Bidar
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Bidar is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. Located on the Deccan Plateau
in the north-eastern part of Karnataka
. It is the headquarters of the Bidar District
.
Bidar city is known for its unique Bidri handicraft
products. Manjira River
is one of the main rivers supplying drinking water
to Bidar .
situated next to the city is one of the biggest forts in India. Unfortunately, these monuments have been neglected post independence.
Another well known place is Hazrath Shamsuddin Quadri Shrine popularly known as multani Badshah.
Another well known place of visit is Choukhandi.The popular barid shahi tombs and a Jail made by the British before independence.
Narasimha Zarna (Lord Narasimha Temple), Papnash (Shiva Temple), Bidar fort at Bidar, the great Friday mosque at Bidar, Nayee kamaan (fell down – so no more), Madarsa (university) of Mehmood Gawan, choubara (watch tower)at Bidar, several dargahs (mausoleum
s) of local Islamic saints, Basvesvara Temple, Barid shahi garden, Tomb of Mehmood Gawan, Kalyani shariff, 12th Century Cave, Kalyan shariff, Kalyan Fort, Kalyan shairff, Bidri Art Materials at Old City.
Papnash Temple: It is believed that Lord Sri Rama, on the way to Ayodhya from Lanka after defeating Ravana, visited this place and that resulted in the temple which would wash off his act of killing Ravana who is a Shiva Bhakt.
Bidar Fort: The fort was one the largest and strongest forts in India. It was built in 15th century.
Gurudwara: Gurdwara Nanak Jhira Sahib is a Sikh historical shrine. One of the most popular south Indian historical gurudwara's amongst the Sikh community all over the India.
Manik Prabhu Temple: Situated 53 km away from the city of Bidar, Manik Prabhu Temple is a unique architectural beauty and a major spiritual and religious centre. The Manik Prabhu temple is built over a Sanjeevani Samaadhi of a Saint- Shri Sadguru Manik Prabhu Maharaj and his spiritual stature and holy presence is still maintained by his 6th successor Shri Sadguru Dnyanraj Manik Prabhu Maharaj. The temple attracts both Hindu and Muslim devotees. The temple administration is carried out by Shri Manik Prabhu Samsthan which runs a number of social and charitable institutions since 140 years.
Girija B Kudre's Farm House: B. S. Kudre a great visionary & a social reformer from Bidar has developed an Organic Mangoes / Amla plantation in about 65 acres (263,045.9 m²) of land at Andura. Having developed a cold storage along with it, exporting the Mangoes & Grapes to US, UK & Middle Eastern Countries. By adopting the primitive method of Agriculture / Horticulture, showing the importance of Indian Breed Cow's, their Medicinal values in day to day life, made a benchmark for all the researcher's to visit at least once in lifetime.
In education section, total literates in Bidar city are 163,781 of which 89,472 are males while 74,309 are females. Average literacy rate of Bidar city is 87.65 percent of which male and female literacy was 92.88 and 82.08 percent.
Total children (0-6) in Bidar city are 25,077 as per figure from Census India report on 2011. There were 13,103 boys while 11,974 are girls. Child sex ratio of girls is 914 per 1000 boys.
Bidar city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Bidar Urban Agglomeration. Although Bidar city has population of 211,944; its urban / metropolitan population is 213,593 of which 110,279 are males and 103,314 are females
Deccan Plateau
The Deccan Plateau is a large plateau in India, making up the majority of the southern part of the country. It rises a hundred meters high in the north, rising further to more than a kilometers high in the south, forming a raised triangle nested within the familiar downward-pointing triangle of...
in the north-eastern part of Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
. It is the headquarters of the Bidar District
Bidar District
Bidar is a district of Karnataka state in southern India. The historic city of Bidar is the administrative centre of the district. The district is located in the northeastern corner of the state, near the borders with Andhra Pradesh to the east and Maharashtra to the north and west...
.
Bidar city is known for its unique Bidri handicraft
Handicraft
Handicraft, more precisely expressed as artisanic handicraft, sometimes also called artisanry, is a type of work where useful and decorative devices are made completely by hand or by using only simple tools. It is a traditional main sector of craft. Usually the term is applied to traditional means...
products. Manjira River
Manjira River
The Manjira is a tributary of the river Godavari. It passes through the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. It originates in the Balaghat range of hills at an altitude of and empties into the Godavari River...
is one of the main rivers supplying drinking water
Drinking water
Drinking water or potable water is water pure enough to be consumed or used with low risk of immediate or long term harm. In most developed countries, the water supplied to households, commerce and industry is all of drinking water standard, even though only a very small proportion is actually...
to Bidar .
Geography
Bidar is located at 17.9°N 77.55°E. It has an average elevation of 615 metres (2017 feet).so this is the reason Bidar has a cooler climate compared to other places in north Karnataka.Tourism
Bidar has lots of historical monuments from Bahmani era. The structure of the great Mahmud Gawan Arabic University is reminiscent of the rich architecture of the Bahmani era. The Bidar FortBidar Fort
Bidar Fort is situated in North Karnataka in Bidar district of the northern plateau of Karanataka, India. Sultan Alla-Ud-Din Bahman of the Bahmanid Dynasty shifted his capital from Gulbarga to Bidar in 1427 and built his fort along with a number of Islamic monuments.Bidriware is a very popular...
situated next to the city is one of the biggest forts in India. Unfortunately, these monuments have been neglected post independence.
