Chadchan is a taluq in the southern state of

Karnataka Karnataka ( ) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, States Re ...

, India.Village code= 202700 Chadchan, Bijapur, Karnataka It is located in Bijapur district in northern part of Karnataka. Chadchan is a medium-sized town, mostly popular in northern Karnataka and southern Maharashtra for its wholesale clothing market. This town lies very close (just from the border) to the Karnataka –

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border and hence is easily accessible to people from both the states. From the connectivity point of view, this place lies at Bijapur–Pandharpur route exactly at the center of both places, i.e., from Bijapur and from Pandharpur. Also, its neighbouring village Zalaki possess good connectivity to both Solapur and Bijapur because of the national highway.

Demographics

According to 2011 India

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, Chadchan had a population of 15,542, with 7923 males and 7619 females. The total number of children in the age group 0-6 is 2179. The literacy rate for the town is 66.94%. In Chadchan male literacy stands at 73.79% while female literacy was 59.82%

Languages

Kannada is the official and most widely spoken language in the town. Majority of the population has Kannada as their first language while Urdu, Marathi are the other major minority languages spoken.

Religion

Hinduism is the most popular and the majority religion followed in the town. As in rest of the Bijapur District,

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is widely practiced and Lingayats form the biggest community within Hindus. The village deity is Sri Sangameshwara and every year festival is celebrated to honor village deity.

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is second most professed faith in the town.

Economy

Chadchan is a commercial center for nearby villages. Economy of the town is mostly service and agriculture based. Chadchan has been a major trading center for most of the villagers around the town. A large number of people work in unorganized sector as daily wage earners.

Transport

Road

The town is located from district headquarters Bijapur and from

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Solapur Solapur () is a city located in the south-western region of the States and Territories of India, Indian state of Maharashtra, close to its border with Karnataka. Solapur is located on major highway, rail routes between Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore ...

, another major city in neighboring Maharashtra, is also located away from the town. The mode of transport is state-run buses running between cities. Chadchan has a bus station connecting it to major cities in North Karnataka and Maharashtra. Solapur is a major city that has connectivity to most cities in India.

Rail

The nearest railway station is Indi road railway station about from Indi and from Chadchan. It connects to both

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in Solapur and Bijapur_railway_station in Bijapur. Regular trains are available from Solapur and Bijapur to other parts of the country.

References

External links

* https://vijayapura.nic.in/ Cities and towns in Bijapur district, Karnataka {{BijapurKarnataka-geo-stub