Bidar taluk

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Bidar Taluka ಬೀದರ ತಾಲುಕಾ
Taluka/ tehsil
Map of Bidar Taluka in the Bidar District
Location in Karnataka
Coordinates: 17°53′N 077°28′E / 17.883°N 77.467°E / 17.883; 77.467
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Bidar district
Member of Legislative Assembly	Rahim Khan (Bidar Assembly constituency)
Member of Legislative Assembly	Dr. Shailendra Beldale (Bidar South Assembly constituency)
Assembly Seats	Two Bidar North Bidar South
Government
• Type	Taluka Panchayat
• Body	Bidar Taluka Panchayath
Area [1]
• Taluka/ tehsil	926 km2 (358 sq mi)
• Under Forest	84.27 km2 (32.54 sq mi)
Elevation	710 m (2,330 ft)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Taluka/ tehsil	578,027
• Estimate  (2021)[2]	541,290
• Density	620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
• Urban [1]	213,593
• Rural	253,021
• Metro	650,000
• Male Population	239,666
• Male Population density	259/km2 (670/sq mi)
• Female Population	226,948
• Female Population density	245/km2 (630/sq mi)
Sex Ratio [1]
• per 1000 males	947 females
• in the age group 0-6	931
Literacy Rate [1]
• Rural	65.03%
• Urban	87.54%
Vehicle registration	KA-38
Police Stations	9
Prison(s)	1
Prisoners	103
Fire Stations	1
Fire Engine Tankers	4
Ration Shops	201
No. of Villages	124
No. of Hamlets	29
No. of Gram Panchayats	33
No. of Industrial Units	280
Raingauge Stations	7
Annual Normal Rainfall	998 millimetres (39.3 inches)
No. of Post Offices	63
Electricity Consumption	1608.57 Lakh U

Bidar taluka is one of the eight talukas of Bidar district. Its administrative headquarters is in the town of Bidar, along with the district's headquarters.^[1] The major river is the Manjira which forms the northern border of the taluka. As of 2008, 611 square kilometres (150,981 acres) of the land was under cultivation in the taluka, of that 19% or 118 square kilometres (29,158 acres) was irrigated. Irrigation is 52% from dug wells, 44% from bore holes, and the rest from is mostly from tanks (reservoir ponds) and lift irrigation from the Manjira.^[3]