Terdal

Terdal is a Municipal town in Bagalkot district in the Indian state of Karnataka.

Terdal Teradala, Theradal
Town
Terdal Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 16.5°N 75.05°E / 16.5; 75.05
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Bagalkot
Taluka	Terdal
Government
• Body	Town Municipal council
Elevation	536 m (1,759 ft)
Population  (2001)[1]
• Total	26,088
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	587315
ISO 3166 code	IN-KA
Vehicle registration	KA 48(Jamakhandi) KA 29(Bagalkot)
Website	www.terdaltown.mrc.gov.in

Geography

Jamkhandi Taluk Map before creation of Terdal and Rabkavi-Banhatti Taluk

Jamkhandi Taluk ZP Constituency Map before creation of Terdal and Rabkavi-Banhatti Taluk

Teradala is located at 16.5°N 75.05°E / 16.5; 75.05.^[2] It has an average elevation of 536 metres (1758 feet). Terdal Shree Allam Prabhu Devaru Brahanmath is famous and historic.

Demographics

As of 2011^[update] India census,^[3] Teradala had a population of 26,153. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. The average literacy rate is 54%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 63%, and female literacy is 44%. 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Education

Education institutes in terdal are as follow

• • Shri jinasenacharya vidyamandal,Gurukul
  • Danigond school and college,DGI
  • Siddeswhar school & college
  • Nilakanteshwar school
  • S.P.school & college
  • Shri sharada school tedal
• It is now known for flourishing medical education. with two Ayurvedic colleges.
  • Gramina ayurvedic medical college,Gurukul,Terdal(GAMC)
  • Danigond medical college,Terdal

History

According to a record of 1123 A.D., a major road was connecting Terdal and Halasi, the two important commercial centres in North Karnataka.^{[citation needed]}

Patawardhan DynestySangali State:

In 1821 Terdal was one of the noted Taluka place in the Sangali(Now in Maharastra) princely state.

Economy

Agriculture is the main economy with some of the important crops like Sugar cane, Maize, Barley (kapali in Marathi), soya bean, Turmeric, are the main crop of Terdal. Most of the population is agriculturists.

Famous Temples

• Sri Allama Prabhu Temple
• Shri 1008 Bhagwan Neminath Digambar Jain Basadi (shri 1008 Neminath gonka jinalaya)
• Sri Vittal Temple.
• Sri Anjaneya Temple.
• Shri Ragvendra swami matha.
• Sri VeerBhadreshwara Temple
• Sri Kalmeshwara Temple.
• Sri Venkataramana Temple.
• Sir Dattatreya Temple.
• sri Ganapati Temple
• shri Neelakanteshwar Temple Terdal
• Hajrat Akkam Shahid & Abbak Shahid Dargah^{[non sequitur]}

(Other Jain temples)

• Shri 1008 Bhagwan ajitanatha Digambar Jain Basadi
• Shri 1008 Bhagwan parshwanatha Digambar Jain Basadi,Gurukul campous,Tedal
• Shri 1008 Bhagwan Mahavir Digambar Jain Basadi
• Shri 1008 Bhagwan Shantinath Digambar Jain Basadi shantinagar 3rd kinal, Terdal
• Shri 1008 Bhagwan vasupujya Digambar Jain Basadi,kudachi road,Terdal