Sedam

Sedam
Sedam Taluk
Sedam
Sedam Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 17°10′59″N77°16′59″E / 17.183°N 77.283°E / 17.183; 77.283 Coordinates: 17°10′59″N77°16′59″E / 17.183°N 77.283°E / 17.183; 77.283
Country india	India
State	Karnataka
District	Kalaburagi
Lok Sabha Constituency	Gulbarga
Area
• Total	5.5 km2 (2.1 sq mi)
• Rank	Muk jakanapalli sedam gulbarga
Population  (2011) [1]
• Total	39,341
• Rank	Sedam
• Density	5,734.36/km2 (14,851.9/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	585318
585318	08441
Vehicle registration	KA 32

Sedam or Seram is a town in Kalaburagi district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is also the headquarters of the Sedam Taluka.

Geography

The town is spread over an area of 5.5 square kilometres (2.1 sq mi). ^[2] 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.

Transport

Road

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

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

Demographics

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 ]}

History

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 ]}

Economy

Sedam is famous for its Shahabad stones which are used for construction. Many quarries ^[3] and mines are there in Sedam to sell these stones (both uncut and polished). Five cement ^[4] 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. ^[5]

See also

• Gulbarga
• Sedam railway station
• Handaraki
• Manyakheta
• Udagi

References

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