Bagalkote Site of Heritage and Religion Overview
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Bagalkote Site of heritage and religion Overview Bagalkote town is 90 kms away from the city of Vijayapura. According to a legend, the town was believed to be granted to the Vajantries (ie. Village orchestra) of Ravana. The district has worldwide renowned historical destinations including temples of Pattadakal, Mahakuteshwar, Shivayogmandir and Banashankari temple. The place illustrates vivacious colours and can be portrayed as the city of ancient Indian temples District 6,552 Area Introduction Bagalkote Headquarter sq. kilometre ► Located in the northern part of Karnataka 15º49’ & 16º46’ N ► New district carved out of Bijapur District in 1997 latitude Average 584 Location 74º59’ & 76º20’ E Rainfall millimetres ► Divided into 6 Administrative Divisions: Badami, longitude Bilagi, Bagalkot, Hunagund, Jamakhandi and Mudhol o 38 C Krishna, maximum Temperature Rivers Malaprabha and ► Ruled upon by dynasties such as Adilshahi o 18 C Ghataprabha Empire, Nawabs of Savanura, Marathas and minimum rulers such as Haidar Ali Population 989 ► Location of several UNESCO heritage sites 288 Density Sex Ratio females per 1,000 persons per sq.km males ► Rich in Limestone, Pink Granite, Copper, Iron ore, Dolomite Population 75.77 (as per Census Literacy Rate ► 18.89 lakhs percent Popular for its silk and handloom industries and 2011) famous Ilkal sarees Page 2 District Profile : Bagalkote Economy ► GDDP is INR 24,311 Crore in the year 2014 -15 (at Bagalkote District’s Contribution to GDDP of Karnataka (2014- Current Prices) 15)- at current prices ► 32% urbanisation in the district as compared to 39% in Description INR Crores Contribution the state (%) ► Bagalkote is primarily an agrarian economy with over Total District GDP 24,311 2.6 70% of the net area under cultivation. ► Agriculture is the largest employment generating sector. Primary 5,074 4.2 ► There is a high focus on the growth of commercial crops, followed by cereals and oilseeds. Secondary 6,491 3.2 Tertiary 10,336 2.0 Key Economic Indicator Source: Economic Survey of Karnataka 2016-17 District Per capita Income (in INR) * Provisional figures Forests 2014-15 16% 12% 2013-14 Cultivable land 72% 2012-13 Other land 0 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 1,00,000 1,20,000 Source: Economic Survey of Karnataka Land Utilisation * Provisional figures Page 3 25 July 2017 District Profile : Bagalkote Agriculture Profile Area under Major Crops (Ha)- 2015-16 ► Major food crops grown in the district are Jowar, Sugarcane Maize, Bajra, Wheat, Red Gram , Bengal Gram, Cotton Groundnuts, Soyabean, Sugarcane, Cotton, grapes and pomegranate Oilseeds Fruits ► Groundnut, sunflower are the major oilseeds Pulses ► Commercial Crops: Sugarcane Wheat ► Total cropped area: 5,69,294 Ha Maize ► Area sown more than once: 99,435 Ha Bajra ► 100 acre food park established and operational in Jowar Navanagara Paddy Source: KSDA (raitamitra.kar.nic.in) 0 60,000 1,20,000 1,80,000 Thrust Areas Source: Bagalkote District At A Glance 2015-16 • Scope for food processing sector • Raisin exports, flour mills and oil extraction • Scope in building of cold storages and other storage facilities Key Enablers • Bi- modal rainfall pattern • Varied agro- climatic conditions • Good infrastructure for agriculture marketing Page 4 District Profile : Bagalkote Industry Profile ► 19 Large and Medium Scale Industries with an Key Players Major exportable aggregated investment of INR 5,842 Crore JK Cement Works, item Bagalkot Cement Granite Tiles/ ► 7,743 MSME with an aggregated investment of & Industries Ltd, Slabs, Raisins INR 16,788 Lakh and employment of 36,504 Nirani Group of Companies Ltd ► 142 units are registered under service Ancillarisation of Service enterprises the Industry Enterprises Granite Tiles, Tyre Rethreading, ► Potential industries: Fabrication, heavy Raisins and Automobile structural Engineering works, Hospitality, and Machinery Servicing, Flouring Agri. Farms have good scope in the district. Components of Food Grains Source: Bagalkote District At A Glance 2015-16 •More than 13 % of the total •General Engineering MSME units in the district constitutes approx 9 % of •Ideal ecosystem for are engaged in textile •11 sugar factories in the the total units in the district cement industry & •Large number of skilled silk district •More than 20% of MSME limestone units weavers in the district •Established with co- units are engaged in •Availability of raw •Availability of cotton and generation and ethanol building materials materials, natural skilled labour provides production units •Flour mills and Oil resources and ample scope for handloom extraction infrastructure support and textile industries in the •Strong presence Granite district industry Textile and Sugar and Cement Food Others Handloom Processing Page 5 