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Belagavi BENGALURU G O A M A H A R A S H T R A A N D H R A P R A D E S H T E L A N G A N A T A M I L N A D U K E R A L A District Profile BELAGAVI
Belagavi
BENGALURU
G O A
M A H A R A S H T R A
A N D H R A
P R A D E S H
T E L A N G A N A
T A M I L
N A D U
K E R A L A
District Profile
BELAGAVI
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13,433 Sq. km
Belagavi
District
Headquarter
AREA
823.3
mm
15°23’ to 16°58’ N
latitude
74°05’ to 75°28’ E
longitude
Location
Average
Rainfall
Krishna,
Malaprabha,
Ghataprabha
38ºC
maximum
12ºC
minimum
Temperature
Rivers
► Divided into 3 administrative divisions comprising of 11 talukas–
Athani, Ballhongal, Belagavi, Chikkodi, Gokak, Hukkeri, Khanapur,
Ramdurg, Raybag, Saundatti & Kittur
► Second largest district in the State, as per 2011 Census population
► Belagavi city houses the second legislative building in the State, where
the Karnataka State Legislature meets once a year
► Established trade centre for food grains, sugarcane, cotton, tobacco,
oilseed and milk products
► Important centre for manufacturing of heavy machine tools
► Known as ‘Foundry hub’ of Karnataka
District at a Glance
Erstwhile known as Belgaum, Belagavi is one of the oldest,
strong, prominent and well cultured historical place nestling
high in the Western Ghats. It has an enviable heritage and lies
in the zone of cultural transition between Karnataka,
Maharashtra and Goa with a known antiquity, clearly traceable
to 2nd Century A.D. It is also known as Malenadu or Rain
Country and the vegetation here is verdant green throughout
the year. It is located equidistant from Bengaluru and Mumbai.
Population
47,79,661
Population
Density
356 p/sq.km
Literacy Rate
73.94%
Sex Ratio
969
Source: PCA,Census, 2011
District Profile : Belagavi
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77,825
82,287
92,249
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
8.9%
Economic Sanpshot
Source: Compiled from Economic Survey of Karnataka
25 July 2017
District Per capita Income (in INR)
Description
(At Current
Prices)
INR Crores Contribution
to District
(%)
Contributio
n to
State(%)
Total District GDP 51,040 - 4.4
Primary 10,166 24.5 8.8
Secondary 9,191 22.2 4.5
Tertiary 22,070 53.3 3.6
Belagavi District’s Contribution to State’s Economy (2016-17)
Source: Economic Survey of Karnataka 2018-19
Sector-wise percentage share in District Economy
► Urbanisation in the district is 25% compared to 39% in the state
► Belagavi devotes more than 30% of its land for cultivation, which
makes agriculture as the major contributing sector, since more than
50% of the area is under forest cover
► Emerging hub for storage/cold storage infrastructure with Export
oriented units, Sugar industries, Raisin and Jaggery cluster in
Chikkodi taluk
► Foundry cluster is located in Belagavi
► Workforce Participation Rate (WPR) of the district is 44%
40.5 39.8
33.3
23.97 25 26.7 26.423.1
29.97
22
32.9 33.8
43.746.06
53.3
1990-9
1
1998-9
9
2001-0
2
2008-0
9
2016-1
7
1990-9
1
1998-9
9
2001-0
2
2008-0
9
2016-1
7
1990-9
1
1998-9
9
2001-0
2
2008-0
9
2016-1
7
Primary Sector Secondary Sector Tertiary Sector
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1.0%
19.3%
5.4%
14.0%
1.1%
16.2%
5.0%
16.4%
1.0%
13.1%
6.5%
0.1%
1.9%
Tobacco
Sugarcane
Cotton
Oilseeds
Fruits
Pulses
Wheat
Maize
Bajra
Jowar
Paddy
Ragi
Vegetables
Agriculture Profile
Thrust Areas
•Enhancing post harvest
infrastructure and storage
facilities
•Opportunities to integrate the
value chain through VAP*
• Improving post harvest
processes
•Exploiting market potential.
