Socio-Economic Infrastructure

Resources in the district...

• TRANSPORT :
  
  
  1. ROADS : The district is having a good network connecting neighboring taluks and districts. National Highway [NH-13] enters the taluk at Huligi from Hospet and leaves the taluk near Sulikeri and proceeds to Kustagi and further to Sholapur. The NH-13 is 15.60 kms from Koppal. The National Highway [NH-63] enters the taluk near Lakmapur of Yelburga taluk and joins NH-13 near Huligi. The NH-63 enters the district from Gadag. This highway joins the Coastal NH-17.
  
  
  
  2. RAILWAY : Koppal district is well connected by broad gauge railway line. It enters the Koppal taluk from Gadag via. Yelburga taluk near Bhanapur village and passes through Koppal headquarter and leaves the taluk near Munirabad and proceeds to Hospet in Bellary district then further to Guntakal. The length of railway is 34kms in Koppal Taluka and 18 kms in Yelburga Taluka. The goods transport facility is also available from Koppal and Munirabad station.
  
  
  
  3. AIRPORT : The air strip facilities available are located at Ginigera in Koppal taluk between Koppal and Munirabad. This airstrip is being used and managed at present by M/s MSPL. The available airstrip can operate small planes with 12-seat capacity.
     

      

• COMMUNICATION (POST AND TELEGRAPH) : Koppal district is well connected with telephone network. The district consists 220 post offices, 2 telegraph offices and 68 telephone exchanges.

• INDUSTRIAL ESTATE AND AREA :
  
  
  1. KOPPAL TALUKA Koppal taluk is not having both Industrial area and Industrial Estate. A proposal to develop an Industrial Area of 118 acres near Ginigera village is pending with KIADB. Also a proposal to develop an Industrial Estate of 20 acres is pending with KSSIDC.
  
  
  
  2. GANGAVATHI TALUKA There is a KSSIDC Industrial Estate. There are 4 sheds. 2 'C' Type and remaining 2 supermini sheds. There is no Industrial Area in this taluk.
  
  
  
  3. KUSHTAGI TALUKA KSSIDC has acquired about 10 acres and 10 guntas of land near Kustagi towards Ilakal road for establishing an Industrial Estate. KIADB Industrial Area of 38 acres established in Kushtagi town on NH-13.
  
  
  
  4. YELBURGA TALUKA There is no Industrial Area. KSSIDC have proposed to develop Industrial Estate at Yelburga in 30 acres of land on Mudhol road.

• EDUCATION :There are 988 primary schools and 151 high schools in the district. There are 7 degree colleges and 1 private Ayurvedic medical college in the district. There are 3 Polytechnic colleges in the district. There are total of 86 Libraries in the district. There is 1 Navodaya School in Kukanoor of Yelburga taluka.

• HEALTH : There are 4 Govt. Alopathic Hospitals in the district with a total of 280 beds capacity. There are 14 private hospitals. There are 39 Primary Health Centres in the district with a total of 234 beds capacity. There is 1 Primary Health Unit in the district. There are 5 Comunity Health Centers with a total of 150 beds capacity. There are 44 Family Welfare Centres and 175 Family Welfare Sub-centers.

• VETERNARY : This district is provided with 8 Veterinary Hospitals, 36 Veterinary Dispensaries, 22 Primary Veterinary Dispensaries, 4 Mobile Dispensaries and 4 Artificial Insemination Centres.

• TRADE, COMERCE MARKETING ETC. The Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee [APMC] has been the major trader of the agriculture produce in the taluk. The products traded in the APMC are Paddy, Rice, Jawer, Maize, Wheat, Navane, Dals, Bengalgram, Blackgram, Greengram, Horsegram, Cowpeas, Groundnut, Till, Sunflower, Onion, Castor, Jaggery, Greenchilly, Cotton etc. The quantum of trade in Koppal APMC crosses 3000 lakhs. The quantum of trade in Gangavathi APMC crosses 35000 lakhs. This APMC is the second largest in the state. The quantum of trade in Kustagi APMC crosses 1000 lakhs. The quantum of trade in Yelburga APMC crosses 2300 lakhs.

• SPECIAL FEATURE OF DISTRICT :
  
  
  1. Handicrafts by Kinnal Artisans : Beautiful wooden idols, toys and theatrical equipments are manufactured at Kinnal, an interior village about eight miles from Koppal Railway Station. There are about twenty families of the 'Chitragar' community engaged in this industry. Certain varieties of soft-wood known as Pallaki Katgi and Yelgatti are used to produce these articles. The articles produced are of exquisite quality and finish. The entire work, which is done with modest tools, requires a high degree of craftsmanship. The articles produced are generally in traditional patterns and comprise the following :
     
     
     
     • Idols of deities such as Lakshmi, Saraswati, Shankara, Parvati, Hanuman, Garuda, Ganapathi, Gowri and several others. The idols are beautifully painted and and produced in small, medium and also in big sizes.
     • Animals, mostly of religious significance, such as bull, cow, monkey, elephant, deer and snake.
     • Models of all sorts of fruits and vegetables in natural shapes and sizes with a realistic touch.
     • Wooden headgears, costumes, masks and various other articles used in Indian ballet dances.
     • Cradles, peethas and such other articles in fascinating colours.
     
     
  2. There are many Human Hair Processing Units at Bhagyanagar.
     
     
     
  3. Hand-embroidery Industry
     
     Hand embroidery is practiced by a section of the Khatri community of Bhagyanagar, a village near Koppal. The embroidered pieces, done in line stitch and cross stitch, depict traditional motifs of parrot, peacock, temple and temple gate, various flowers and animals. Artistic choli-khana fabrics, embroidered sarees and garments of established reputation are produced here. The attractive and native motif of embroidery, tastefully arranged in gorgeous colour schemes, are evidence of a high degree of craftsmanship.