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'''Sadalga''' (or Sadalaga) is a municipal [[town]] in [[Chikodi]] Taluka in the [[Belagavi District|Belagavi district]] of [[Karnataka]], [[India]].

It is situated near the [[Maharashtra]] border and is located on the banks of the [[Dudhaganga]] river. Many [[Tehsil|Taluka]] level offices are located throughout the town.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Mysore (India : State)|url=https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/010119240|title=The Mysore Gazette}}</ref>

==Geography==
Sadalga is located 593 km northwest of [[Bangalore]] at {{Coord|16.57|N|74.55|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/19/Sadalgi.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Sadalga]</ref> in the [[Belagavi District]] of [[Karnataka]], [[India]].

The town is almost equidistant between the cities of [[Ichalkaranji]] and [[Chikodi]]. Sadalga is on the bank of the [[Doodhaganga]], a river with a small bridge 500 m from Sadalga; the river flows by the northern side of the town. It provides water for the town's households and fulfills the irrigation needs around the city. There are a few surrounding villages, like the villages of Bhainakwadi and [[Vadagol (Rural)|Vadagol]], that constitute the Sadalga Town municipality.

==Demographics==
According to the [[2001 Census of India|2001 Indian census]], Sadalga had a population of 23,790 inhabitants.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sadalgatown.mrc.gov.in/}}</ref> The population was estimated to be 51% male and 49% female.

The average literacy rate in Sadalga is 68%. The town also has an Arts and Commerce public university, Degree College, and an Industrial Training Institute College. Recently, a new Government Polytechnic College and a [[Kendriya Vidyalaya]] were inaugurated in the town.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=India|url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/district-census-handbook-series-14-mysore/oclc/3256108|title=District census handbook, series 14, Mysore.|last2=Office of the Director of Census Operations|first2=Mysore|last3=Padmanabha|first3=P|date=1972|publisher=Govt. Press|location=Bangalore|language=English|oclc=3256108}}</ref>

The primary language in Sadalga is [[Kannada]]. Other languages include [[English language|English]], [[Marathi language|Marathi]], and [[Hindi]].

==Religious buildings==
Jain Temples, Shantinath Mandir, ancient Parshwanath mandir, Doda basadi and Shikhar Basadi, Mahadev Mandir, Vitthal Mandir, Ekavira Mandir, Ganesh Mandir, Aranyasiddheswar Mandir, Hanuman Mandir, Bhandarad Odeya Dhari Deva Temple, Khwaja Shamanamir Dargah, and Puratan Datta Mandir are the temples in the town.

The Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Chowk marketplace is named after the founder of the [[Maratha empire]].<ref>https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chowk</ref> There are many religious buildings sectioned by [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] [[Ganesh Hukkeri]] and former [[Member of parliament (India)|MP]] Shri. Annasaheb Jolle]].

The tomb of Muslim Dargāh, the saint of Chishti Order Shaikh Khwaja Abdul Malik Mira murid of Nasiruddin Muhammad Chirag-e-Dehli, is in the town.

==Economy==
Farming is the primary source of income in the town. The farmers use both old and modern techniques for cultivation, and nowadays some of the educated people are joining the farming industry and bringing new technologies.

[[Sugar]] is the primary crop farmed. Residents are known to shop at the market in nearby Ichalkaranji, in the State of Maharashtra.

==Notable people==
* [[Acharya Vidyasagar]] - Jain [[Digambara]]
* [[A.N. Upadhye]] - Jain Scholar

==References==
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