Sadalga

Sadalga is located 593 km northwest of Bangalore at 16.57°N 74.55°E / 16.57; 74.55.[2] in the Belagavi District of Karnataka, India.

The town is almost equidistant between the cities of Ichalkaranji and Chikodi. Sadalga is on the bank of the Doodhaganga, a river with a small bridge 500 m from Sadalga; the river flows by the northern side of the town. It provides water for the town's households and fulfills the irrigation needs around the city. There are a few surrounding villages, like the villages of Bhainakwadi and Vadagol, that constitute the Sadalga Town municipality.

According to the 2001 Indian census, Sadalga had a population of 23,790 inhabitants.[3][4] The population was estimated to be 51% male and 49% female.

The average literacy rate in Sadalga is 68%. The town also has an Arts and Commerce public university, Degree College, and an Industrial Training Institute College. Recently, a new Government Polytechnic College and a Kendriya Vidyalaya were inaugurated in the town.[5]

The primary language in Sadalga is Kannada. Other languages include English, Marathi, and Hindi.

There are 6 Jain temples in this city. •1008 Shree Shantinath Digambar Jain Temple (on the place of Acharyashree Vidyasagar House ) •1008 Shree Chandraprabhu Digambar Jain Temple (Gumpa Temple) •1008 Shree Chandraprabhu Digambar Jain Temple (Big Temple) •1008 Shree Adinath Digambar Jain Temple (Stone Temple) •1008 Shikhar Jain Temple •Kuppantte Farm Jain Mandir Jains have played a significant role in city development, and many councilors are from the Jain community in both Congress and the Bhartiya Janta Party.

Mahadev Mandir, Vitthal Mandir, Ekavira Mandir, Ganesh Mandir, Aranyasiddheswar Mandir, Hanuman Mandir, Bhandarad Odeya Dhari Deva Temple, Khwaja Shamanamir Dargah, and Puratan Datta Mandir are the temples in the town.

The Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Chowk marketplace is named after the founder of the Maratha empire.[6] There are many religious buildings sectioned by MLA Ganesh Hukkeri and former MP Vikasratna Prakash Hukkeri.

The tomb of Muslim Dargāh, the saint of Chishti Order Hazrat Shaikh Khwaja Abdul Malik Mira murid of Nasiruddin Muhammad Chirag-e-Dehli, is in the town.

Farming is the primary source of income in the town. The farmers use both old and modern techniques for cultivation, and nowadays some of the educated people are joining the farming industry and bringing new technologies.

Sugar is the primary crop farmed. Residents are known to shop at the market in nearby Ichalkaranji, in the State of Maharashtra.

• Acharya Vidyasagar - Jain Digambara
• Niyamsagar Maharaj
• A.N._Upadhye - Jain Scholar