Shahapur

Shahapur is a city and taluka headquarter situated in the Yadgir area of Indian Territory of Karnataka. Shahapur is 597 km north of Bangalore and all around associated by street to Gulbarga 70 km, Hyderabad 210 km, Bidar 160 km and Yadgir 32 km. According to 2011 Indian enumeration, Shahapur had a populace of 57,129. Guys establish 52% of the populace and females 48%. Shahapur has a normal education rate of 52%, lower than the national normal of 65.38% and furthermore lower than the state proficiency which is 67%: shahapur male proficiency is 61%, and female proficiency is 43%. In Shahapur, 16% of the populace is under 6 years old.

According to the folklore the old name of Shahapur was "Sagar". In help of this name there is recorded proof, for example, the sobriquet of the Vijayanagara Kingdom's last ruler Ramaraya child in law of Srikrishna Deaya, who was additionally called as "Sagara Sankramanaraya". After the Muslim assault the name of the city was changed to Nusratabad. As per antiquarians after assault "Sagar" town is moved to the opposite side of the slope line and the first Sagar has been surrendered for quite a while and it was called as "Halu Sagar". Over the long haul and now it is called as "Hali sagar" implies Old Sagar.