Aland is a town in Gulbarga district in the state of Karnataka, India. It is the headquarters of Aland Taluk. Aland was formed in 1952 as a Town Municipal Council.It is 521 km from the state capital Bengaluru, 43km from district headquarters Kalaburagi and 72km from Solapur.Aland is located at 17.57N 76.57E.[1] It has an average elevation of 480 metres (1574 feet). The town is spread over an area of 8 km.[2] Aland Taluk borders Kalaburagi Taluk of Kalaburagi district to the east, Afzalpur Taluk of Kalaburagi district to the south, Basavakalyan Taluk of Bidar district to the north-west. Many efforts have been taken by various Government's to improve the destitute situation of Aland Taluk, but have succeeded extremely less. It is a dry area, with low rainfall. Most of the population lives in Povery in Aland Taluk. A major number of population has migrated towards cities due to lack scope for water, education, employment. Power shortage is a serious issue in Aland. Aland records the maximum incidents of farmer suicides in North Karnataka's dry zone. Lack of natural resources and education has given birth to serious issues as low industrialization and high unemployment respectively. As a Tehsil, Aland comes in one of the top unproductive tehsils of India in terms of Revenue, Employment, Malnutrition, & lack of Industrial and Agricultural development. Aland is one of the Taluk in Kalaburagi District in Karnataka State. Aland is 38.2 km from its District Main City Kalaburagi. It is 612 km from its State Main City Bangalore. 520 km from Mumbai.
