Introduction :
Koppal, a newborn district of Karnataka state, carved out of Raichur District, came into existance on 01-04-1998. It is situated between 15* 09' 00" to 16* 03' 30" North Latitude and 75* 47' 30" to 76* 48' 10" East Longitude. It consists of four talukas viz : Koppal, Gangavathi, Kushtagi & Yelburga. Koppal district is surrounded by Raichur district in the east, Gadag district in the West, Bagalkot district in the north, Bellary district in the south. Koppal district headquarters is closest to the world heritage Hampi.
The administrative blocks in the district are as below :
1. No. of Talukas : 4
2. No. of Hoblis : 20
3. No. of Inhabited villages : 596
4. No. of Un-Inhabited Villages : 41
5. No. of City & Muncipal Corporation/Councils/Town Panchayaths : 4
6. No. of Gram Panchayaths : 134
1. No. of Talukas : 4
2. No. of Hoblis : 20
3. No. of Inhabited villages : 596
4. No. of Un-Inhabited Villages : 41
5. No. of City & Muncipal Corporation/Councils/Town Panchayaths : 4
6. No. of Gram Panchayaths : 134
Salient Features of the District
SOIL :
Koppal district is having partly red sandy and black cotton soil suitable for agriculture and horticulture crops. The taluk is having few rocky mountains with exrophytic vegetation.
RIVERS :
The Tungabhadra river is formed by union of two rivers, viz., the Tunga and the Bhadra, both of which rise at Gangamula in the Varaha Parvata of the Western Ghats. This is also a perennial river, very deep in certain places and almost unfordable even in the dry seoson. This river enters the district near Kesalapur village at the south-western tip of Koppal Taluk. The general slope of the land in the district being north-west to south-east, the Tungabhadra has a large number of rivulets and streams serving as tributaries. But none of these streams is of any great importance by itself and they generally go dry during the summer. There is Thungabhadra reservoir at Munirabad which is in the border of koppal taluk. The Tungabhadra river also is reputed as one of the important rivers of South India.
CLIMATE & RAINFALL :
The climate of the district is very hot and dry. Hot season starts from middle of the February to end of May. Southwest maonoon ranges from June to end of September. Post monsoon is furing the October and November. Cold season is from December to middle of February. The average rainfall of the district is 572 mm and average rainy days are 46.
POPULATION :
The total population of Koppal district is 11.93 lakhs (as per 2001 census) among which 9.95 lakhs from rural area and 1.98 lakhs from Urban area. The district is having sex ratio of 982 per 1000 males. The leteracy level of the distrit is 62.39%. Population Density is 216 per Sq.Km.
OCCUPATION :
The working population of Koppal district is 46.46% of the total population. The main workers population comprises of 35.37% of the total population and 11.08% is the marginal workers. Of the total working population 22.5%, 15.19% are cultivators and agricultural workers respectively. The workers population in the district indicates that cultivators and agricultural labours dominate dominate the total working population with 37.69%. The non-working population of the district is 53.54%.
AREA AND LAND UTILISATION PATTERN :
The total geographical area of Koppal district is 552495 hectares out of which forest area is 29451 hectares. Land not available for cultivation is 55497 hectares. Area sown is 396627 hectares.
