Sadalgi
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Sadalga is a municipal town
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...

 in Chikodi
Chikodi
- Geography :Chikodi is located at . It has an average elevation of 683 metres . It is an Educational District.- Demographics : India census, Chikodi had a population of 32,820. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%...

 Taluka of Belgaum district
Belgaum district
Belgaum district is a district in the state of Karnataka, India. The city of Belgaum is the district headquarters in North Karnataka. By the 2011 Census of India, it had a population of 4778439...

 in the India
India
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n state
States and territories of India
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 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...

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Geography

Sadalga is located at 16.57°N 74.55°E. It has an average elevation of 534 metres (1751 feet).

Demographics

India census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

, Sadalga had a population of 20,207. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Sadalga has an average literacy rate of 60%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 49%. In Sadalga, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Sadalga is situated 20 km from Ichalkaranji
Ichalkaranji
Ichalkaranji is located at . It has an average elevation of 538 metres .Ichalkaranji , lies in the Pancaganga valley about eighteen miles east of Kolhapur and half a mile north of the river. It is six miles southeast of Hatkanangale railway station...

 as well as from Chikodi, almost middle of these two cities. Its located on the bank of Doodhaganga river, a small bridge on the river is just 0.5 km from the sadalga. This river provides water for household and irrigation purpose around Sadalga. There are few villages namely Bhainakwadi and Vadagol are all comes under Sadalga Town Municipal. This place is very near to Maharashtra state, people would prefer to go the places like Ichalkaranji,for the market or shopping.

Town has several schools with different medium of teaching like Kannada, Marathi
Marathi language
Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...

, English, Urdu. The Kannada is main spoken language and understood by all, even few people talk in Marathi and Urdu also. It has Arts and Commerce PU and Degree College, ITI College etc.

Muslim Dargāh
Dargah
A Dargah is a Sufi shrine built over the grave of a revered religious figure, often a Sufi saint. Local Muslims visit the shrine known as . Dargahs are often associated with Sufi meeting rooms and hostels, known as khanqah...

, tomb of the saint of Chishti Order
Chishti Order
The Chishtī Order is a Sufi order within the mystic branches of Islam which was founded in Chisht, a small town near Herat, Afghanistan about 930 CE. The Chishti Order is known for its emphasis on love, tolerance, and openness. The doctrine of the Chishti Order is based on walāya, which is a...

 Hazrat Shaikh Khwaja Abdul Malik Mira murid
Murid
Murid is a Sufi term meaning 'committed one' from the root meaning "willpower" or "self-esteem". It refers to a person who is committed to a Murshid in a Tariqa of Sufism. Also known as a Salik , a murid is an initiate into the mystic philosophy of Sufism. When the Talib makes a pledge to a...

 of Nasiruddin Muhammad Chirag-e-Dehli is in town .

Farming is a major livelihood of the Town . The farmers still use old techniques for the cultivation. Sugar is main crop and amount of other crops grown is less. So farm owners are dependent on the sugar factories.
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