with underlying layers of gneiss emerging along the eastern boundary. The plateau has an altitude of 2200 ft, and measures 22 mi in length and 12 mi in width at its broadest. The plateau encompasses a total area of 190 km2. Bidar fort is built in the form of an irregular rhombus on the edge of the plateau with sheer walls built along the North and the East.

The ancient capital Kalyani (Basavakalyan) of the Western Chalukya Empire