Kalaburagi district
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Kalaburagi district
Gulbarga district | |
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UTC+5:30 (IST) | |
PIN | 585101
585102 585103 |
Telephone code | 91 8472 |
Precipitation | 777 millimetres (30.6 in) |
Avg. summer temperature | 42 °C (108 °F) |
Avg. winter temperature | 26 °C (79 °F) |
Website | kalaburagi |
†website |
Kalaburagi district, formerly known as Gulbarga district,
This district is situated in
History
The name of the area in Kannada is Kala-buragi, meaning "stony land." In the 6th century CE, the district was under the control of the
Economy
In 2006 the
Places of interest
Historical places
- Emperor Ashoka (r. 274–232 BC) himself.[6]
- Rashtrakuta dynasty. This village is 40 km southeast to the District Headquarters Kalaburagi and 18 km west to the Taluk Headquarters Sedam.
- Bahmanikings.
Geography
Kalaburagi is situated in Deccan Plateau located at 17°20′N 76°50′E / 17.33°N 76.83°E[8] and the general elevation ranges from 300 to 750 meters above mean sea level. The main river is the Bhima.
Subdivisions
Kalaburagi district presently comprises the following 11 talukas after the separation of Yadgir district from it.[9]
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1901 | 586,760 | — |
1911 | 640,851 | +0.89% |
1921 | 589,958 | −0.82% |
1931 | 658,151 | +1.10% |
1941 | 704,139 | +0.68% |
1951 | 806,394 | +1.37% |
1961 | 963,619 | +1.80% |
1971 | 1,208,007 | +2.29% |
1981 | 1,442,258 | +1.79% |
1991 | 1,786,138 | +2.16% |
2001 | 2,174,742 | +1.99% |
2011 | 2,566,326 | +1.67% |
source:[10] |
According to the
Languages
According to the 2011 census, 65.70% of the population spoke Kannada, 18.15% Urdu, 7.09% Lambadi, 4.08% Telugu, 2.47% Marathi and 2.05% Hindi as their first language.[16]
See also
- Yadgir (Lok Sabha constituency)
- Kalaburagi (Lok Sabha constituency)
References
- ^ "Several IAS officers transferred in Karnataka". The New Indian Express. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ^ "Gulbarga city name changed". indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ "City of tombs and domes". The Hindu. Karnataka, India. 4 April 2011. Archived from the original on 10 April 2011.
- ^ "History | Kalaburagi District | Government of Karnataka | India". Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "When I met Emperor Ashoka in Sannathi". Yahoo. Archived from the original on 27 April 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
- ^ "Friday Mosque of Gulbarga". Archived from the original on 20 November 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kalaburagi
- ^ "Yadgir district from Oct 31". 27 August 2009.
- ^ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
- ^ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Karnataka". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f "District Census Handbook: Gulbarga" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
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- ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
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- ^ "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Karnataka". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Karnataka". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.