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{{About|the municipality in India|its namesake district|Yadgir District}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Yadgir
| native_name = ಯಾದಗಿರಿ
| official_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = city
| image_skyline = Yadgir town view from fort.jpg
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| image_caption = A view of Yadgiri city
| pushpin_map = India Karnataka
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Karnataka, India
| coordinates = {{coord|16.77|N|77.13|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Karnataka]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of regions of India|Region]]
| subdivision_name2 = Kalyana karnataka(ಕಲ್ಯಾಣ ಕನಾ‌‌‌‌‌‌‍‌‌ಽಟಕ)
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Yadgir district]]
| subdivision_type4 = [[List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha Constituency]]
| subdivision_name4 = [[Raichur (Lok Sabha constituency)]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
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| area_total_km2 = 5.6
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 389
| population_total = 74294
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = 10500.36
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| population_footnotes = <ref>http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=666255</ref>
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Kannada]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 585201 / 585202
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 08473
| registration_plate = KA-33
| website = [http://www.yadgircity.mrc.gov.in www.yadgircity.mrc.gov.in]
| footnotes =
| Temples = Rachati Veeranna
}}
'''Yadgir''' is a city and the administrative headquarters of [[Yadgir district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Karnataka]]. It is also the administrative headquarters of Yadgir Taluku, one of the three talukas of the district.

==Geography==
Yadgir town covers an area of {{convert|5.6|sqkm|sqmi|1}}.<ref name="area">{{Cite web|title=Population of Corporation/CMC/TMC/TP: Population 2001 Census|publisher=Directorate of Municipal Administration, Government of Karnataka|url=http://municipaladmn.kar.nic.in/AreapopE.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410005106/http://municipaladmn.kar.nic.in/AreapopE.htm|archive-date=10 April 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[Bhima River]] flows through the town.

==Overview==
Yadgir, historically known as ''Yetagiri'',<ref name="A strong hold on the past">{{cite web
|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/125987/a-strong-hold-past.html
|title=A strong hold on the past
|date=3 January 2011
|access-date=2011-01-07
}}</ref> is dotted with many historical monuments and has a hill fort with three rounds of fortifications. There are three ancient temples, medieval mosques, tanks and wells on top of the hill. A pond, the Sanna Kere is located in the heart of the town.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/Lumbini-Park-in-Yadgir-is-a-picture-of-neglect/article14385429.ece|title=Lumbini Park in Yadgir is a picture of neglect|last=Naraboli|first=Ravikumar|date=2016-06-05|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-12-10|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==Demographics==
In 2011, Yadgir had a population of 1,172,985 of whom males were 591,104 and females 581,881 respectively. In the 2001 census, Yadgir had a population of 956,180 of whom males were 482,347 and 473,933 were females. Yadgir district's population constitutes 1.92 percent of the total population of Karnataka. In the 2001 census, this figure for Yadgir district was at 1.81 percent.

There was a change of 22.67 percent in the population compared to the population as per the 2001 census. In the census of 2001, Yadgir district recorded an increase of 20.12 percent to its population compared to 1991.

The initial provisional data released by census India 2011 shows that the density of Yadgir district for 2011 is 224 people per km<sup>2</sup>. In 2001, Yadgir district's density was 183 people per km<sup>2</sup>. Yadgir district covers an area of 5,225 sq. km.

Average literacy rate of Yadgir in 2011 was 52.36, compared to 39.90 in 2001. Male and female literacy were 63.33 and 41.31 respectively. In the 2001 census, the same figures stood at 51.35 and 28.32. The total number of literates in Yadgir district was 516,940, of whom male and female were 313,797 and 203,143 respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/census/district/270-yadgir.html|title = Yadgir District Population Census 2011-2021, Karnataka literacy sex ratio and density}}</ref>

==Culture and Religion==
[[File:Deepak0429.jpg|thumb|Mylapura Betta (Hill), yadgir]]
In Yadgir, there are many spiritual places, e.g., Mayllapur Mallayya. The temple of Shree Kshetra Mouneshwara in Tinthani in Surapura Taluka attracts more than 100,000 devotees every year. In Gurmitkal is situated the famous Mata Manikeshwari temple. The sofi sarmast durga is in the village of Sagar in the Shahapur taluka. The durga attracts thousands of people in the urus. Darga Shah Jeewan Shah is located near the Gunj area of Yadgir.