Places of interest
Following are the major places of interest: Guru Nanak Jhira Gurudwara, Place where Guru Nanak Dev ji has produced the spring of drinking water by touching a rock with his Toe.Another well known place is Hazrath Shamsuddin Quadri Shrine popularly known as multani Badshah.
Another well known place of visit is Choukhandi.The popular barid shahi tombs and a Jail made by the British before independence.
Narasimha Zarna (Lord Narasimha Temple), Papnash (Shiva Temple), Bidar fort at Bidar, the great Friday mosque at Bidar, Nayee kamaan (fell down – so no more), Madarsa (university) of Mehmood Gawan, choubara (watch tower)at Bidar, several dargahs (mausoleum
Mausoleum
A mausoleum is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the interment space or burial chamber of a deceased person or persons. A monument without the interment is a cenotaph. A mausoleum may be considered a type of tomb or the tomb may be considered to be within the...
s) of local Islamic saints, Basvesvara Temple, Barid shahi garden, Tomb of Mehmood Gawan, Kalyani shariff, 12th Century Cave, Kalyan shariff, Kalyan Fort, Kalyan shairff, Bidri Art Materials at Old City.
Papnash Temple: It is believed that Lord Sri Rama, on the way to Ayodhya from Lanka after defeating Ravana, visited this place and that resulted in the temple which would wash off his act of killing Ravana who is a Shiva Bhakt.
Bidar Fort: The fort was one the largest and strongest forts in India. It was built in 15th century.
Gurudwara: Gurdwara Nanak Jhira Sahib is a Sikh historical shrine. One of the most popular south Indian historical gurudwara's amongst the Sikh community all over the India.
Manik Prabhu Temple: Situated 53 km away from the city of Bidar, Manik Prabhu Temple is a unique architectural beauty and a major spiritual and religious centre. The Manik Prabhu temple is built over a Sanjeevani Samaadhi of a Saint- Shri Sadguru Manik Prabhu Maharaj and his spiritual stature and holy presence is still maintained by his 6th successor Shri Sadguru Dnyanraj Manik Prabhu Maharaj. The temple attracts both Hindu and Muslim devotees. The temple administration is carried out by Shri Manik Prabhu Samsthan which runs a number of social and charitable institutions since 140 years.
Girija B Kudre's Farm House: B. S. Kudre a great visionary & a social reformer from Bidar has developed an Organic Mangoes / Amla plantation in about 65 acres (263,045.9 m²) of land at Andura. Having developed a cold storage along with it, exporting the Mangoes & Grapes to US, UK & Middle Eastern Countries. By adopting the primitive method of Agriculture / Horticulture, showing the importance of Indian Breed Cow's, their Medicinal values in day to day life, made a benchmark for all the researcher's to visit at least once in lifetime.
Demographics
As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Bidar in 2011 is 211,944; of which male and female are 109,435 and 102,509 respectively. The sex ratio of Bidar city is 937 per 1000 males.In education section, total literates in Bidar city are 163,781 of which 89,472 are males while 74,309 are females. Average literacy rate of Bidar city is 87.65 percent of which male and female literacy was 92.88 and 82.08 percent.
Total children (0-6) in Bidar city are 25,077 as per figure from Census India report on 2011. There were 13,103 boys while 11,974 are girls. Child sex ratio of girls is 914 per 1000 boys.
Bidar city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Bidar Urban Agglomeration. Although Bidar city has population of 211,944; its urban / metropolitan population is 213,593 of which 110,279 are males and 103,314 are females
Important Educational Institutions
- Nitture polytechnic college bidar
- Sri Dattagiri Maharaj Public School Bidar
- Bidar Institute of Medical Sciences(Brims)
- B.V.Bhoomarddi College.
- S.V.BCA/BBM College.
- Siddharoodha DEd College
- Karnataka Veterinary and Fisheries Sciences University (KVAFSU)
- Karnataka Art, Science and commerce college
- N.K.Jabshetty Ayurvedic Medical College
- Guru Nanak Dev Engineering CollegeGuru Nanak Dev Engineering CollegeGuru Nanak Dev Engineering College, a premier center of technical education, was established in the academic year 1980-81 by the Prabandhak Committee Gurudwara, Sri Nanak Jhira Saheb, Bidar. The college is approved by All India Council for Technical Education .- History :Initially Guru Nanak Dev...
- Dental Colleges – S. B. Patil Dental College.
- Smt.MC Vasantha college of nursing naubad Bidar. Colleges
- Gurayya Bacha High School
- Vidya Science Pre-University College
- Guru Nanak Public School (CBSE)
- Air Force School
- Saint Joseph's School, Bidar
- Saraswathi Vidya Mandir
- Kendriya Vidyalaya AF STATION BIDAR
- R.R.K.Samithi's college of Pharmacy
- M.H. Goel college of Pharmacy
- Mehraj Ali institute of Pharmacy education, Pratap Nagar
- Government Polytechnic
- INC (ICFAI National College), Shivakala Complex, Udgir Road
- Suleman College of Nursing, Noor School of Nursing
- B.V.V Sangha's National School Bidar
- Sri Mallamabasappa paramedical college, Ganesh nagar, Siddharoodha Matha, Bidar
- Sri Mallamabasappa ITI college, Ganesh nagar, Siddharoodha Matha, Bidar
- Sri Siddarameshwara Ayurvedic Medical College,Naubad, Bidar
- Government Medical College, Bidar
- holy shepherd school bidar