Chitradurga district

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Chitradurga district
District of Karnataka
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Clockwise from top-left: Chitradurga Fort, Nayakanahatti temple, Teru Malleshwara Temple at Hiriyur, Vani Vilasa Sagara, Ranganatha Swamy Temple at Neerthadi
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Location in Karnataka
Chitradurga district
Chitradurga district
Coordinates: 14°00′N76°30′E / 14.00°N 76.50°E / 14.00; 76.50
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
StateSeal of Karnataka.svg 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
[1]
 • Total
8,440 km2 (3,260 sq mi)
Elevation
(Highest)
1,094 m (3,589 ft)
Population
 (2011) [1]
 • Total
1,659,456
 • Density200/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 Chitradurga KA-16
Sex ratio 1.047 ♂/♀
Literacy73.82%
Lok Sabha constituency Chitradurga Lok Sabha constituency
Precipitation 522 millimetres (20.6 in)
Website chitradurga.nic.in

Chitradurga district is an administrative district of Karnataka state in southern India. [2] The city of Chitradurga is 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.

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Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901354,308—    
1911393,953+1.07%
1921408,588+0.37%
1931462,953+1.26%
1941505,565+0.88%
1951588,497+1.53%
1961741,344+2.34%
1971899,257+1.95%
19811,089,304+1.94%
19911,312,717+1.88%
20011,517,896+1.46%
20111,659,456+0.90%
source: [3]
Religions in Chitradurga district (2011) [4]
ReligionPer cent
Hinduism
 
91.63%
Islam
 
7.76%
Other or not stated
 
0.61%

According to the 2011 census Chitradurga district has a population of 1,659,456, [5] roughly equal to the nation of Guinea-Bissau [6] or the US state of Idaho. [7] This gives it a ranking of 297th in India (out of a total of 640). [5] The district has a population density of 197 inhabitants per square kilometre (510/sq mi). [5] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 9.39%. [5] Chitradurga has a sex ratio of 969 females for every 1000 males, [5] and a literacy rate of 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]

Languages of Chitradurga district (2011) [8]

   Kannada (83.33%)
   Urdu (7.33%)
   Telugu (5.39%)
   Lambadi (2.29%)
  Others (1.66%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 83.33% of the population spoke Kannada, 7.33% Urdu, 5.39% Telugu and 2.29% Lambadi as their first language. [9]

Economy

In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Chitradurga one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). [10] It is one of the five districts in Karnataka currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF). [10]

Education

People

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References

  1. 1 2 "District at a Glance". Chitradurga district website. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
  2. ↑ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Chitaldrug"  . Encyclopædia Britannica . Vol. 6 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 247.
  3. ↑ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
  4. ↑ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Karnataka". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "District Census Handbook: Chitradurga" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  6. ↑ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011. Guinea-Bissau 1,596,677 July 2011 est.
  7. ↑ "2010 Resident Population Data". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2011. Idaho 1,567,582
  8. ↑ "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Karnataka". Census of India . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  9. ↑ "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Karnataka". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  10. 1 2 Ministry of Panchayati Raj (8 September 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
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