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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.

Sedam
Sedam Taluk
Sedam
Sedam
Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 17°10′59″N 77°16′59″E / 17.183°N 77.283°E / 17.183; 77.283
Country india India
StateKarnataka
DistrictKalaburagi
Lok Sabha ConstituencyGulbarga
Area
 • Total5.5 km2 (2.1 sq mi)
 • RankMuk jakanapalli sedam gulbarga
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total39,341
 • RankSedam
 • Density5,734.36/km2 (14,851.9/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
585318
58531808441
Vehicle registrationKA 32

Demographics edit

Sedam is a Town Municipal Council city and divided into 23 wards for which elections are held every 5 years.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed]

Economy edit

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 edit

The town is spread over an area of 5.5 square kilometres (2.1 sq mi).[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 edit

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.[citation needed]

Transport edit

Road edit

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 edit

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

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Census of India Search details". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Quarries". The Hindu. 23 July 2005. Retrieved 15 May 2016.[dead link]
  3. ^ "Cement companies in sedam". www.karnataka.com. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Reliance Cement to open two cement plants in Karnataka". Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  5. ^ The population and area of major towns in Karnataka has been mentioned in the webpage Population of Corporation/CMC/TMC/TP 2009-04-10 at the Wayback Machine belonging to the Municipal Administration Department of the Government of Karnataka

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