- Bidar district
Infobox Indian Jurisdiction
type = district
native_name = Bidar
state_name =Karnataka
latd = 17
latm = 55
lats = 12
longd = 77
longm = 31
longs = 11
district_timezone =IST
area_total = 5448
altitude = 615
precip = 847
distance_1 = 120
distance_2 = 700
destination_1 = Hyderabad
destination_2 =Bengaluru
population_total = 1502373
population_as_of = 2001
population_density = 276
population_urban = 23%
sex_ratio = 1.05
hq =Bidar
taluk_names =Bidar ,Bhalki ,Aurad ,Basavakalyan ,Homnabad
leader_title_1 = Deputy Commissioner
leader_name_1 =
website = bidar.nic.in
coord_title = no
autocat = noBidar ( _kn. ಬೀದರ್) is a district of
Karnataka state in southernIndia . The historic city ofBidar is the administrative centre of the district. The district is located in the northeastern corner of the state, near the borders withAndhra Pradesh to the east andMaharashtra to the north and west.Gulbarga district lies to the south.Bidar is 120 km from
Andhra Pradesh 's capital Hyderabad.Till 1956, bidar was part of [Hyderabad State] .Administration
The district has five talukas,
Bidar ,Humnabad ,Bhalki ,Aurad , andBasavakalyana .Weather and climate
Most of north Karnataka, including Bijapur, Gulbarga and Bidar are dry areas. The summer season in Bidar starts in the first week of February and lasts until June. This is followed by southwest
monsoon which continues till late September, and from September to end of January is winter.May is the hottest month with average daily maximum temperature of 38.8 °C while December is the coldest with average daily minimum of 16.4 °C, The highest temperature recorded at Bidar was 43.3 °C on
May 8 ,1931 , and the lowest 3.9 °C onJanuary 5 ,1901 [ [http://bidar.nic.in/Climate.html Bidar district official website] ] .The average annual precipitation at Bidar is 847 mm with most of the rainfall received during the monsoon season. The variation in rainfall from year to year is large and the district is prone to drought [ [http://bidar.nic.in/Rain.htm Bidar district official website] ] .
Rivers
The important rivers in the district are:
*Manjra
*Karanja
*Chulki Nala
*Mullamari
*Gandrinala The district has two river basins, the Godavari and the
Krishna . The Godavari basin extends to over 4,411 km² of which Manjra covers up to 1,989 km² and Karanja up to 2,422 km². Manjra is the main river of the district and it is a tributary of Godavari. Karanja is also a tributary of Manjra.Demographics
Most of the north Karnataka is a fusion of the Dravidian and
Aryan races. Medieval times also saw a continuous influx of Turks,Mughals , Iranians, Afghans and Arabs.According to the 2001 census [ [http://www.censusindiamaps.net/page/India_WhizMap/IndiaMap.htm Census of India 2001] ] , population of the Bidar district is 1,502,373; 23% of it urban. Average population density is 276.2 per square kilometre.
Economy
Agriculture is the main occupation in rural parts of the district. Greengram, bengalgram, blackgram, paddy, groundnut, wheat, redgram, sugarcane and chillies are other agricultural crops and
jowar remains the major crop.Legislative Assembly seats
In the Karnataka
Legislative Assembly , Bidar district is represented through four members elected from the following assembly segments:
*Bidar
*Bhalki
*BasavaKalyan
*Aurad
*Humnabad In the Indian Parliament, (
Lok Sabha ), the district it is represented by a single member.External links
* [http://bidar.nic.in Bidar district official website]
References
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