Sidlaghatta is a town in Chikkaballapur district

Chikkaballapur district

Chikballapur district is a newly created district in the state of Karnataka, India. It was carved out of the existing Kolar district by moving the taluks of Gauribidanur, Gudibanda, Bagepalli, Chikballapur, Sidlaghatta and Chintamani into the new district....

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 of Karnataka

Karnataka

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Geography

Sidlaghatta is located at 13.39°N 77.86°E. It has an average elevation of 878 metres (2880 feet).It is the Silk City of state Karnataka.

Demographics

India census

Census

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, Sidlaghatta had a population of 41,105. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Sidlaghatta has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 67%, and female literacy is 56%. In Sidlaghatta, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age. It is near Bangalore International Airport. Also one of the worst infrastructure, no drinking water available.

About the town

The town is famous for silk and silk market (cacoon market). The market is Asia's second biggest cacoon market. The place is having many small scale industries producing high quality raw and twisted silk and exports across the county like Tamil Nadu, Andhra pradesh, Gujarath Etc.,.

The farmers are depends on rain for the agriculture. The water sources are also less.

There are many visiting places around the town like Kaiwara, Thalakayala betta near Diburahalli, Anantha padbanaba temple.

It contains almost 100 villages namely Malluru

Malluru

Malluru / Mallur Village and Grama Panchayat is in Sidlaghatta Taluk, 20 kilometres from Chikkaballapur District and 20 kilometres from Bengalooru International Airport, Devanahalli and 5 kilometres from Vijayapura and 9 kilometres from Sidlaghatta....

, Meluru, Muttur,Kambadahalli

Kambadahalli

Kambadahalli is a village in Mandya district of Karnataka state, in southwestern India. Previously known as Kambapuri, it is one of the oldest and most important Jain religious centers in Karnataka. The monuments here were built by the Western Ganga Dynasty in the 9th - 10th century...

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Tourism

There are many tourism places near the town:
Nandhi hills is 35-40 kilometers from here. Kaivara around 30–45 minutes journey. Bangalore International Airport is 25 km from sidlaghatta.