Wadi, Karnataka Explained

Wadi
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Karnataka
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates:17.07°N 76.98°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Karnataka
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kalaburagi
Subdivision Type3:Taluka
Subdivision Name3:Chittapur
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:411
Population Total:25258
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Footnotes:[1]
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Kannada
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:585225
Registration Plate:KA-32

Wadi is a census town in Kalaburagi district in the Indian state of Karnataka.The Wadi Town Has a 23 Municipal Ward. The Wadi Junction railway station is an important railway junction on the Indian railways.Gulbarga, which is around 37 km via rail route and 40 km via roadway from WadiThe railway line from Secunderabad to Wadi was started in 1874.

Geography

Wadi is located at .[2] It has an average elevation of 411 metres (1348 feet).

Demographics

India census,[3] Wadi had a population of 120,000. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Wadi has an average literacy rate of 54%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 63% and female literacy is 45%. In Wadi, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Tourism

Wadi is a tourist spot. Some of the attractions are the two Hanuman Temples, one in railway colony and the other situated at Konchur, a village 10 km from Wadi railway station. Also of interest are the Astaan E Quadri Halkatta Sharif Dargah, also 6 km from Wadi town, and the ACC cement plants, which use both the latest and obsolete technologies.

Transport

Wadi Junction railway station is on the Solapur-Guntakal line, which is part of Mumbai-Chennai line. Trains from the metro cities of Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Chennai pass through the city. It is also connected to Secunderabad by rail.

Income/Economy

Wadi is home to two cement plants of ACC, one of 2.6 mtpa (million tonnes per annum) capacity and the other 2.1 mtpa. These are some of the largest cement plants in the country.Wadi is also famous for limestone mines.Wadi is also an important railway junction.

The cement plants of ACC, the railways and the limestone have attracted people from diverse regions and cultures, in search of employment.

Educational Institutes

Wadi has a no. of educational institutions:

Business

Wadi Market is old. Thursdays are marked as the weekly market (or weekly shandy or vaara santhe) days, where people from nearby towns and villages visit for selling and buying daily essentials like vegetables, fruits, etc.

It's mainly held on road side near the railway ticket counter every Thursday from 9 am to around 6 pm, depending on availability of stock to be purchased.

Important landmarks are GOPALRAO INFO SOLUTIONS and KHANDELWAL RAJORE BUILDING,SARDARJI BUILDING,IRANI BUILDING ARE the oldest building in Wadi. It is close to Wadi Railway Junction.

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census of India: Search Details . 8 May 2014 . 24 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924142313/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=665441 . dead .
  2. http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/19/Wadi.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Wadi
  3. Web site: Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.