District Profile : Belagavi
Key Enablers
•Different agro climatic
conditions and soil types
• Availability of water
bodies for fisheries
•Existence of horticultural
college, agricultural
training and research
institutes
Percentage of Area (Ha) under Crops
Source: Belagavi District at a Glance 2016-17
* Value- added Agricultural Products
• Food crops: Rice (paddy), jowar, cereals, maize, Bengal
gram
•Horticulture Crops: Onions, Chillies, Tomatos, Papaya,
Pomegranate, Mosambi, Sapota, Banana, Mango, Coconut,
Areca nuts, Guava
• Plantation crops: Cashewnut, Coconuts,
• Total cropped area: 10,39,564 Ha
•Area sown more than once: 3,52,675 Ha
• Production of 62,953 M.Tonnes of mango, 43,083 M.Tonnes
of grapes and 6,812 M.Tonnes of citric fruits
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Industry Profile
• Investment of INR 2,016 crores in solar photo voltaic plant (3 MW)
•Allocation of government land for establishing 1,320 MW through private investment
•Approved gas based project of 700 MW
Power Industry
•3,437 units in Agri & Food processing with investment of INR 8,215 lakhs and employment of 30,156 people
• INR 5 crores allotted for chilling centre
Agriculture and food processing
•Textiles: important centre for textiles with 20,000 power looms employing 30,000 persons
•Heavy Machine tools: 1200 auto related units; Foundry cluster project costing 24.7 crores
•Mining and Steel: 1.2 lakh MT of aluminium laterite, 0.4 lakh MT of dolomite, 0.45 lakh MT of limestone
Other industries
District Profile : Belagavi
► 23 Large and Medium Scale Industries have been implemented under SHLCC with an aggregated investment of
INR 3,123 Crore and employment of 6,495. (Enterprises registered under SHLCC/SLWCC in last six year 2012-18)
► 18,048 Micro and Small Enterprises under with an aggregated investment of INR 1,74,514 Lakh and employment
of 89,139 (Enterprises registered in last five year 2013-14 to 2017-18)
► Foundry and power loom (MSME) cluster in Belgaum with 110 functional units. Value of exports from the cluster is
16 crore INR. Around 20,000 power looms and 4,546 handlooms. Yarn processing, fabric processing, calendaring,
silk reeling, twisting, hosiery, knitted garments and t-shirts form an important export base.
► Handmade artefact clusters including dolls and toys, horn and bone, metal ware, artistic chappals, pottery, terracotta,
textiles
► District known as ‘Sugar Bowl of Karnataka’, with annual production of sugar is 9,23,185 MTs.
► Auto Component Cluster in the district
Key Players
Hindalco Industries Ltd
Hindustan Latex Limited
AKP Foundries
Dalmia Cement
Athani Farmers Sugar Factory
Ltd
Forbes Campbell Knitwear
Gokak Textiles Ltd.
Shree Renuka Sugars Ltd.
Source: Karnataka Udyog Mitra, Invest Karnataka, District Industrial Profile - Belagavi
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Industry Profile
Small Scale Units under major sectors- 2016-17
Three Tourism
Resorts as a
recreational area
and historic site
are being
developed on land
of 59 acres with
total investment of
77.55 crores
Major Exportable
Items:
Valves, Pumps,
Machine
components,
Sugar, Safety
Helmets,
Castings, T-shirts,
yarn, aerospace
components
Source: District at a glance Belagavi 2016-17
India’s first
Private
Aerospace
SEZ is
operational
at Belgaum
► Rich deposits of bauxite in Belagavi has led
to the creation of aluminum industries
► Wooden furniture cluster located in Angol
► Kuduchi Jaggery cluster and Jaggery
processing Cluster, Chikkodi
► Foot diamond leather cluster at Madhabavi
► Machine Tool and Engineering Cluster,
Udyambag
► Readymade Garments Cluster, Ramdurga
► Birds Power loom Cluster, Ramdurga
► Bricks Processing Cluster, Khanapura
► Athani Raisins processing cluster, Athani
► Emerging hub for storage/ cold storage
infrastructure
Natural Resources
Major Minor
Bauxite Building Stone
Limestone Ordinary Clay
Dolomite Grey Granite C
Quartzite,
Aluminous
laterite
1834
51
79
39
1591
72
62
131
609
Textiles
Rubber & Plastic
Paper & Printing
leather
Food & Intoxicants
Chemicals
Electricals & Electronics
Automobiles
Service Activities
Source: Karnataka State Industrial Profile 2016
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Industry ProfileNo Industrial Areas
1 B.K Kangrali Sub Layout Industrial Area
2 Gokak Industrial Area
3 Hattargi Masthihole Managutti
4 Honaga
5 Kakti Industrial Area Belagavi
6 Kanabaragi Industrial Area
7 Kangrali Industrial Area
8 Kittur & Dombarakoppa, Industrial Area
Industrial EstateIndustrial Area
No Industrial Estates
Extent
(Ha)1 Kanabargi, Belagavi 2.43
2 Bailhongal 1.21
3 Borgaon 30.36
4 Gokak 3.85
5 Udyambag, Belagavi 22.46
6 Nipani 1.41
7 Ramdurg 3.64
8 Angol 2, Belagavi 1.62
9 Khanapur 3.87
10 Angol 1 - Belagavi 8.5
11 IT Park - Desur - Belagavi 16.94
12 Chikodi 2.43
13 Athani 29.57
8
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7 ,5,
4
3
2
1
2
13
7
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5
6 12
8 10 9
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Physical Infrastructure
► 197 kilometres of rail length in the district
► Trains connecting major cities like Bengaluru, Pune,
Mumbai, Hyderabad and Delhi pass through the
district
Rail ► Nearest seaport is Goa, 78 kms away
► Karwar and Mangaluru ports located
180 and 329 kms away
Port
► Belagavi domestic airport
7 kms away from
Belagavi city
► Goa airport located at a
distance of 78 kms away
from Belagavi city
Airport
► NH 4A (Karnataka to
Panaji) and NH 4
(Mumbai to Chennai via
Bengaluru) passes
through the district
► Belagavi falls on the
Pune- Bengaluru part of
the Quadrilateral
Road ► Three major rivers-
Krishna, Malaprabha and
Ghataprabha
► 58% of the net area
irrigated, which is higher
than state average
Water
Power
► Transmission in the
district is being done by
HESCOM
► 87 substations with a
capacity to receive and
disseminate 1625 MW
Others
► Inland container depot at
Desur
► IT incubation centre at
Gogte Institute of
Technology
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Social Infrastructure
B.V.V.S.
