Situated in North East Karnataka

Divided into 5 administrative Talukas– Aurad, Bhalki, Basavakalyan, Bidar and Humnabad

Rich in non metallic minerals – Red-ochre, and laterite stone

Lateritic red soils and black cotton soils are the main soil types

Bidar Fort, Gurudwara Nanak Jhira Sahib, Manik Prabhu Temple, Narimha Zharna, Anubhava Mantapa are the main tourist attractions

Bidar identified as one of the nodes under the Chennai - Bengaluru Industrial Corridor