== Notable people ==

* [[Vishwanath Reddy Mudnal]] - Freedom fighter, Indian politician
* [[Channareddy Patil Tunnur]] - Indian politician
* [[Veer Basawanthreddy Mudnal]] - Doctor and Politician
* [[Venkatreddy Mudnal]] - Indian politician

==Irrigation==
Agriculture in the district is mainly rainfed. The net area irrigated to the net area sown is 38%, which is above the state average of 24%. Krishna, Bhima and Dhoni rivers flow through the district. The irrigation projects in the district are Hattikuni and Soudagar. There are 36 lift irrigation schemes and 445 minor irrigation tanks in the district.

==History==
The town was part of the empire of the [[Western Chalukyas]] from the 10th to the 12th centuries. The name Yadgir (historically ''Yetagiri''<ref name="A strong hold on the past" />) is derived from its early medieval rulers, the 'Yadavas'. Their establishments were on a hill ('giri' in Kannada means hill). Major economic development of the city took place under [[Philip Meadows Taylor]], the British administrator of the principality of [[Shorapur]].{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}

==Transport==

Yadgir is connected by road and rail.
[[File:Deepak0405.jpg|thumb|Yadgir Railway Station]]

;Railway

Yadgir has a broad gauge railway station, ''[[Yadgir railway station]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|title=Yadgir District Map Showing Railway Line|publisher=Yadgir District|url=http://yadgir.nic.in/Maps/YADGIR%20DIST%20RAILWAY%20LINE.jpg}}</ref> and lies between Mumbai and Chennai. It comes under the [[South Central Railway]] under the [[Guntakal]] division. The city is connected to [[Gulbarga]], 78 km. away by rail and 84 km. away by road. From [[Raichur]], its distance is 81 km. It is located between the two districts - Gulbarga and Raichur.<ref>{{cite news|title=Yadgir railway station plays it cool|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/yadgir-railway-station-plays-it-cool/article6348427.ece|access-date=8 October 2017|publisher=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>

;Road

State Highway 15 passes through the city connecting the city to Bijapur and [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]. Important cities connected through buses to the city are [[Bengaluru]], [[Hubballi]], [[Dharwad]], [[Belagavi]], [[Shirasi, Karnataka|Shirasi]], [[Hosapete]], [[Vasco da Gama in Goa]], [[Hyderabad]], [[Bellary|Ballari]], [[Raichur]].<ref>{{cite web|title=NEKRTC Yadgir Division|url=http://www.nekrtc.com/contactus.html|website=www.nekrtc.com|access-date=8 October 2017}}</ref>

== Industry ==
Yadgir is full of natural resources. Two rivers flow through Yadgir, the Krishna and the Bhima. There is a lot of scope for industrialization. {{original research inline|date=April 2018}} A sugar factory and a fuel factory, "Core Green" are established near Hiretumkur village.<ref>{{cite news|title=India's third uranium mining unit at Gogi|author=Srinivas Sirnoorkar |date=13 May 2010 |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/69372/indias-third-uranium-mining-unit.html|work=Deccan Herald}}</ref> Recently, rich uranium deposits have been found in the Gogi belt, covering the villages of Gogi, Ukkinal & Darshanapur in Shahapur taluk and Thinthini & other places in Surapur taluk. Uranium mined and processed here will be used for defense and power generation purposes.{{citation needed|date=April 2018}}

= Heritage Sites =

# [[Yadgir Fort]]
# Shorapur Fort
# [[Vanadurga Fort]]
# Taylor Manzil
# Rajavenkatappa Nayaka Kote and Palace

= References =
{{Reflist}}
{{Clear}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Yadgir}}
*[http://www.yadgirtown.mrc.gov.in/ [[Yadgir City Municipal Council]]]

{{Yadgir district}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Yadgir district]]
[[Category:Forts in Karnataka]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Yadgir district]]

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