Wadgera Taluka Explained

Wadgera Taluka
Other Name:	Wadagera Taluka Vadagera Taluk ವಡಗೇರಾ ತಾಲ್ಲೂಕು
Settlement Type:	taluka
Pushpin Map:	India Karnataka
Pushpin Label Position:	right
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates:	16.5864°N 77.0983°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	India
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Karnataka
Subdivision Type2:	District
Subdivision Name2:	Yadgir
Government Type:	Panchayati raj (India)
Governing Body:	Taluka panchayat
Unit Pref:	Metric
Elevation M:	383
Population Total:	7349
Population As Of:	2001
Population Density Km2:	auto
Demographics Type1:	Languages
Demographics1 Title1:	Official
Demographics1 Info1:	Kannada
Timezone1:	IST
Utc Offset1:	+5:30
Postal Code:	585355
Registration Plate:	KA 33
Iso Code:	IN-KA

Wadgera is a taluka panchayat^{[1] [2]} in the southern state of Karnataka, India.^{[3] [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

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

Education

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

Economics

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

Wadgera is the main village in the taluka. 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. The gram panchayat villages include:

• Aikur
• Bendebembli
• Bilar
• Gonal
• Gulsaram
• Gundgurthi
• Hayyal (B)
• Halgera
• Kadamgera B
• Konkal
• Kurkunda
• Naikal
• Tewar Wadagera
• Tumkur
• Tadabidi
• Ullesugar
• Wadgera

External links

• Web site: Official Website of Yadgir District.

Notes and References

1. 2011 Village Panchayat Code = 221174, Web site: Reports of National Panchayat Directory: Village Panchayat Names of, Yadgir, Karnataka. Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India. https://web.archive.org/web/20130227192004/http://panchayatdirectory.gov.in/adminreps/viewpansumSQL.asp?selstate=5843&parenttype=B&ptype=V. 27 February 2013. live.
2. Wadagera Block Code 7389 Web site: Wadagera Block . 14 October 2019 . Local Government Directory . Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India . https://web.archive.org/web/20231128051759/https://lgdirectory.gov.in/viewglobalBlockDetail.do?globalblockId=7389&OWASP_CSRFTOKEN=5YPM-NX5G-GRPC-JUAK-6DGY-JZ6O-STOQ-AWRG# . 28 November 2023 . live .
3. 2001 Village code= 381600 Web site: 2001 Census of India: Villages with population 5000 & above. Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. 2008-12-18.
4. 2011 Census Village code = 621193, Web site: Reports of National Panchayat Directory: List of Census Villages mapped for: Wadgera Taluka Panchayat, Yadgir, Karnataka. Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. https://web.archive.org/web/20130421042211/http://panchayatdirectory.gov.in/adminreps/viewGPmapcvills.asp?gpcode=221174&rlbtype=V . 21 April 2013 . dead .
5. News: DHNS . 49 new taluks to be created, DCs told to fix boundaries . 28 August 2017 . The Deccan Herald . https://web.archive.org/web/20231128033856/https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/49-taluks-created-dcs-told-2022517 . 28 November 2023 . live .
6. Web site: Yadgir District Map Showing Railway Line . Yadgir District. https://web.archive.org/web/20130206192228/http://yadgir.nic.in/Maps/YADGIR%20DIST%20RAILWAY%20LINE.jpg. 6 February 2013. live.
7. News: Govt robs Yadgir to favour Sirsi. The Deccan Herald. 7 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110703025408/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/167209/govt-robs-yadgir-favour-sirsi.html. 3 July 2011. live.
8. Web site: No.16, C-1, Millers Tank Bed Area, Vasanth Nagar, Bengaluru-560 052 . 4 January 2023 . Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission .
9. Web site: Tehsil: Administrative Organization: Block wise . Deputy Commissioner, Yadgir, Karnataka . https://web.archive.org/web/20230320191156/https://yadgir.nic.in/en/tehsil/ . 20 March 2023 . live .