Bidar district

Bidar (ಬೀದರ್) is a district of state in southern. The historic city of is the administrative centre of the district. The district is located in the northeastern corner of the state, near the borders with to the east and  to the north and west. lies to the south.

Bidar is 120 km from 's capital.

Administration
The district has five, , , , , and.

Weather and climate
Most of north Karnataka, including, and Bidar are dry areas. The summer season in Bidar starts in the first week of February and lasts until June. This is followed by southwest which continues till late September, and from September to end of January is winter.

May is the hottest month with average daily maximum temperature of 38.8 °C while December is the coldest with average daily minimum of 16.4 °C, The highest temperature recorded at Bidar was 43.3 °C on, , and the lowest 3.9 °C on ,.

The average annual precipitation at Bidar is 847 mm with most of the rainfall received during the monsoon season. The variation in rainfall from year to year is large and the district is prone to drought.

Rivers
The important rivers in the district are:

The district has two river basins, the and the. The Godavari basin extends to over 4,411 km² of which Manjra covers up to 1,989 km² and Karanja up to 2,422 km². Manjra is the main river of the district and it is a tributary of Godavari. Karanja is also a tributary of Manjra.



Demographics
Most of the north Karnataka is a fusion of the and  races. Medieval times also saw a continuous influx of, , , and.

According to the 2001 census, population of the Bidar district is 1,502,373; 23% of it urban. Average population density is 276.2 per square kilometre.

Economy
Agriculture is the main occupation in rural parts of the district. Greengram, bengalgram, blackgram, paddy, groundnut, wheat, redgram, sugarcane and chillies are other agricultural crops and remains the major crop.

Legislative Assembly seats
In the Karnataka, Bidar district is represented through four members elected from the following assembly segments:

In the Indian Parliament,, the district it is represented by a single member.