KALABURAGIDistrict Profile

Snapshot – Kalaburagi District ProfileDistrict overviewEconomic ProfileAgricultural ProfileIndustry ProfilePower and WaterTourismSocial InfrastructureConnectivityInfrastructure ReadinessPotential IndustriesInvestment OpportunitiesAnnexure

Snapshot – Kalaburagi District Profile

Temperature 45°C (Max)22°C (Min)

Relative Humidity (%)

74 (Max)39 (Min)

Annual Normal Rainfall

842 mm

Rivers Bhima, Krishna, Kagina and Bennetore

Area 10,954 sq km

District headquarter

Gulbarga Town

Population 2,566,326 (As per Census 2011)

Population density

233/km2

Sex ratio 962 per 1000 male

Literacy rate 64.85 %

• Located in the northern part of Karnataka.

• 7 Talukas- Aland, Afzalpur,Gulbarga, Chincholi, Chittapur, Sedam, Jewargi.

• Situated in Deccan Plateau and the general elevation ranges from 300 to 750 meters above mean sea level.

Kalaburagi District

District Overview

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Source: Karnataka at Glance, 2013-14

Economic ProfileGDDP is Rs. 7,310 Crores for the district in the year 2012-13

Per capita annual income in the district is Rs. 48,329 for the year 2012-13

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Source: Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Bangalore

Gulbarga District’s Contribution to GSDP of Karnataka (2012-13)

Description INR Crore

Contribution (%)

Total District GDP 7,310 2.4

Agriculture and Allied (Agriculture, animal husbandry, Forestry, Fishing)

1,506 3.6

Industry(manufacturing, Construction, Mining)

1,816 2.2

Services (Real estate, Hotels and restaurants, banking, and legal services)

3,987 2.3

Kalaburagi GDP Trend (in INR Crore)

2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13

7914 7824

5029

6408 6363

7310

Primary Secondary Tertiary GDP

CAGR – 13 %

(From 2009-

10 to 2012-

13)

Source: State and District Domestic Product of Karnataka 14-15

Thrust Areas• Sugarcane • Pulses • Cotton

Agricultural ProfileMajor Crops Cereals – Tur, Jowar, Bajra, Paddy

Pulses - Red Gram, Sorghum,

Oil Seeds - Sunflower,

Vegetables – Leafy Vegetables, Chilli, Tomato, Onion, Brinjal

Flower - Rose, Marigold, Jasmine, Aster

Fruits - Mango, Grapes Banana, Sapota, Sweet orange, Fig

Spices & Plantation –Tamarind, Coconut, turmeric

Key Enablers Hot climate condition and soil types

suitable for horticulture. Parent basalt rock in Chincholi,

Chitapur, Jewargi and Sedam taluks congenial for growing high quality “Tur”.

Immense scope for bio-fuel plantation and afforestation.

State Ware House Corporation and KSCMF APMCs present in the district.

Total land area of 10,94,120 ha

Forest3.02%

Uncultivated Land

9.42%

Net Sown Area74.31%

Remaining Area13.25%

Land Utilisation (%)

Cereals25.06%

Pulses58.40%

Other1.80%

Oil Seeds6.71%

Commercial Crops8.04%

Cropping Pattern (%)

Source: Karnataka at Glance, DIC- Kalaburagi

S.No Industrial Areas Extent(in Acres)

1 IA, Kapnoor Phase I 110

2 IA, Kapnoor Phase II 209

3 IA, Kapnoor III Phase 209

4 IA, Nandur Kesartigi 614

5 IA, Nandur Kesartigi II Phase 186

• 13 Large and Mega scale Industries • 17,146 MSME with aggregated

investment INR 365.15 Crores

Industry Profile

Potential Sectors:• Cement• Energy• Textile• Agro & Food Processing• Engineering & Automobiles

Land Bank of 2200 acres. A Food park is in progress at Jewargi. Corridor connects the district with Bidar,

Bellary and Hiriyur. Under this programme, a Cement Zone is proposed covering the District.

Natural Resources Limestone- Estimated Limestone

Reserves to the tune of 6,445 Million tonnes in the district.

Granite Quartz

S.No Industrial Estates Extent(in Acres)

1 Alanda 102 Chincholi 103 Chittapura 15

4Shahabad

Additional layout (land acquired and being developed for allotment)

2610

5 MSK mill road, Gulbarga 17

6 Kapnur-1 357 Kapnur-2 118 Jewargi 109 Sedam 16 Source:DIC- Kalaburagi

Water River Krishna flows along the

southern side of the district and draws a natural boundary with Raichur district.

