Gadag is the fast emerging hub for power sector with a 4555 MW wind power project and 700 MW gas based unit. With a land bank of 3200 acres and a proposed steel zone; Gadag is on a fast track to development Gadag is spread across 4657 sq.km consisting of 5 taluks – Nargund, Ron, Gadag, Shirahatti, and Mundargi in the western part of North Karnataka. The district has a literacy rate of 75.12%

1. Gadag
District Profile

2. Snapshot – Gadag District Profile
Contents
District overview
Economic Profile
Agricultural Profile
Industry Profile
Power and Water
Tourism
Social Infrastructure
Connectivity
Potential Industries
Investment Opportunities
Annexure

3. Temperature 37.3o C (Max)
16.5o C (Min)
Relative Humidity
(%)
88 (Max)
40 (Min)
Average Normal
Rainfall
631 mm
Rivers Tungabhadra river passing through
its boundary, Malaprabha river &
Bennihalla stream
Area 4657 sq.km
District
headquarter
Gadag town
Population 1,064, 570 (as per 2011 census)
Population density 229 per sq Km
Sex ratio 982 females per 1000 males
Literacy rate 75.12%
• Gadag district is located in the
Western part of northern Karnataka.
• It is surrounded by Bagalkot district
on the north, Koppal district on the
East Bellary district on the south east,
Haveri district in the south west.
• There are five talukas in the district
namely, Nargund, Ron, Gadag,
Shirahatti, Mundargi
Gadag District
District Overview
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Source: Karnataka at Glance, 2013-14

4. Economic Profile
GDDP is Rs. 3,564 Crores for the district in
the year 2012-13
Per capita annual income in the district is Rs.
51,014 for the year 2012-13
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Gadag District’s Contribution to GSDP
of Karnataka (2012-13)
Description INR
Crore
Contribution (%)
Total District GDP 3,564 1.2
Agriculture and Allied
(Agriculture, animal
husbandry, Forestry,
Fishing)
479 1.1
Industry
(manufacturing,
Construction, Mining)
724 1
Services
(Real estate, Hotels and
restaurants, banking,
and legal services)
2,359 1.4
Gadag GDP Trend (in INR Crore)
2970 2979
2678
3082 3170
3564
2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13
Primary Secondary Tertiary GDDP
Source: State and District Domestic Product of Karnataka 14-15

5. Thrust Areas
• Increasing area under irrigation
• storage facilities, food processing units , post harvest
management facilities
• high export potential horticulture crops and floriculture
and development of seed industry
• introduction of new crop species of medicinal, aromatic and
dye yielding plants
• bio-fuel extraction plant
Agricultural Profile
Major Crops
• Presence of 2 agro climatic zones - North dry
zone and north transitional zone and
presence of both black soil and red sandy
soil provides scope of cultivation of large
variety of crops
• APMC yard (State Warehouse) of 7004 MT
is present in Betegeri.
• Constant increase in area under irrigation
has improved the productivity of the district.
• District comprises of good infrastructure for
agricultural marketing.
• Moderate rainfall pattern encourages the
growth of short/long duration crops and for
adopting mixed and inter-cropping
• 65% of the land holdings are small and semi
medium
Major Cereals - Wheat, Jowar and Maize
Pulses - Bengal Gram, Green Gram
Oil Seeds - Groundnut, Sunflower
Commercial Crops - Sugarcane and Cotton
Horticultural Crops
Fruits - Mango, Sapota, Banana, Grapes,
Pomegranate
Vegetables - Tomato, Onion, Brinjal, Chilli
Plantation Crop - Coconut, Oil Palm
Medicinal and Aromatics - Amla,
Ashwagandha, Citronella, & Lemongrass
Total Area-4,65,715 ha
Key enablers
Forest
7%
Non
agricultural
land
2%
Remaining
Land
5%Net Sown
Area
86%
Land Utilization, %
Cereals
40%
Pulses
26%
Fruits
1%
Vegetables
9%
Oil seeds
24%
Cropping Pattern, %
Source: Karnataka at Glance, DIC- Gadag

6. S.No Industrial
Areas/ Estate
Extent
(in
acres)
1 IA, Narsapura 165.75
2 IE, Gadag 11.92
3 IE, Betageri 18.20
4 IE, Ron – Ron 5.00
5 IE, Gajendragada 5.0
6 IE, Lakshmeswara 9.150
7 IE, Mundargi 7.26
• 5 Large and Medium scale Industries
with aggregated investment INR
5,385 Crore
• 8,088 small-scale industries with
aggregated investment INR 109.9
Crore
• 94 Factories, 6 industrial Estate & 1
Gadag Co-Operative industrial Estate
are existing in the district
Industry Profile
Industrial Areas/Estates Potential Sectors:
• Agro and Food
processing units
• Textiles & Printing
• Energy - Wind
• Mechanical
• Tourism
• Sugar Industry
• Metal Products
• Machine Tools
• Furniture and Paper
Products
 Steel Zone is proposed in the district
 3200 acres of land identified for investment
opportunities in Jantli, Shirur, Petalur, Telagi
and Mevundi villages of Mundaragi Taluk
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7
6
5
Industrial Areas
Industrial Estates
Natural
Resources
• Quartz
• Iron Ore
• O B Sand
• O B Clay
• O B Stone
Source: DIC- Gadag

7. Water
 Barring north and north Western part of the
district which is irrigated by canals, the district
depends largely on ground water resources for
irrigation.
 Nargund and Ron are covered by canal
irrigation from Malaprabha project situated in
the adjoining district.
 The net irrigated area is 19% to the net area
sown
Power
 Power generation is handled by various
organizations like NTPC, KPTCL, etc and wind
mill in Gadag.
 Transmission in the district is being done by
Hubli Electricity Supply Company Limited
(HESCOM)
 BPCL has got allotment for 42.5 MW Wind
project in Gadag District.
 Bhoruka Power Corporation Ltd - 8.9MW wind
farm in 3 phases
 Enercon has set up 22.8 MW wind power project
 Tata Power registers its 50.4MW wind project at
Gadag, under the Clean Development Mechanism
Power and Water
Source: DIC- Gadag

