Chitradurga district

Coordinates: 14°00′N 76°30′E / 14.00°N 76.50°E / 14.00; 76.50
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This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Chitradurga.

Chitradurga district
Precipitation
522 millimetres (20.6 in)
Websitechitradurga.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.

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]
Religion Per cent
Hinduism
 
 91.63%
Islam
 
 7.76%
Other or not stated
 
 0.61%

According to the

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

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

See also

  • Districts of Karnataka

References

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c d e f "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. ^ a b 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.

External links

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