Raichur

Coordinates: 16°12′N 77°22′E / 16.2°N 77.37°E / 16.2; 77.37
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This article is about the municipality in India. For its namesake district, see Raichur district.

Raichur
Rayachoor
City
Raichur
Nickname: 
Cotton City
UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
584101-103
Telephone code91 8532
Vehicle registrationKA-36
Websitewww.raichur.nic.in

Raichur (formerly Raichore

Tungabhadra rivers, is the headquarters of Raichur district. It is located 410 km from the state capital, Bangalore
.

History

Ancient History

Iron Cannon On Hill Top Raichur

The recorded history of the district is traced as far back as the third century B.C.E. The fact that three minor rock edicts of

Rashtrakutas, who rose to power in the eighth century, as could be gathered from the inscriptions of that period found in this district. According to an inscription from Manvi taluk, Jagattunga, a subordinate ruler under the Rashtrakuta king Krishna-II, was ruling the province of Adedore Eradusavirapranta, i.e., the area constituting the present Raichur district. Amoghavarsha Nrupathunga I, a Rashtrakuta king, has described Koppal in his Kannada work, Kavirajamarga, as the great Kopananagara.[2]

Raichur has a rich history, having been a part of various empires, such as the

Kakatiya king Rudra in 1284 CE which passed on to the Vijayanagar kingdom after the decline of the Kakatiyas. Thereafter the fort was under dispute for nearly two centuries. It was captured by the Bahmanis in 1323 CE. Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya expressed a wish in his testament that the city of Raichur be recaptured. This had been in the mind of Krishnadevaraya since his coronation in 1509. In the year 1520 Krishnadevaraya sent Saeed Maraikar, a Muslim in his service, to Goa with a large sum of money to buy horses. Maraikar instead went to Adil Khan with the money and offered his services. Krishnadevaraya made a demand that Maraikar be returned along with the money which was duly refused. During the period of peace, Krishnadevaraya made extensive preparations for a grand attack on Raichur doab. After the court decided that Raichur should be attacked the king invited all commanders (Nayakas) in his service to take part in the battle
.

Raichur is very rich from the epigraphical point of view. It has already yielded hundreds of inscriptions, ranging from the

Lingsugur and Raichur.[4]

Recent History

The District of Raichur was a part of the Hyderabad State until the re-organisation of State on 1 November 1956.

Geography

Raichur is located at 16°12′N 77°22′E / 16.2°N 77.37°E / 16.2; 77.37 on

Deccan plateau.[5]
It has an average elevation of 407 metres (1335 ft)

The summers get really hot in this region with temperatures going beyond 40 °C. It receives rainfall during the months between May and August. Overall, the region is warm and humid during most part of the year.

Demographics

As of the 2001 India census,[6]

Hinduism is majority religion in Raichur with 57.61% followers. Islam is second most popular religion in Raichur with approximately 39.87% following it. In Raichur, Christianity is followed by 1.18%, Jainism by 0.94%, Sikhism by 0.08% and Buddhism by 0.08%. Around 0.00% stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.29% stated 'No Particular Religion'.

Languages

Languages of Raichur City (2011) Census

  Kannada (57.10%)
  Urdu (29.87%)
  Telugu (5.71%)
  Others (7.32%)

Transport

Raichur is well connected by road and National Highway 167.

Rail

Solapur-Guntakal section
.

Air

Raichur has Raichur Airport.

Education

Climate

Climate data for Raichur (1981–2010, extremes 1901–2012)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 38.4
(101.1) 		43.5
(110.3) 		45.6
(114.1) 		46.0
(114.8) 		47.6
(117.7) 		46.0
(114.8) 		40.4
(104.7) 		39.3
(102.7) 		38.4
(101.1) 		37.6
(99.7) 		37.0
(98.6) 		38.4
(101.1) 		47.6
(117.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31.1
(88.0) 		34.4
(93.9) 		38.0
(100.4) 		40.1
(104.2) 		40.4
(104.7) 		36.0
(96.8) 		33.0
(91.4) 		31.9
(89.4) 		32.4
(90.3) 		32.1
(89.8) 		31.0
(87.8) 		30.1
(86.2) 		34.2
(93.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 17.0
(62.6) 		18.8
(65.8) 		21.9
(71.4) 		24.5
(76.1) 		25.0
(77.0) 		23.3
(73.9) 		22.5
(72.5) 		21.9
(71.4) 		22.1
(71.8) 		21.3
(70.3) 		18.9
(66.0) 		16.6
(61.9) 		21.2
(70.2)
Record low °C (°F) 7.1
(44.8) 		11.0
(51.8) 		13.0
(55.4) 		16.1
(61.0) 		15.4
(59.7) 		16.1
(61.0) 		17.0
(62.6) 		16.3
(61.3) 		16.4
(61.5) 		13.5
(56.3) 		8.5
(47.3) 		7.3
(45.1) 		7.1
(44.8)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 3.2
(0.13) 		4.0
(0.16) 		3.6
(0.14) 		17.7
(0.70) 		45.5
(1.79) 		106.2
(4.18) 		124.6
(4.91) 		128.5
(5.06) 		152.4
(6.00) 		117.7
(4.63) 		19.7
(0.78) 		5.1
(0.20) 		728.2
(28.67)
Average rainy days 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.5 2.8 6.4 8.0 8.1 8.2 5.1 1.7 0.3 43.1
Average
relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST
) 		35 29 23 24 28 46 56 59 59 54 46 40 42
Source: India Meteorological Department[7][8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Raichur District".
  2. ^ a b "Welcome to Mera Raichur". meraraichur.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2006. Retrieved 17 October 2006.
  3. ^ "Stone inscriptions". museums.ap.nic.in/. Archived from the original on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 17 October 2006.
  4. ISBN 9780520245006
    .
  5. ^ "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Raichur, India". www.fallingrain.com.
  6. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  7. ^ "Station: Raichur Climatological Table 1981–2010" (PDF). Climatological Normals 1981–2010. India Meteorological Department. January 2015. pp. 639–640. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M102. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.

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