Bhima is the other river on the western boundary separating it from Bijapur district.

Other streams in the district are Amaraja, Mullamari, Bennithora, Kagina and Bori.

Power Gulbarga Electricity Supply Company

Limited (GESCOM) is responsible for supply of electricity in Gulbarga.

Raichur Thermal Power Station with a capacity of 1470 MW is the main source of electricity for the district.

PKCL has proposed to establish thermal power project at Jewargi.

Average annual consumption is 3707.60 lakhs units.

National Thermal Power Plant is coming up and Land is acquired in Gulbarga taluka.

About 500 MW Power Generated by Cement Plants and Sugar Plants is being supplying to KPTCL.

Power and Water

Source:DIC- Kalaburagi

Tourism Tomb of Firoz Shah Bahmani is a tomb of Bahmani Kings

built in 1422. This fine mausoleum is a Tughlaq style rectangular building with two domes.

Tomb of Giyath al-Din of the 6th Sultan of the Bahmani Dynasty is one of the finest royal tombs and is situated to the southern entrance of Gulbarga Fort and is much more imposing than the tombs of the other sultans.

The Jama Masjid, situated within the fort walls has stilted domes and narrow entrances typical of the Persian style of architecture.

The Shrine of Saint Sharana Basaveshwara is the shrine of an eminent Hindu religious teacher and philosopher

Malkhed – seat of Rashtrakuta Empire ruled most part of South India and Maharashtra. First Kannada Literature “Kaviraj Marga” was written during rule of Rashtrakuta. It is also famous for remains of Jayathirtha in Uttaradimatha and Jain Battaraka Muth.

Marathur – Birth place of Vigneshwara, prominent jurist of 12th Century in the court of Vikramadithya VI, the western Chalukya Empire. His treatise Mithakshara is legal treatises in Hindu Inheritance.

Ghanghapur – known for famous Dattathreya temple.

Buddha Vihar recently added tourist attraction.

Social InfrastructureHealthcare:

Education:

Healthcare Facilities No.

Primary Health centres 83

Community Health Centres 16

Private Nursing Homes/Hospital/ Clinics 639

Indian System of Medicine Hospital 08

Key educational Institutes:• Kalaburagi University• Central University• Mahadevappa Rampure College of Medical

Sciences• Khaja Bandanawaz Institute of Medical

Sciences• AI Kareem College of Nursing• Al Qamar College of Nursing• PDA College of Engineering• K. C. T. Engineering College• Khaja Bandanawaz College of Engineering• Appa College of Engineering

Healthcare Facilities No.Degree Colleges 32Engineering Colleges 4Medical colleges 4Dental colleges 2Polytechnics 14ITIs 28Source: DIC- Kalaburagi, targetstudy.com

Connectivity 1,251.81 Km of State Highway passes through

the district. Humnabad- Vijayapura- Hubballi SH 218 passes

through Kalburagi and Jewargi Towns in the District.

Connected by rail to Bengaluru-Chennai-Trivandrum-Hyderabad-Bhuvaneshwar-Mumbai-Ahmedabad-New Delhi, etc.

New broad gauge line is being developed to connect Kalaburagi to Bidar and Wadi to Gadag.

Domestic airport is being developed at Kalaburagi.

Presently there is an Helipad in Gulbarga Reserve Police grounds.

International Airport225 Km

International Airport650 Km

Nearest AirportHyderabad 225

Hubballi 360Belagavi 367

Goa 480Nearest Seaport

Goa 480Karwar 526

Mangaluru 733Chennai 762

Infrastructure ReadinessGulbarga

SITP(Scheme for Integrated

Textile Park)

Well established 105 acres Food Park

(Operational) in Jewargi.

Well developed Cluster• Chincholi Nirmal toys and

paintings• Gulbarga• Gulbarga Dal Mills• Gulbarga Footwear• Gulbarga Mini Cement Plants• Gulbarga Stone• Gulbarga Stone carving• Gulbarga Traditional Paintings• Gulbarga Woodwork &

Lacquerware• Srinivas Saradgi Embroidery

Cold storages1 cold storage for Milk products and 2 cold storages for Multipurpose

Construction in Progress- Kalaburagi Airport , By PwD, GoK

• 1,50,000 Sq.ft. IT workspace , in 3 phase• Infrastructure- Power, Water, High speed connectivity• Facilities - ATM, Bank, Gymnasium, Food court, Tour and Travels• Government of Karnataka extends all concessions and benefits as

per IT policy• Project cost : 30 Crores ( in 3 phases)• Phase –I, Construction completed and in operation from April 2013

IT Cluster

NIMZ for Karnataka at Gulbarga- One of the nodes identified under Chennai-Bangalore Industrial Corridor which is now awaiting approval.

