Sedam

Sedam ಸೇಡಂ
taluka
Sedam Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 17°10′59″N 77°16′59″E / 17.183°N 77.283°ECoordinates: 17°10′59″N 77°16′59″E / 17.183°N 77.283°E
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Gulbarga
Lok Sabha Constituency	Gulbarga
Area
• Total	5.5 km^2 (2.1 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	39,341
• Density	5,734.36/km^2 (14,851.9/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	585 222
Telephone code	08441
Vehicle registration	KA 32

Sedam or Seram is a town in Gulbarga 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 Taluks in the Gulbarga district: Chitapur Taluk to the west, Chincholi Taluk to the north and Yadgir district to the south. It also borders Tandur Taluk of the Rangareddy District of Andhra Pradesh and Kodangal Taluk of the Mahbubnagar District in Andhra Pradesh to the east.

Transport

Road

Sedam is well connected by road. It is 150 km from Hyderabad, Capital City of Telangana State. It is connected to Gulbarga, the district headquarters which is 50 km . It is connected to Yadgir which is 55 km. On the Sedam Gulbarga Road Gulbarga Airport is scheduled to come into operation by mid March 2014.

Rail

Sedam lies in the Hyderabad-Mumbai route and Delhi-Bangalore Route. The following trains have a stop in Sedam: Hussain Sagar Superfast Express, Mumbai Express, Rayalseema Express(Tirupati-Hyderabad), Hari Priya Express, Delhi-Bangalore Rajdhani Express. Sedam is the first taluka where Rajdhani stops, Konark Express ( Mumbai-Bhuvaneshwar ), Rajkot-Secunderabad Express, Bhavnagar-Kakinada Express, Hubli-Secunderabad Express, Nanded-Bangalore Link Express, Bidar-Yeshvantpur Express. There are other ordinary passenger trains in addition.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Sedam had a population of 31,529. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Sedam has an average literacy rate of 58%, lower than the national average of 59.5%male literacy is 66%, and female literacy is 49%. In Sedam, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.^[3]

History

Sedam in ancient times was known Sedimba. 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, 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.

Economy

Sedam is famous for its Shahabad stones which are used for construction. A lot of quarries around Sedam mine these stones to sell (both uncut and polished). Three cement factories are also present in this taluk: Birla Shakti Cement a unit of Vasavadatta cement in Sedam, Ultratech Cement a unit Rajashree cement in Malkhed, and South India Cement ltd Malkhed. The food grain industry is also big here, especially with Toor dal being sent to far away places in Tamil Nadu.

See also

• Manyakheta
• Udagi
• Handaraki
• Gulbarga
• Hulgol
• Benakanahalli

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 belonging to the Municipal Administration Department of the Government of Karnataka
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 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.