Sedam Explained

Sedam
Settlement Type:Sedam Taluk
Pushpin Map:India Karnataka
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates:17.183°N 77.283°W
Subdivision Type:Country india
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Karnataka
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kalaburagi
Subdivision Type4:Lok Sabha Constituency
Subdivision Name4:Gulbarga
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:5.5
Population Total:39,341
Population As Of:2011
Population Rank:Sedam
Population Density Km2:5734.36
Population Footnotes:[1]
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Kannada
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:585318
Area Code Type:585318
Area Code:08441
Registration Plate:KA 32
Official Name:Sedam

Sedam or Seram is a town in Kalaburagi district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is also the headquarters of the Sedam Taluka.

Demographics

Sedam is a Town Municipal Council city and divided into 23 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Sedam Town Municipal Council has population of 39,341 of which 19,816 are males while 19,525 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.

Economy

Sedam is famous for its Shahabad stones which are used for construction. Many quarries[2] and mines are there in Sedam to sell these stones (both uncut and polished).Five cement[3] factories are also present in Sedam taluk: Vasavadatta cement unit of Birla Shakti Cement in Sedam, Ultratech Cement a unit of Rajashree cement in Malkhed, South India Cement ltd Malkhed.Shree cement at Kodla Benakanahalli village, CCI Kurgunta.The food grain industry is also big here, especially with Toor dal being sent to far away places like Tamil Nadu.[4]

Geography

The town is spread over an area of 5.5km2.[5] Sedam Taluk shares borders with three Talukas in the Gulbarga district: Chitapur Taluka to the west, Chincholi Taluka to the north and Yadgir district to the south. It also borders Tandur Taluk of the Rangareddy District of Telangana and Kodangal Taluk of the Mahbubnagar District in Telangana to the east.Sedam taluk is located in the eastern part of the district.

History

Sedam in ancient times was known as Hedimba. Sedam was ruled by Rashtrautas and Kalyani Chalukyas. Some of the ancient temples in Sedam town are Madhava Trilingeshwara Eshwara Temple, Kottala Basaveshwara Temple, Manvikeshwara Temple, Panchalingeshwara Temple, Bananti Kambha, Jwalamukhi statues and Ganapa Navakoti Narayana Temple, Panduranga Temple, Karadagiri Hanuman Temple, Laxmi Narayan Temple, Hingulambika Temple, Sadesab Darga, Masjid-e-Mahal, Mecca Masjid. Sedam also has an ancient fort, Ganesh temple in Ganesh nagar. Near to Sedam about 12–14 km away, there is a place called Ranjol with a famous masjid. Sedam also has some Jain cave ruins possibly from the time of the Rashtrakuta Dynasty. Near to Sedam, about 20–25 km away, there is place called Benakanhalli with famous Chandaneshawar temple.

Transport

Road

Sedam is well connected by road. It is 150 km from Hyderabad, the capital of Telangana State. It is connected to Gulbarga, the district headquarters which is 50 km away. Yadgir is 55 km away. Gulbarga Airport is on the Sedam - Gulbarga Road.

Rail

Sedam lies on the Hyderabad-Mumbai route and Delhi-Bangalore Route. A number of trains pass through Sedam railway station.

People of Interest

Mr. Vishal Ladda, a famous person was born and brought up here.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census of India Search details . censusindia.gov.in. 10 May 2015.
  2. Web site: Quarries . . 2005-07-23 . 15 May 2016.
  3. Web site: Cement companies in sedam. www.karnataka.com. 15 May 2016.
  4. Web site: Reliance Cement to open two cement plants in Karnataka. 29 Nov 2016.
  5. The population and area of major towns in Karnataka has been mentioned in the webpage Population of Corporation/CMC/TMC/TP belonging to the Municipal Administration Department of the Government of Karnataka