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Kalaburagi district Gulbarga district | |
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     Clockwise from top-left:Kalaburagi Fort, Suryanarayana Temple inKalgi, Panchlingeshwara Temple nearSedam, Ruins inSannati, Mosque in Gulbarga city | |
| Nickname: Land of Toor Dal | |
.svg) Location in Karnataka | |
 Kalaburagi district | |
| Coordinates:17°17′N76°49′E / 17.283°N 76.817°E /17.283; 76.817 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Karnataka |
| Region | Kalyana-Karnataka |
| Division | Kalaburagi Division |
| Headquarters | Kalaburagi |
| Talukas | Aland,Shahabad,Kamalapur,Chitapur,Afzalpur,Jevargi,Yedrami,Kalaburagi,Kalgi,Chincholi,Sedam, |
| Government | |
| • Type | Zilla Panchayat (District Administration) |
| • Body | alaburagi Zilla Panchayat |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Fouzia Taranum, IAS[1] |
| Area † | |
• Total | 10,951 km2 (4,228 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 454 m (1,490 ft) |
| Population (2011[2])† | |
• Total | 2,566,326 |
| • Density | 234.35/km2 (606.95/sq mi) |
| Language | |
| • Official | Kannada, |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 585101 585102 585103 |
| Telephone code | 91 8472 |
| Vehicle registration | KA-32 |
| No. of taluks | 11 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kalaburagi (Lok Sabha constituency) |
| Precipitation | 777 millimetres (30.6 in) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 42 °C (108 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 26 °C (79 °F) |
| Website | kalaburagi |
| †website | |
Kalaburagi district, formerly known asGulbarga district,[3] is one of the 31districts ofKarnataka state in southernIndia.Kalaburagi city is the administrative headquarters of the district.[4] The district is the headquarters ofKalaburagi division.
This district is situated innorth Karnataka between 76°.04' and 77°.42 east longitude, and 17°.12' and 17°.46' north latitude, covering an area of 10,951 km2. This district is bounded on the west byBijapur district andSolapur district ofMaharashtra state, on the north byBidar district andOsmanabad district of Maharashtra state, on the south byYadgir district, and on the east bySangareddy andVikarabad districts ofTelangana state.
The name of the area in Kannada isKala-buragi, meaning "stony land." In the 6th century CE, the district was under the control of theChalukyas. TheRashtrakutas briefly conquered the area, but were driven out by the Chalukyas who ruled the area for the next two centuries. TheKalachuris then conquered the area and ruled it until 12th century, when they were driven out by theYadavas. Afterwards it was ruled by theKakatiyas, who ruled until 1324, when their kingdom fell to theDelhi Sultanate. The ambitions of the local governors led to the formation of theBahmani sultanate, who made Kalaburagi their capital. The Bahmanis eventually fell and left in their place a patchwork of 5Deccan Sultanates. Kalaburagi was ruled by theBidar sultanate until its annexation byBijapur in 1619. Soon the district would become part of theMughal Empire, but theAsaf Jahi governors of the Deccan later broke away and formed their ownHyderabad State, and Kalaburagi was ruled by them. This state became a princely state of British India, until its annexation by India in 1948. Afterwards, Kalaburagi, along with Bidar and Raichur, became part of Karnataka and were known as theKalyana-Karnataka region. Since this time, this region has continuously been lagging the rest of the state in social indicators and is considered the most backward region of Karnataka.[5]
In 2006 theMinistry of Panchayati Raj named Kalaburagi one of the country's 243most backward districts (out of a total of640).[6] It is one of the five districts in Karnataka currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[6]
Kalaburagi is situated in Deccan Plateau located at17°20′N76°50′E / 17.33°N 76.83°E /17.33; 76.83[9] and the general elevation ranges from 300 to 750 meters above mean sea level. The main river is theBhima.
Kalaburagi district presently comprises the following 11 talukas after the separation ofYadgir district from it.[10]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 586,760 | — |
| 1911 | 640,851 | +0.89% |
| 1921 | 589,958 | −0.82% |
| 1931 | 658,151 | +1.10% |
| 1941 | 704,139 | +0.68% |
| 1951 | 806,394 | +1.37% |
| 1961 | 963,619 | +1.80% |
| 1971 | 1,208,007 | +2.29% |
| 1981 | 1,442,258 | +1.79% |
| 1991 | 1,786,138 | +2.16% |
| 2001 | 2,174,742 | +1.99% |
| 2011 | 2,566,326 | +1.67% |
| source:[11] | ||
According to the2011 census Kalaburagi district has apopulation of 2,566,326,[13] roughly equal to the nation ofKuwait[14] or the US state ofNevada.[15] This gives it a ranking of 162nd in India (out of a total of640).[13] The district has a population density of 233 inhabitants per square kilometre (600/sq mi).[13] Itspopulation growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 17.94%.[13] Gulbarga has asex ratio of 971females for every 1000 males,[13] and aliteracy rate of 64.85%. 32.56% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 25.28% and 2.54% of the population respectively.[13]
According to the 2011 census, 65.70% of the population spokeKannada, 18.15%Urdu, 7.09%Lambadi, 4.08%Telugu, 2.47%Marathi and 2.05%Hindi as their first language.[17]
Gulbarga Tur Dal was awarded theGeographical Indication (GI) status tag from theGeographical Indications Registry, under theUnion Government of India, on 14 August 2019 and is valid until 25 September 2027.[18][19]
University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) & Karnataka Togari Abhivrudhi Mandali Limited fromKalaburagi, proposed the GI registration of 'Gulbarga Tur Dal.[20] After filing the application in September 2017, the Tur Dal was granted the GI tag in 2019 by the Geographical Indication Registry inChennai, making the name "Gulbarga Tur Dal" exclusive to the Tur Dal cultivated in the region. It thus became the second Pigeon pea variety from India afterNavapur Tur Dal ofMaharashtra and the 49th type of goods from Karnataka to earn the GI tag.[21][22]
The GI tag protects the Tur Dal from illegal selling and marketing, and gives it legal protection and a unique identity.
Kuwait 2,595,62
Nevada 2,700,551
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