Terdal

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Terdal
Teradala, Theradal
Town
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Terdal
Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 16°30′N75°03′E / 16.5°N 75.05°E / 16.5; 75.05
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Karnataka
District Bagalkot
TalukaTerdal
Government
  BodyTown Municipal council
Elevation
536 m (1,759 ft)
Population
 (2001) [1]
  Total
26,088
Languages
  Official Kannada
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
587315
ISO 3166 code IN-KA
Vehicle registration KA 48(Jamakhandi) KA 29(Bagalkot)
Website www.terdaltown.mrc.gov.in

Terdal is a Municipal town in Bagalkot district in the Indian state of Karnataka.

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Geography

Jamkhandi Taluk Map before creation of Terdal and Rabkavi-Banhatti Taluk Jamkhandi Taluk.jpg
Jamkhandi Taluk Map before creation of Terdal and Rabkavi-Banhatti Taluk
Jamkhandi Taluk ZP Constituency Map before creation of Terdal and Rabkavi-Banhatti Taluk Jamkhandi Taluk ZP Constituency Map.jpg
Jamkhandi Taluk ZP Constituency Map before creation of Terdal and Rabkavi-Banhatti Taluk

Teradala is located at 16°30′N75°03′E / 16.5°N 75.05°E / 16.5; 75.05 . [2] It has an average elevation of 536  metres (1758  feet). Terdal Shree Allam Prabhu Devaru Brahanmath is famous and historic.

Demographics

As of 2011 India census, [3] Teradala had a population of 26,153. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. The average literacy rate is 54%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 63%, and female literacy is 44%. 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Education

Education institutes in terdal are as follow


History

According to a record of 1123 A.D., a major road was connecting Terdal and Halasi, the two important commercial centres in North Karnataka.[ citation needed ]

Patawardhan DynestySangali State:

In 1821 Terdal was one of the noted Taluka place in the Sangali(Now in Maharastra) princely state.

Economy

Agriculture is the main economy with some of the important crops like Sugar cane, Maize, Barley (kapali in Marathi), soya bean, Turmeric, are the main crop of Terdal. Most of the population is agriculturists.

Famous Temples

(Other Jain temples)

References

  1. "Census of India: Search Details". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  2. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Terdal
  3. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.