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Village in Karnataka, India
Chikkapadasalgi ಚಿಕ್ಕಪದಸಾಲಗಿ
Village
CountryIndia
StateKarnataka
DistrictBagalkot
TalukaJamkhandi
Government
 • TypePanchayat
 • BodyChikka-Padasalgi Gram Panchayat
Area
 • Total12.24 km (4.73 sq mi)
Population
 • Total4,150
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN587301

Chikkapadasalgi is a village in Jamkhandi taluka, Bagalkot district, Karnataka, India. It is managed by the Chikka-Padasalgi Gram Panchayat, a rural local body within the Jamkhandi Panchayat Samiti, which is part of the Bagalkot Zila Parishad. It governs two villages and is further divided into 18 wards.

Geography

The village covers an area of 1,224.02 hectares. It is located 18 kilometers from Jamkhandi, the sub-district headquarters, and 95 kilometers from Bagalkot, the district headquarters. Jamkhandi is the nearest town for the village and supports its main economic activities.

Administration

Chikkapadasalgi is governed under the Indian Constitution and the Panchayati Raj Act. The village is led by a Sarpanch, an elected head of the village.

Population

As of the 2011 Census, Chikkapadasalgi has a population of 4,150 people. This includes 2,096 males and 2,054 females. The village has 810 households.

Chikkapadasalgi dam

The village is also known for the Shrama Bindu Sagar Dam, popularly known as the Chikkapadasalgi dam, which was constructed in 1989 across the Krishna River near Jamkhandi town. The dam was built entirely by local farmers under the leadership of Siddu Nyamagouda, a local leader who later became a Union Minister. The dam has a storage capacity of 4.3 TMC (thousand million cubic feet) of water and provides irrigation to about 70,000 acres of agricultural land in the region.

References

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  4. "Karnataka farmers raise Rs 50 lakh to build their own dam". India Today. 1989-03-15. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
  5. "Jamkhandi: A clash befitting the royals is on". www.deccanchronicle.com. 2018-10-28. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
  6. "Karnataka: Congress MLA Siddu Nyamagouda who built the first private dam is no more". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
  7. "Shrama Bindu Sagar is a marvel of water management". The Times of India. 2015-07-02. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
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