Gadag (district)

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Gadag
District ಗದಗ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ
District map
State Karnataka
Division : Belgaum
Administrative headquarters : Gadag
Area : 4,652 km²
Residents : 1,065,235 (2011)
Population density : 229 inhabitants / km²
Website : gadag.nic.in

The district of Gadag ( Kannada : ಗದಗ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ ) is a district of the Indian state of Karnataka . The administrative seat is the eponymous city of Gadag .

geography

Landscape at Fort Gajendragarh

The Gadag district is located in northern Karnataka. Neighboring districts are Dharwad in the west, Belgaum in the northeast, Bagalkot in the north, Koppal in the east, Bellary in the southeast and Haveri in the southwest.

The area of ​​the Gadag district is 4,652 square kilometers. The district area belongs to the highlands of Dekkan and is mostly a flat plateau with an average height of 600 to 700 meters above sea level. In the southeast of the district area rise the Kappatagudda Mountains, which reach heights of up to 978 meters.

The Gadag district is divided into the five taluks Nargund, Ron, Gadag, Shirhatti and Mundargi.

history

The Gadag district has existed as an independent district since 1997. The area had previously been part of the Dharwad district.

population

According to the 2001 census, the Gadag district has 1,065,235 inhabitants. This makes it one of the smaller districts of Karnataka. The population density of 229 inhabitants per square kilometer is also below the state average (319 inhabitants per square kilometer). Between 2001 and 2011, the population grew by 9.6 percent and thus more slowly than the average in Karnataka (15.7 percent). 35.7 percent of the residents of the Gadag district live in cities. The proportion of the urban population is thus close to the state average (38.6 percent). At 75.2 percent, the literacy rate also corresponds to the mean value in Karnataka (75.6 percent).

According to the 2001 census , Hindus make up the majority of the inhabitants of the Gadag district with 84.9 percent. There is also a Muslim minority of 13.0 percent.

Cities

city Population
(2001)
Gadag-Betigeri 154,849
Gajendragarh 28,227
Lakshmeshwar 33,411
Mulgund 18,077
Mundargi 20,318
Naregal 16,652
Nargund 32,548
Ron 21,671
Shirhatti 16,208

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Census of India 2011: Provisional Population Totals: Data Sheet (PDF; 1.7 MB) and Population and decadal growth rate by residence Persons. (PDF; 1.3 MB)
  2. ↑ ( Page no longer available , search in web archives: Census GIS India. )@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.censusindiamaps.net
  3. ↑ Census of India 2001: Population, population in the age group 0-6 and literates by sex - Cities / Towns (in alphabetic order) ( Memento from June 16, 2004 in the Internet Archive )

Web links

Commons : Gadag  - collection of images, videos and audio files