Agriculture & Food Processing:

• Due to soil and climate of this district good quality of tur is grown and around 500 dal mills are established in the district.

• Gulbarga is known as the tur bowl of the state contributing 40 % of the state’s production.

• Agriculture and Horticulture produces can be properly used for conversion into value added products., by adopting new technology to standardize the production.

• There is a great demand for milk and milk products. KMF (Gulbarga-Bidar district) is not in a position to meet the present milk demand. Milk is being supplied by the adjacent states of Andhra and Maharashtra.

• Immense scope for bio-fuel plantation and afforestation.

Potential IndustriesCement:

• Gulbarga district has abundant lime stone deposits as such Sedam, Chittapur taluks have been declared as “CEMENT ZONE” for development of Cement and Cement based sector.

• It has witnessed huge investment in this sector.

Textiles:

• District comprises of Textile Handloom cluster providing a conducive ecosystem for the investors.

• Textile park in the district providing immediate investment opportunity of INR 70 crores.

Other Sectors:

• Energy – Power Company of Karnataka Ltd (PCKL ) has proposed a 1320 MW Thermal power project in the district.

• IT- Information Technology park has been established by KEONICS, Bangalore which is Government of Karnataka enterprise, which facilitates required infrastructure for development of Information Technology sector in this region.

Investment Opportunities

• A minor airport has been proposed in the district.

• SITP Textile park has been sanctioned to Gulbarga to be established at Nandur Kesaratagi Industrial area at an estimated cost of Rs.43.00 crores. Around 5000 to 10000 direct / indirect employment in proposed Textile park would be generated.

• District boasts of a 106 acre Jewargi Agro Food park with specialized infrastructure facilities required for food processing and allied industry.

• Power Company of Karnataka Ltd (PCKL ) has proposed a 1320 MW Thermal power project in the district.

Additional Projects

Project Name Sector Estimated Cost (INR Crores)

Estimated Cost (USD

mn)Agency Status

National Investment And Management Zone (NIMZ)

in KalaburgiIndustrial Infrastructure 15000 2500.0 KSIIDC DPR under

preparation

24x7 Water Supply To Bthe Entire Corporation

Areas Of Belagavi, Kalburgi And Hubli-

Dharwad Area.

Urban Infrastructure 1809 302 KUIDFC Conceptualization

Others: Ashok Polymers Rajashree Cements Zawar Cement Pvt. LTD

Upcoming players in the district :Chettinad CementsIndia CementsOrient CementsGulbarga CementsLafarge Cements

AnnexureKey Players Identified Clusters

Women Food cluster, Gulbarga-Awareness program conducted. Project of Rs.23.00 lakhs has been Sanctioned by GOI and Rs.14.70 lakhs has been released from GOI and is under final stage of implementation.

Proposed Clusters

Stone polishing cluster, Chittapur, Sedam taluk

Readymade garments cluster, Gulbarga

Jewellary cluster, Gulbarga.

Automobile repairs and servicing cluster, Gulbarga.

Dall cluster

Automobile cluster, Aland

Steel furniture cluster, Gulbarga.

Printers cluster.

Contact

Karnataka Udyog Mitra3rd Floor, Khanija Bhavan (East Wing),No. 49, Race Course Road, Bengaluru-560 001, IndiaPh.: +91 80 2228 2392, 2228 5659, 2238 1232, 2228 6632Fax: +91 80 2226 6063Email: md@kumbangalore.comvisit us at: www.investkarnataka.gov.in

The Joint DirectorDistrict Industries CentreM.S.K.Mill Road, Jewarigi Road CrossGulbarga - 585 102. Ph: (+91-8472) 223988Email: jd-gulbarga@karnat akaindustry.gov.in

Commissioner for Industries Development and DirectorDepartment of Industries & CommerceGovernment of KarnatakaNo. 49, South Block, Khanija Bhavan,Race Course Road, Bengaluru-560 001, IndiaPh.: +91 80 2238 6796Email: commissioner@karnatakaindustry.gov.in