrishna in this village is quite famous for its workmanship.
(e) Kottur:
This town is named after the great saint Kottura swamy who lived here. He is worshipped near his samadhi and also at a temple which is in the middle of the town. It is 19 kms from Kudligi town.
(f) Nibalagere:
Noted for the manufacture of woolen blankets.
(g) Ujjini:
This village is 21 kms from Kudligi town. There is one important religious institution in this village viz.,Ujjayini Saddharma Peetha. Matha runs a sanskrit school.
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