Yadgir District, Karnataka

Yadgir (ಯಾದಗಿರಿ), historically known as Yadavagiri, is a historically rich and resource-endowed district situated in the northeastern plains of Karnataka. Positioned between the fertile river basins of the Krishna and the Bhima, the district is dominated by the dramatic monolithic Yadgir Hill Fort, which rises majestically from the central plains with ancient stone bastions.

Encompassing an area of 5,270 square kilometres, Yadgir recorded a population of 1,174,271 in the 2011 Census of India. The district was carved out from Kalaburagi in December 2009 to provide dedicated administrative focus to the region's rural and industrial development.

Yadgir is widely celebrated for its fertile agricultural tracts producing GI-grade red gram (toor dal) and commercial cotton, alongside expanding cement manufacturing clusters. Explore the taluks, Gram Panchayats, and villages below to discover comprehensive civic data.

Yadgir's name originates from the Seuna Yadava dynasty of Devagiri, who fortified the hilltop in the 13th century. In ancient times, the region was governed by the Shatavahanas, Western Chalukyas, and Kalachuris.

Under the Bahmani Sultanate and the Adil Shahis of Bijapur, the Yadgir hill fort was heavily reinforced with massive stone battlements and water reservoirs. The princely state of Surpur (Shorapur) in southern Yadgir has a glorious history: the Bedar Nayakas ruled from Surpur Fort, and in the 1857 First War of Independence, young Raja Venkatappa Nayaka led a valiant armed rebellion against the British East India Company.

British officer and celebrated author Philip Meadows Taylor served as the British resident in Surpur and documented the region's folklore and megalithic archaeology in his classic works. In 2009, Yadgir was officially inaugurated as Karnataka's 30th district.

Yadgir is located on the northeastern Deccan plateau, bounded by Kalaburagi to the north, Vijayapura to the west, Raichur to the south, and the Narayanpet and Mahbubnagar districts of Telangana to the east. The terrain features vast fertile black cotton soil plains flanked by rugged granitic hills.

The district is blessed by two major perennial rivers: the Bhima River flowing along its northern and eastern border and the Krishna River coursing along its southern border.

The administrative machinery of Yadgir district is organized into several revenue taluks, each administered by a Tahsildar under the supervision of the Deputy Commissioner and District Magistrate. Local rural governance is delivered through three tiers of Panchayati Raj institutions: the Zilla Panchayat at the district level, Taluk Panchayats, and Gram Panchayats serving rural village clusters.

Explore the interactive taluk cards and accordion directory below to discover verified counts of Gram Panchayats, inhabited hamlets, and canonical revenue villages registered in the national Local Government Directory (LGD).

Yadgir's economy is powered by high-capacity cement manufacturing, pulse milling, cotton ginning, and agro-trade. Immense high-grade limestone reserves around Kadechur and Shahapur have attracted major cement manufacturing conglomerates.

The Kadechur-Badiyal Industrial Area has been developed by the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) as a major multi-sector industrial hub hosting pharmaceutical, chemical, and manufacturing enterprises.

Agriculture forms the primary livelihood of the majority of Yadgir's rural households. The district is a prime contributor to the celebrated GI-tagged Gulbarga Toor Dal, harvesting thousands of tonnes of high-protein red gram.

Extensive canal irrigation from the Upper Krishna Project (Narayanpur Dam) feeds vast paddy and sugarcane tracts in Shorapur and Shahapur taluks, while dryland zones produce commercial cotton, jowar, bajra, and groundnut.

Yadgir features the newly established Yadgir Institute of Medical Sciences (YIMS), Government Engineering College, and post-graduate study centres. Comprehensive government schools deliver primary and secondary education across every rural Gram Panchayat.

The KarnatakaInfo.com database holds 1,505 school records for Yadgir district (UDISE+). This dataset covers schools only; colleges and universities appear in the text above where verified.

• Primary with Upper Primary639
• Primary475
• Secondary Only153
• Pr. Up Pr. and Secondary Only106
• Higher Secondary only/Jr. College74
• Upper Pr. and Secondary28
• Pr. with Up.Pr. Sec. and H.Sec.11
• Up. Pr. Secondary and Higher Sec9
• Secondary with Higher Secondary6
• Upper Primary only4

School listings are available on each village and taluk page.

Yadgir Institute of Medical Sciences (YIMS) operates the 300-bed District Hospital at Yadgir city, delivering comprehensive emergency, maternal, pediatric, and surgical medical services, supported by taluk hospitals at Shorapur and Shahapur.

The database records 320 public health facilities in Yadgir district. This is the dataset available on KarnatakaInfo.com and should not be read as a complete list of all hospitals.

• Immunisation Facility258
• PHC56
• CHC6

Yadgir offers a remarkable variety of historical, cultural, and natural tourism destinations, spanning ancient stone temples, fortresses, scenic river ghats, and wildlife sanctuaries.

Visitors explore diverse heritage circuits across the district that showcase Karnataka's architectural excellence and natural splendour.

Yadgir's culture is rooted in rich rural folklore, Sharana philosophy, and the martial heritage of the Bedar Nayakas. The annual Mailapur Jathra of Mailaralingeshwara draws hundreds of thousands of rural devotees from Karnataka and Telangana.

Traditional folk arts like Bayalata, Gondhaligara Mela, and devotional bhajan traditions flourish in rural settlements.

The regional gastronomy features authentic North Karnataka fare centered on wholesome Jolada Rotti accompanied by flavorful Toor Dal Saaru, Shenga Chutney, spicy brinjal curry, and raw spring onions.

Festive sweets include Sajje Rotti with jaggery, Shenga Holige, and sweet Susla.

Yadgir sits on vast geological formations of industrial-grade limestone, supporting multi-million-tonne cement manufacturing plants. The perennial Krishna and Bhima rivers provide plentiful irrigation and drinking water.

Narayanpur Dam on the Krishna River supports canal irrigation across the southern taluks.

Yadgir is connected by National Highway 150. Yadgir Railway Station is a busy stop on South Central Railway’s Mumbai-Chennai and Bengaluru-New Delhi trunk route, offering direct express train connections to Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Hyderabad.

KarnatakaInfo.com brings together the administrative hierarchy of Yadgir district: its taluks, Gram Panchayat counts and revenue villages. Each taluk has a village directory, and each village has a profile with Census population and literacy figures where available, land-use data, nearby schools, healthcare facilities, post offices, nearby tourist attractions and distances to the nearest bus and railway stations.