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Chitradurga districtis an administrative district ofKarnatakastate in southern India.[2]The city ofChitradurgais the district headquarters. Chitradurga gets its name from Chitrakaldurga, an umbrella-shaped lofty hill found there. Tradition dates Chitradurga District to the period of the Ramayana and Mahabharata. The whole district lies in the valley of the Vedavati River, with the Tungabhadra River flowing in the northwest. During the British times it was named Chitaldroog. The district was practically ruled by all the well known dynasties that ruled Karnataka. A historical places like Jain basadi of Heggere, a pilgrimage centre for Jain's in district.
Chitradurga district | |
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     Clockwise from top-left:Chitradurga Fort,Nayakanahatti temple,Teru Malleshwara TempleatHiriyur,Vani Vilasa Sagara,Ranganatha Swamy Templeat Neerthadi | |
 Location in Karnataka | |
 Chitradurga district | |
| Coordinates:14°00′N76°30′E/ 14.00°N 76.50°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Karnataka |
| Division | Bangalore Division |
| Headquarters | Chitradurga |
| Talukas | Challakere Chitradurga Hiriyur Holalkere Hosdurga Molakalmuru |
| Government | |
| •Deputy Commissioner | Shri. Venkatesh T. (IAS) |
| • Member of Parliament | Govind Karjol |
| Area | |
• Total | 8,440 km2(3,260 sq mi) |
| Elevation (Highest) | 1,094 m (3,589 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 1,659,456 |
| • Density | 200/km2(510/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30(IST) |
| PIN | 577 501, 502, 577524 |
| Telephone code | + 91 (8194) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KA-CT |
| Vehicle registration | ChitradurgaKA-16 |
| Sex ratio | 1.047♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 73.82% |
| Lok Sabhaconstituency | Chitradurga Lok Sabha constituency |
| Precipitation | 522 millimetres (20.6 in) |
| Website | chitradurga |
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 354,308 | — |
| 1911 | 393,953 | +1.07% |
| 1921 | 408,588 | +0.37% |
| 1931 | 462,953 | +1.26% |
| 1941 | 505,565 | +0.88% |
| 1951 | 588,497 | +1.53% |
| 1961 | 741,344 | +2.34% |
| 1971 | 899,257 | +1.95% |
| 1981 | 1,089,304 | +1.94% |
| 1991 | 1,312,717 | +1.88% |
| 2001 | 1,517,896 | +1.46% |
| 2011 | 1,659,456 | +0.90% |
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According to the2011 censusChitradurga district has apopulationof 1,659,456,[5]roughly equal to the nation ofGuinea-Bissau[6]or the US state ofIdaho.[7]This gives it a ranking of 297th in India (out of a total of640).[5]The district has a population density of 197 inhabitants per square kilometre (510/sq mi).[5]Itspopulation growth rateover the decade 2001–2011 was 9.39%.[5]Chitradurga has asex ratioof 969femalesfor every 1000 males,[5]and aliteracy rateof 73.82%. 19.86% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 23.45% and 18.23% of the population respectively.[5]
At the time of the 2011 census, 83.33% of the population spokeKannada,7.33%Urdu,5.39%Teluguand 2.29%Lambadias their first language.[9]
Economy
editIn 2006 theMinistry of Panchayati Rajnamed Chitradurga one of the country's 250most backward districts(out of a total of640).[10]It is one of the five districts in Karnataka currently receiving funds from theBackward Regions Grant Fund Programme(BRGF).[10]
Education
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- Sri Shivakumara Rangaprayoga Shale
People
edit- Madakari Nayaka– King of Chitradurga
- Onake Obavva– Legendary woman who foughtHyder Ali's army.
- Malladihalli Sri Raghavendra Swamiji(Tiruka) – yogi and Ayurvedic guru
- S. Nijalingappa(vinayak) – politician, ex-CM, ex-MP and ex All India Congress lead
- T.R. Subba Rao(TaRaSu) – a novelist, 1985 winner ofSahitya Akademi Awardfor his novelDurgasthamana
- Tirumalai Krishnamacharya– yogi and Ayurvedic guru. One of the most influential yoga teachers of the 20th century and is credited with the revival ofhatha yoga.Also called father of Modern Yoga.
- P. R. Thippeswamy(PRT) – Artist, Writer & Folklorist – K. Venkatappa Awardee 1999, ex-Chairman Karnataka Lalithakala Academy
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ab"District at a Glance".Chitradurga district website.Retrieved3 January2011.
- ^Chisholm, Hugh,ed. (1911)..Encyclopædia Britannica.Vol. 6 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 247.
- ^Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
- ^"Table C-01 Population by Religion: Karnataka".censusindia.gov.in.Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.2011.
- ^abcdef"District Census Handbook: Chitradurga"(PDF).censusindia.gov.in.Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.2011.
- ^US Directorate of Intelligence."Country Comparison:Population".Archived fromthe originalon 13 June 2007.Retrieved1 October2011.
Guinea-Bissau 1,596,677 July 2011 est.
- ^"2010 Resident Population Data".U.S. Census Bureau. Archived fromthe originalon 19 October 2013.Retrieved30 September2011.
Idaho 1,567,582
- ^"Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Karnataka".Census of India.Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^"Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Karnataka".censusindia.gov.in.Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^abMinistry of Panchayati Raj (8 September 2009)."A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme"(PDF).National Institute of Rural Development. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 5 April 2012.Retrieved27 September2011.
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