Highlights
- The remote forested hill fort.
- The Piddanayaka–Venkammamba inscription.
- The wild, untouched setting.
Vanadurga ("forest fort") is a remote hill fort in the hills of Shahapur taluk.
It carries a Sanskrit inscription dedicated by King Piddanayaka to Queen Venkammamba — a wild, little-visited Nayaka-era stronghold.
Road km to Yadgir; ghat roads and traffic vary — allow extra.
October to February; mornings.
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List your place5 more places around Shahapur. Open a guide to plan the visit and onward journey.
16.6 km · ~28 min by cab
A large fort built across three rock hills above Shahapur town, described in field surveys as one of the largest forts of Karnataka — an extensive walled hill citadel now largely ruined.

16.3 km · ~27 min by cab
A group of four hills near Shahapur whose combined silhouette resembles a reclining (sleeping) Buddha — a scenic geological landmark and a growing offbeat viewpoint of the Kalyana-Karnataka plateau.
17.9 km · ~30 min by cab
A protected late-Neolithic/early-Megalithic stone alignment at Vibhutihalli — a diagonal grid of standing stones (c.1800–1400 BCE) aligned to the equinox sunrise and sunset, a rare archaeoastronomy monument.
12.4 km · ~21 min by cab
The dargah of Syed Chanda Hussaini (built 1604) at Gogi in Shahapur taluk, with the Adil Shahi-era Kali Masjid (1745) and family tombs nearby — a major shrine whose annual urus draws large crowds.
11.5 km · ~19 min by cab
The historic town of Sagar in Shahapur taluk, a provincial headquarters and fort under Muhammad bin Tughlaq — the Yadgir Fort inscription names a builder "from Sagar"; the Sofi Sarmast dargah nearby draws an annual urus.
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In the hills of Shahapur taluk; by road then a walk, a local guide helps
If you are travelling by bus or ferry, check the return service with the operator before setting out. Leave time to reach the stop or jetty after your visit.
Ask at the bus stand for the time of the last service back, not the next one. If you miss it, an auto or app cab is the fallback — agree the fare before you get in.
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The historic town of Sagar in Shahapur taluk, a provincial headquarters and fort under Muhammad bin Tughlaq — the Yadgir Fort inscription names a builder "from Sagar"; the Sofi Sarmast dargah nearby draws an annual urus.
11.5 km · ~19 min by cab · straight lineA wetland bird sanctuary around the Bonal tank in Shorapur taluk — the second-largest bird sanctuary in Karnataka after Ranganathittu, on a 17th-century tank later enlarged by Meadows Taylor, drawing pelicans, painted storks and migratory waterfowl.
12.3 km · ~20 min by cab · straight lineThe dargah of Syed Chanda Hussaini (built 1604) at Gogi in Shahapur taluk, with the Adil Shahi-era Kali Masjid (1745) and family tombs nearby — a major shrine whose annual urus draws large crowds.
12.4 km · ~21 min by cab · straight lineThe hill fort and Raja Venkatappa Nayaka palace of Shorapur (Surapura), capital of the Bedar Nayaka palegars from 1639 to 1857 — whose last ruler Venkatappa Nayaka was among the earliest 1857-era rebels against the British; the colonial Taylor Manzil of Meadows Taylor stands on the same hill.
13.8 km · ~23 min by cab · straight line
A group of four hills near Shahapur whose combined silhouette resembles a reclining (sleeping) Buddha — a scenic geological landmark and a growing offbeat viewpoint of the Kalyana-Karnataka plateau.
16.3 km · ~27 min by cab · straight lineA large fort built across three rock hills above Shahapur town, described in field surveys as one of the largest forts of Karnataka — an extensive walled hill citadel now largely ruined.
16.6 km · ~28 min by cab · straight lineThe old temple town of Kembhavi in Shorapur taluk, with a cluster of Kalyani-Chalukya-era shrines and inscriptions — a small heritage settlement of the Krishna–Bhima doab.
17.3 km · ~29 min by cab · straight lineA protected late-Neolithic/early-Megalithic stone alignment at Vibhutihalli — a diagonal grid of standing stones (c.1800–1400 BCE) aligned to the equinox sunrise and sunset, a rare archaeoastronomy monument.
17.9 km · ~30 min by cab · straight lineThe Hunasagi (Hunsgi)–Baichbal valley — a Lower-Palaeolithic Acheulian locality complex of over 200 sites, among the densest concentrations of early stone-tool landscapes in South Asia, famously studied by the archaeologist K. Paddayya.
26.5 km · ~44 min by cab · straight lineThe shrine and matha of Kodekal Basavanna at Kodekal in Shorapur taluk — the 16th-century mystic-saint and author of the "Kala Gnana" prophetic verses, a revered pilgrimage centre of the region.
43.9 km · ~73 min by cab · straight lineThe flagship monument of the district — a monolithic hill fort of Western Chalukya origin (Yetagiri) rising about 100 m over Yadgir town, with concentric ramparts, a hill-top water tank and ruins, and five inscribed edicts, one naming a builder from Sagar.
49.9 km · ~83 min by cab · straight lineOctober to February; mornings.
Entry: Free. Timings: Daylight only.
In the hills of Shahapur taluk; by road then a walk — a local guide helps. A remote, undeveloped fort — go by day in a group, wear good shoes and carry water.
Half a day with travel.
Nearby you can pair Sagar Fort Town (11.5 km), Bonal Bird Sanctuary (12.3 km), Chanda Hussaini Dargah, Gogi (12.4 km), Shorapur Fort (13.8 km).