Sedam, or Seram, is a town in Gulbarga district

Gulbarga District

Gulbarga district is one of the 30 districts of Karnataka state in southern India. Gulbarga city is the administrative headquarters of the district...

 in the India

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n state

States and territories of India

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 of Karnataka

Karnataka

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. It is also the headquarters of the Sedam Taluk.

Geography

The town is spread over an area of 5.5 square kilometres (2.1 sq mi).

Sedam Taluk shares borders with three Taluks in the Gulbarga district: Chitapur

Chitapur

Chittapuru is a panchayat town in Gulbarga district in the state of karnataka, India. It is also the headquarters of the Chittapuru taluk.-Geography:...

 Taluk to the west, Chincholi

Chincholi

Chincholi is a panchayat town in Gulbarga district in the state of Karnataka, India. It is also the headquarters of the Chincholi taluk.-Geography:...

 Taluk to the north and Yadgir

Yadgir

Yadgir is a town and the administrative headquarters of the newly created Yadagiri district in the Indian state of Karnataka. On 10 April 2010, it was officially declared as 30th district of Karnataka State. It is also the administrative headquarters of Yadgir taluk, one of the three taluks of the...

 district to the south. It also borders Tandur

Tandur

Tandur is a municipal town and mandal in Rangareddy district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Tandur is 125 km from Hyderabad by bus and 110 km by train. Tandur is the largest town in western Rangareddy district and the largest Municipality in Rangareddy dist. It is famous for...

 Taluk of the Rangareddy District of Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

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 and Kodangal

Kodangal

Kodangal is a Town and Mandal in Mahbubnagar district, Andhra Pradesh. It is named after the Kodangal Gram Panchayath. The town is also categorized as a Tehsil, Mandal, or Taluka, and constitutes 20 villages.The major mandals in the Kodangal area are :*Kosgi...

 Taluk of the Mahbubnagar

Mahbubnagar

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 District in Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

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 to the east.

Demographics

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Census

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, Sedam had a population of 31,529. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Sedam has an average literacy rate of 58%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 66%, and female literacy is 49%. In Sedam, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Sedam tq have more that 4 cement companies

Economy

• Sedam is famous for its Shahabad stones which are used for construction. A lot of quarries around Sedam mine these stones to sell (both uncut and polished).
• Two cement factories are also present in this taluk.