Wadgera Taluka

"Wadgera" redirects here. For the village in Yadgir district, see Wadgera, Yadgir. For village in Kalaburagi district, see Wadgera, Kalaburagi.

Wadgera Taluka
Wadagera Taluka
Vadagera Taluk
ವಡಗೇರಾ ತಾಲ್ಲೂಕು
taluka
Wadagera Taluka Map
Wadagera Taluka Map
Wadgera Taluka is located in Karnataka
Wadgera Taluka
Wadgera Taluka
Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 16°35′11″N 77°05′54″E / 16.58639°N 77.09833°E / 16.58639; 77.09833
Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictYadgir
Government
 • TypePanchayati raj (India)
 • BodyTaluka panchayat
Elevation
383 m (1,257 ft)
Population
 (2001)[1]
 • Total7,349
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-KA
Vehicle registrationKA 33
Websitekarnataka.gov.in

Wadgera is a taluka panchayat[2][3] in the southern state of Karnataka, India.[1][4] Administratively, Wadgera is in the Yadgir district in Karnataka. It was created 2017 out of the southern portion of Shahapur Taluka.[5] The administrative center is the village of Wadgera, 23 km by road south of the City of Yadgir and 39 km by road southeast of the town of Shahapur. The nearest rail station and the nearest railhead are in Yadgir.[6]

Demographics[edit]

As of 2001 India census, its chief village Wadgera had a population of 7,349 with 3,652 males and 3,697 females;[1] however, there has not been a census since the taluka was created.

Education[edit]

The government pre-university college at Wadgera has twice been shifted away to other locales.[7]

Economics[edit]

A 20 MW Solar power plant was constructed at Wadgera in 2018 by Mahindra Susten Pvt. Ltd.[8] It was owned by Hero Future Energies Ltd.

Towns and villages[edit]

Wadgera is the main village in the taluka.[4] There are 63 other villages, 18 of which are also gram panchayat villages.[9] In addition there are 55 rural habitations that don't arise to village status.[9] The gram panchayat villages include:

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c 2001 Village code= 381600 "2001 Census of India: Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
  2. ^ 2011 Village Panchayat Code = 221174, "Reports of National Panchayat Directory: Village Panchayat Names of, Yadgir, Karnataka". Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India. Archived from the original on 27 February 2013.
  3. ^ Wadagera Block Code 7389 "Wadagera Block". Local Government Directory. Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India. 14 October 2019. Archived from the original on 28 November 2023.
  4. ^ a b 2011 Census Village code = 621193, "Reports of National Panchayat Directory: List of Census Villages mapped for: Wadgera Taluka Panchayat, Yadgir, Karnataka". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013.
  5. ^ DHNS (28 August 2017). "49 new taluks to be created, DCs told to fix boundaries". The Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 28 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Yadgir District Map Showing Railway Line". Yadgir District. Archived from the original on 6 February 2013.
  7. ^ "Govt robs Yadgir to favour Sirsi". The Deccan Herald. 7 June 2011. Archived from the original on 3 July 2011.
  8. ^ "No.16, C-1, Millers Tank Bed Area, Vasanth Nagar, Bengaluru-560 052" (PDF). Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission. 4 January 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Tehsil: Administrative Organization: Block wise". Deputy Commissioner, Yadgir, Karnataka. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023.

External links[edit]

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