Gulbarga District

Population: 2,564,892 (2011)

State: Karnataka

Language: Kannada

Headquarters: Gulbarga

 

Area: 10,990 square kilometers

Density of population: 233 people per square kilometer

Literacy Rate: 65.65 % - Male: 75.11 %, Female: 55.87 %

Male Female Ratio: 1000:962

 

Boundaries of Gulbarga District

 

North: Bidar District and Osmanabad District, Maharashtra

South: Yadgir District, Karnataka

East: Ranga Reddy District, Andhra Pradesh

West: Bijapur District, Karnataka and Solapur District, Maharashtra

 

Gulbarga District Average Rainfall: 839 mm

Gulbarga District Maximum Temperature in Summer: 45 deg C

Gulbarga District Minimum Temperature in Winter: 22 deg C

 

GULBARGA DISTRICT MAP

 

 

Major Rivers: River Bhima, River Kagina, River Bennetore

Taluks: Afzalpur, Aland, Chincholi, Chittapur, Gulbarga, Jevargi, Sedam

Assembly Constituencies: Aland, Gulbarga Rural, Gulbarga Uttar, Gulbarga Dakshin, Chincholi, Afzalpur, Chittapur, Jevargi, Sedam

 

Gulbarga District Nearby Attractions

 

1. Tomb of Firoz Shah Bahmani

2. Tomb of Giyath Al Din

3. The Jama Masjid

4. The Shrine of Saint Sharana Basaveshwara

5. Chandrakala Parameshwari Temple

6. Chinmalli Mallikarjuna Temple

7. Sannati

8. Gulbarga Fort

9. Hazrat Khwaja Bande Nawaz Dargah

 

Gulbarga District Facts: NH 218 passes through the district. It is one of the five most backward districts of Karnataka that is receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Program.

 

Major Sectors: Cement, food clusters, information technology, biotechnology, power generation          

 

Major Agricultural Products: Tur, jowar, bajra, paddy, sugarcane, cotton

 

Major Industries: Vasavdatta Cements, Rajashree Cements, Ashok Polymers, Detergents India Limited, Gulbarga Agro Extraction P Ltd, Vasavadatta Cements, Vijayamu Hotels P Ltd, Renuka Sugars, ACC Cement

 

Major Educational Institutions: Appa Institute of Engineering and Technology, Khaja Bandanawaz College of Engineering, K. C. T. Engineering College, PDA College of Engineering, Khaja Bandanawaz Institute of Medical Sciences, Ghousia College of Engineering

 

What is Gulbarga District Famous For: Fort

 

Famous People From Gulbarga District: Veerendra Pateel, Dharam Singh, Ilyas Baba, P. B. Desai, Mallikarjun Kharge

 

Gulbarga District Pin Codes

Last Updated : Thursday Jun 14 , 2012

 

Places in Gulbarga District