About Shahapur

About Shahapur :

Before 2010 Shahapur Taluka is coming under Gulbarga District.  After 1^st April-2010 Yadgir is called new district (Shahapur Taluka) in Karnataka State.  Shahapur it is one of the fastest growing city in Yadgir District it is connected with 4 Major or Big cities, (1) Hyderabad, (2) Bangalore, (3) Mumbai & (4) Bijapur.  Also Bidar to Bangalore State Highway also going from Shahapur. 

Shahapur Historical Places :

Syed Chanda Husain: The famous dargah of Syed Chanda Hussain Darga was famous dargah in Shahapur Taluka.  It is attracts lakhs together devotees in the urus.

Sofi Sarmast Dargah: The famous Sofi Sarmast Dargah is in Shahapur Taluka Village called Sagar.  The Dargah attracts thousand of people in the urus of Sofi Sarmast.

Sleeping Buddha: On the way from Gulbarga to Bangalore near by Shahapur at the right side the self manifested hill seems to give an image of the lord Buddha as he were in the sleeping posture across the hill.  Hence, it is said to be identified as sleeping Buddha on the hills of Shahapur.  It even draw the attention of many staunch devotees of Buddhism across the world.

Bheemarayan Gudi (B’Gudi): A famous temple of Balabhima Seana in Shahapur Taluka.  The temple attracts lakhs together devotees every year in Sankramana in January.

Geographical

Shahapur taluka is have 5 Hoblies, 36 Gram Panchayats, 1 Municipal Corporation, 7 Zilla Panchayat and 1 Assembly Constituency and Parliament considered under Yadgir Dist. Shahapur taluka area under forest.

Social Aspects                      

Through out the taluka it can be find that majority of S.C and S.T. without mostly this own professional livelihood, which always made them to leave their barren land in de-separation.

Economics

Crops are not hopeful in profit, because they are not commercial ones. Here, grown Jawar, Groundnut, Sunflower, Ragi, Maize, Cotton, etc. and cereals, but all their efforts go upside down due to farmer negligence, regularly irregular rains and lets matched finance beside family hell, most of the farmers are much behind modern cultivation for men there’s assured job, water supply from borewells, cannot make both ends to meet.

Crops:

Usually farmers of this taluk grow the traditional crops.    Many of them have been concentrated into commercial crops namely Jawar, Ragi, Maize, Bazra, SF, cotton, groundnet, sugarcane, Rice, Chilly & etc.,   There is no facility to grow horticulture crops still it has been covered recently and encouragement is given to grow them some part of the taluk.

Irrigated areas of the Taluk ( in Hectares)

Sl. No.	Taluk	Canals	Tank	Well	Others	Total
1	Shahapur	54738	260	472	542	56012

Crop wise area (in hectors):

Sl. No	Taluk	Paddy	Bajra	Jawar	Maize	Wheat	Total
1	Shahapur	13874	8816	35307	337	48	58382

Cultivated Land (In Hectares)

Sl. No.	Taluk	Uncultivasted	Cultivated	Total
1	Shahapur	35953	144389	108436

Languages Spoken:

All most all the people speak Kannada, it is major language.   In addition to that there are Hindi, Urdu, Telugu, Tamil, Marathi and Lambnani speaking people who are considered less  in number.

Sl. No.	Languages	Percentage out of 100
1	Kannada	85
2	Urdu	5
3	Telugu	2
4	Other	8

Education in Shahapur:

There are more number of educational institutions in Shahapur taluk. 

Though Shahapur is having more number of educational facilities in the district.   The rural educational progress is very poor.  Reasons for the low progress of the education in rural are as under.

1)                 Poverty

2)                 Migration

3)                 More labour class

The neighboring state and district people are enjoying the live share in the educational facilities of the taluk.   It is really a matter of regret.

Literacy level of Shahapur taluk:

Year	1991	2001
Male	45.70	59.60
Female	23.10	40.21

Shahapur is fallen back in social economic field more villages are lambani tandas in the taluk.   The majority of the people leave for other place in search of livelihood.   They want from November to March.   They take their children along with them.   This children’s progress of education in rural areas.   As long as proper remedies for above points are not found.   The U.E.E. will be a remedies under E.G.S. and A.I.E. scheme  opening of residential substitute centers for migrating children.    It will help them to remain in school and provide education for live months.