8. Tourism
Trikuteshwara Temple - built by the early Chalukyas between 6th to 8th Centuries, bears rich evidence of
the majestic Chalukya Architecture and is a wonderful structure with its fine architectural beauty. The temple
is dedicated to Saraswathi, Goddess of learning.
P Veeranarayana Temple is a beautiful mixture of Chalukya, Hoysala and Vijayanagara sculptures,
garbhagrtha and the top tower of the temple are models of Chalukya sculpture, GarudaGamba and
Rangamantap are in the manner of Hoysala sculpture.
Dambal, famous for its grapes and guavas, lies 20 kms from Gadag and boasts of many fine temples – the
best being the Dodda Basappa temple.
Lakkundi was once an important centre for religious training, today has several temples of Kalyani Chalukya
style. The beautiful Kashivishwashwara temple is exquisitely decorated with wood and stone carvings, scroll
work etc.

9. Social Infrastructure
Healthcare:
Education:
Healthcare Facilities No.
Indian System of Medcine Hospitals 4
Private Hospitals 482
Community Health Centres 2
Primary Health Care Centres 39
Key educational Institutes:
 Gadag Institute of Medical Sciences (GIMS)
 K.L.E Society’s,S. A. Manvi Law College
 Rajiv Gandhi Ayurvedic Medical College
 J. N. Fine Arts College
 V. D. S. College
 R. T. E Society’s Rural Engineering College
Educational Facilities No.
Degree Colleges 19
Engineering Colleges 3
Ayurvedic Colleges 4
ITI Colleges 25
Polytechnics 7
PU Colleges 93

10. Connectivity
Port
Interna
tional
Airport
220 Km
Sea Port
240 Km
Port
Interna
tional
Airport
420 Km
 Ankola-Gooty (in AP) National Highway 63 passes
through Gadag Town in the District.
 Vijayapura-Hubballi National Highway 218 passes
through Naragund Town in the District
 Bengaluru-Hospet-Gadag-Hubballi railway line
passes through Gadag.
 Gadag-Bagalkote-Vijayapura-Sholapur
(Maharashtra) railway line passes through the
District
 New broad gauge line is being developed to connect
Wadi to Gadag.
Nearest Airports (km)
Hubballi 63
Belagavi 166
Goa 220
Bengaluru 449
Nearest Sea Ports (km)
Karwar 240
Mangaluru 420
Chennai 786
Airport
449 Km

11. Potential Industries
Agriculture & Food
Processing:
• This sector provides the
highest employment
opportunities in the
district
• ~40% of the total SSI units
in the district are engaged
in Agri & Food Processing
• Proposed agri investment
region is in the district
Energy:
• Karnataka Power Corporation
Ltd. (KPCL) has a 4,555 MW
wind power project under
implementation in PPP
mode.
• Power Company of Karnataka
(PCKL) 700 MW Gas based
power project under
implementation in the
district.
Textiles:
• Presence of MSME cluster in
powerloom provides an ideal
ecosystem for the sector
• Presence of textile training
colleges provides for a large
talent pool reserve which
gives this sector an added
advantage in the district
Other Sectors
Metal ware –
• Presence of artisan
cluster in this sector
provides the required
impetus to the sector

12. Investment Opportunities
Project Name Sector
Estimated Cost
(INR Crores)
Estimated
Cost (USD mn)
Agency Status
Development Of Road
From Bagalkot To Gadag
(one package of KSHIP)
Transportation
Part of 7000 Part of 1166.7
KSHIP
DPR under
preparation
Development Of Road
From Gadag To Honnali
(one package of KSHIP)
Transportation KSHIP
DPR under
preparation
Development of Airstrips in
Karnataka Transportation NA 0.0 KSIIDC Conceptual Stage
Establishment Of Modern
Abattoirs In ULB's
Agri Infrastructure 6 1 DMA
DPR under
Preparation
Development Of Agri
Logistics Hub
Agri Infrastructure 680 113 KAPPEC
DPR under
Preparation
Additionally, Wind mill projects are coming up in Mundaragi, Shirahatti & Gadag taluka.

13. Annexure
Key Players
1. Enercon India Pvt. Ltd.
2. Vijaynagar Sugars Pvt Ltd
3. Pointec Pens (P) Ltd
4. Suzlon Wind Power Resources Pvt Ltd.
5. The Gadag Co-operative Textile Mill Ltd
6. The Farmer Co-operative Spinning Mill Ltd.,
7. The Farmer Co-operative Oil Mill Ltd.,
8. Sri Someshwar Farmers Co-operative Spinning Mill Ltd.
9. The Karnataka OEM Nut Bolt & Spare Parts

14. Contact
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,
2228 6632
Fax: +91 80 2226 6063
Email: md@kumbangalore.com
visit us at: www.investkarnataka.gov.in
The Joint Director
District Industries Centre
District Administrative Building
2nd Floor, Room No. 221,
Hubli Road, Gadag - 582103
Ph: (+91-8372) 230771, 231398, 230429
Email: jd-gadag@karnataka industry.gov.in
Commissioner for Industries Development and Director
Department of Industries & Commerce
Government of Karnataka
No. 49, South Block, Khanija Bhavan,
Race Course Road, Bengaluru-560 001, India
Ph.: +91 80 2238 6796
Email: commissioner@karnatakaindustry.gov.in