District Profile : Bagalkote Industry Profile 1000 4 49 SHLCC1 3 3 approved 500 2 Number of Factories- 2015-16 projects b/w 946 1 0 0 0 0 2013-14 to 0 0 0 2016-17 2013-140 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 Investment (in INR crores) No of Projects 13 1500 8 SLSWCC2 1 1 6 1000 5 6 approved 4 Projects b/w Readymade Chemical Engineering Others 500 0 824 2 2013-14 to Garments 0 0 1115 0 0 0 2016-17 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 Investment (in INR crore) No of Projects Number of Small Scale Units- 2015-16 Wood Textiles Rubber and Plastic Paper and Printing Leather Food and Beverages Chemicals Electricals and Electronics Automobiles 1State High Level Clearance Committee 0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2 State Level Single Window Clearance Committee Source: Bagalkote District At A Glance 2015-16 Page 6 District Profile: Bagalkote Industrial Infrastructure ► 6 industrial estates and 3 industrial areas ► M/s. Green Food Park Limited, Bagalkote: Food Park being developed in an area of 100 acres of land at Navnagar KIADB Industrial Area, Bagalkote. ► Major Cold Chain Facility for export of Mango and other Horticulture Products. Storage and packing facilities is completed in APMC, Bagalkote. The total investment of INR18.42 crore is provided as Grants under ASIDE scheme ► Textile handloom and power loom cluster at Ilkal ► Granite Industry cluster in Ilkal 6 Industrial Estates Name Extent (acres) 3 Industrial Areas Navnagar, 14 Name Extent Bagalkote (acres) Bagalkote 10 Green Food Park, 100 Navanagar Jamkhandi 19 Agro tech Park, 157 Mudhol 11 Navanagar Hunagund 20 Bagalkote Banahatti 9 Asangi-Jamkhandi 41 Tq Page 7 District Profile : Bagalkote Support Infrastructure ► Railway connectivity through Bagalkot and Badami town Rail connecting Bengaluru and Mumbai via Gadag and Hutgi (MH) junctions ► Bagalkot-Kuduchi, 142 kms new railway lines in progress ► NH 13 & NH 218 connects 5 main cities of Road Karnataka- Bidar, Kalaburagi, Bagalkote, Bijapur and Hubli ► Nearest airport: Hubli and Belgaum; at an Airport distance of 113 Km and 185 Km respectively from district Bagalkote town ► Nearest port: Murmugoa and Karwar Port, each located 220 kms from Bagalkote town Port ► Other ports include Goa, Mangaluru and Mumbai ► 3 rivers: Krishna, Ghataprabha, Malaprabha Water ► 2 barrages: Hipparagi, Hirepadasalagi ► Average demand: 122.6 MLD ► Average consumption: 101.4 MLD ► Distribution through Hubli Electricity Supply Company Limited (HESCOM) Power ► Hydel power project: Alamatti Dam reservoir generating 290 MW, and with 6 power generation units ► Demand: 873.12 MU (Industry), 160.74 MU (Domestic) ► Consumption: 727.60 MU (Industry), 133.95 MU (Domestic) Page 8 District Profile : Bagalkote Social Infrastructure Educational Institutions The district has excellent social infrastructure, with a high number of educational institutions and healthcare facilities, with a considerable number of Primary Schools Key Educational Institutes polytechnic and engineering colleges. High Schools Government PU Colleges Hospitals B.V.V.S. Basaveshwar General Degree Engineering Allopathy Hospitals College Colleges University of Horticultural Sciences Indian System of Medical Colleges Medicine Hospitals Primary Health Polytechnic Colleges B.V.V.S. Centres Polytechnic Community Health Engineering Colleges Centres Healthcare Facilities Source: Bagalkote District At A Glance 2015-16 Page 9 District Profile : Bagalkote Tourism Mahakuta Group of Temples Aihole Famous for its Kadamba style of important place of worship for architecture, this group of 140 Hindus and the location of a well temples was built in the 12th Century known Shaiva monastery. Banashankari Amma Temple Badami A Hindu shrine located at Caves carved in monolithic single Cholachagudd near Badami, dedicated stone. Famous for rock-cut and to Banashankari. others structural temples. Kudalasangama Yadahalli Chinkara Sanctuary Important pilgrimage center for the First wildlife sanctuary in the state Lingayat people, located at the confluence of Krishna and for chinkaras (Indian gazelle), Ghataprabha rivers Location of the located at Yadahalli samadhi of Basavanna , founder of the Lingayat sect. Pattadakkal UNESCO World Heritage temples Ravana Phadi cave built by Vikramaditya II, built Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva and during 8th Century AD by the the oldest rock cut temple in Aihole banks of the Malaprabha River Page 10 District Profile : Bagalkote On-going projects Agri- Infrastructure ►Development of agri- A logistics hub- INR 680 crores ►Green Food Park Limited- INR 2.24 Infrastructure crores ► 144 km Bagalkote- Kuduchi railway project- INR 816.14 I crores ► NTPC Thermal Power Plant at Kudagi, Transportation Bagewadi Taluk ►Development of road from Bagalkote to Gadag (one package of KSHIP)- Part of INR T 7000 crores ►Development