Polytechnic
University of
Horticultural
Sciences
Educational Institutions Existing Required
As Per
Standards*
Primary Schools 1673956
High Schools3718 637
PU College340
-
General Degree Colleges 51 38
Medical Colleges17 5
Engineering Colleges12 5
Polytechnic Colleges19
-
Government Hospitals 175 19
Allopathy Hospitals174
-
Indian System of Medical
Hospitals 7
-
Community Health Centres16
-
Primary Health Centres148
-
Key Educational Institutes
Source: Belagavi District At A Glance 2015-16
* Urban and Regional Development Plans Formulations and
Implementation (URDPFI) Guidelines, 2015
District Profile : Belagavi
Key Educational
Institutes
Visvesvaraya
Technological
University
Rani
Channamma
University
Belagavi Institute
of Medical
Sciences
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Tourism
Gokak Waterfalls
Waterfall located on the GhataprabhaRiver, has a horse shoe shaped crest
Yellama Temple
Situated in the ancient city of Saundatti, reflects Jain architecture, and attracts
pilgrims during Yellama Jatre, held during the month of Margasira
Belgaum Fort
Located at the foothills of the Sahyadri, ancient monument dating back to AdilShahi dynasty. Notable in modern history because Gandhi was imprisoned by the British here during India’s freedom struggle
Navilutirtha
Low valley situated between 2 hills in Saudatti taluk, the Mahaprabha Dam
situated here serves as a good scenic spot
Kamala Basti (Belagavi)
One of the two Bastis within the walls of the Belagavi fort, built in the late Chalukyan style in 1204 with the Neminatha idol in black stone.
Godachinmalki Falls
Markandeya River takes the first jump here and flows into a rocky valley,
creating a fine spot with deep green valley
Rakaskop
Cavern in laterite on the hillrock resembling a Rakshasa (demon). Also, has a Dam across the river Markandeya, supplying drinking water to Belagavi.
Kapileshwara Temple
Temple dating back to 1000 AD, also known as “Dakshina Kashi. One of the pilgrimage locations to the Jyotirlingas”
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Shelf of projects
District Profile : Belagavi
Tourism
►Tourism Related Infrastructure near Hidkal and MalaprabhaDams- INR 55 crores
T
Urban Infrastructure
► Smart City Mission
► Development of Residential Accommodation for Legislators- INR 200 crores
► 24*7 Water Supply for Belagavi, Kalaburagiand Hubbali- Dharwad area- INR 1,809 crores
U
Industrial Infrastructure and Energy
Industrial Corridors-CBIC and BMEC
Setting up of captive/ merchant gas based power plant in Belagavidistrict- INR 3,500 crores
I&E
Transportation
►Development of road from Gotur to Kagewadi- INR 174 crores
T
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Managing Director,
Karnataka Udyog Mitra
3rd Floor, Khanija Bhavan (East Wing), No.49, Race
Course Road, Bengaluru 560 001, India.
Ph : 91-80-2228 2392, 2228 5659; 2238 1232
Email : [email protected]
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Principal Secretary to GovernmentCommerce & Industries Department# 106, 1st Floor, Vikasa Soudha, Dr. AmbedkarVeedhi, Bengaluru 560 001, India.Phone: +91 80 2225 2443Email: [email protected]: [email protected] us at: www.investkarnataka.co.in
Chief Executive Officer and Executive Member
Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board
4th & 5th Floor, East Wing, Race Course Road,
Bengaluru 560 001, India.
Phone: +91 80 2226 5383, 2226 7900
Email: [email protected]
Visit us at: www.kiadb.in
Commissioner for Industrial Development
Director of Industries and Commerce
No. 49, South Block, Khanija Bhavan
Race Course Road Bengaluru 560 001, India.
Phone: +91 80 2238 6796
Email:[email protected]
Visit us at: www.investkarnataka.co.in
Joint Director
District Industries Centre
Udyambagh,
Belgaum - 590 008.
Off Ph : 2440430 / 2440852
Fax: 2441209
E-mail: [email protected]
Key Contacts
Chief Executive Officer,
Invest Karnataka Forum
3rd Floor, Khanija Bhavan (East Wing), No.49,
Race Course Road, Bengaluru 560 001, India
Email: [email protected]
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