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Chikkapadasalgi is a village in Jamkhandi taluka, Bagalkot district, Karnataka, India.[1] It is managed by the Chikka-Padasalgi Gram Panchayat, a rural local body within the Jamkhandi Panchayat Samiti, which is part of the Bagalkot Zila Parishad. It governs two villages and is further divided into 18 wards.[2]
Geography
The village covers an area of 1,224.02 hectares. It is located 18 kilometers from Jamkhandi, the sub-district headquarters, and 95 kilometers from Bagalkot, the district headquarters. Jamkhandi is the nearest town for the village and supports its main economic activities.[3]
Administration
Chikkapadasalgi is governed under the Indian Constitution and the Panchayati Raj Act. The village is led by a Sarpanch, an elected head of the village.[3]
Population
As of the 2011 Census, Chikkapadasalgi has a population of 4,150 people. This includes 2,096 males and 2,054 females. The village has 810 households.[3]
Chikkapadasalgi dam
The village is also known for the Shrama Bindu Sagar Dam, popularly known as the Chikkapadasalgi dam,[4] which was constructed in 1989 across the Krishna River near Jamkhandi town. The dam was built entirely by local farmers under the leadership of Siddu Nyamagouda, a local leader who later became a Union Minister.[5][6] The dam has a storage capacity of 4.3 TMC (thousand million cubic feet) of water and provides irrigation to about 70,000 acres of agricultural land in the region.[7][8]
References
- ↑ Congress President Rahul Gandhi to go heli-hopping on second leg of Karnataka yatra. The New Indian Express(2018-02-23). Retrieved 2024-12-31.
- ↑ Gram Panchayat (ग्राम पंचायत): CHIKKABAGEWADI. localbodydata.com. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Chikkapadasalgi Village Population - Jamkhandi - Bagalkot, Karnataka. www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
- ↑ Karnataka farmers raise Rs 50 lakh to build their own dam. India Today(1989-03-15). Retrieved 2024-12-31.
- ↑ Jamkhandi: A clash befitting the royals is on. www.deccanchronicle.com(2018-10-28). Retrieved 2024-12-31.
- ↑ Karnataka: Congress MLA Siddu Nyamagouda who built the first private dam is no more. Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
- ↑ Shrama Bindu Sagar is a marvel of water management. The Times of India(2015-07-02). Retrieved 2024-12-31.
- ↑ A barrage of politics. Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 2024-12-31.