Social,
Environmental & Economic Sustainability
Our analysis of the rank of the district
Backwardness : Does not figure in list of 447 backward
districts
Sex Ratio Rank : 247 (Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : D (HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 - 2006)
Disability : NA
Literacy Ratio : 557 (Census 2001)
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Challenges of the district : Our research with local communities
Bagalkot faces two major issues of health and illiteracy.
Health infrastructure is very poor.
It is a flood prone area and most of the agricultural land gets
submerged during monsoon.
The literacy level is very low.
Unemployment is also a big issue faces by the youth.
Brief About Bagalkot District
With re-organization of the district in 1997, the new Bagalkot
district has come into existence during 50 thyear of
India’s independence. The bifurcated Bagalkot district consists
of six C.D. blocks namely Badami, Bagalkot, Bilagi, Hunugund,
Jamakhandi and Mudhol .
The district is located in the northern part of Karnataka. The
most elevated portion of the district lies between 450 to 800
meters above the sea level extends over an area of 6593 sq. kms.
The district is bounded by Bijapur district
towards north, Gadag district towards south, Raichur district
towards east, Koppal district towards south east and Belgaum district
towards west .
History
Historically It is the home land of great chalukya dynasty. Aihole
is place described as the laboratory for architecture rather a
university of Indian architecture. Badami is famous internationally
for caves carved in monolithic single stone in the period of Immadi
Pulakeshi-I along with historical famous temples of Pattadakal,
Mahakuteshwar temple in Mahakuta, Shivayogmandir and Banashankari
temple in Badami. Mudhol is the birth place of great poet “Ranna”.Bilagi
taluka Galagali village is famous for Galava Maharshi. Jamakhandi
was the capital city during the period of “Patawardhana”
Kingdom
Kudalsangam the place where the great social
revolutionist of 12 th century lord “Basavanna” was
educated. The galaxy of sharana’s lived in this Holy Land is itself
a matter of pride .