Raichur district

Coordinates: 16°13′N 77°21′E / 16.21°N 77.35°E / 16.21; 77.35
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Raichur district
Precipitation
680.6 millimetres (26.80 in)
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Raichur District is an administrative

Bellary district in the south, Jogulamba Gadwal district of Telangana and Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh
in the east.

Geography

The district is bounded by the

Kurnool District of Andhra Pradesh
state lies to the east, and includes the lower portion of the Raichur Doab.

History

The recorded history of the district is traced to as far back as the third century B.C. The fact that three minor rock edicts of Ashoka are found in this district one at Maski in the Lingasugur taluk and the other two near Koppal, prove that this area was included in the dominions of the great

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, one 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. Nripatunga, a Rashtrakuta king, has described Koppal in his Kannada work, Kavirajamarga, as the great Kopananagara.

Numerous inscriptions of the

Sultanate of Delhi
in 1312.

Raichur district was passed to

Gulbarga Division
.

After

Operation Polo, Hyderabad State was integrated into the Indian Union on 17 September 1948. Between 1948 and 1956, it was part of Hyderabad State. During the division of the state on a linguistic basis, it became part of Mysore
State and later was renamed at Karnataka.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901446,375—    
1911479,298+0.71%
1921433,341−1.00%
1931453,788+0.46%
1941500,719+0.99%
1951531,540+0.60%
1961634,097+1.78%
1971803,812+2.40%
19811,035,600+2.57%
19911,351,809+2.70%
20011,669,762+2.13%
20111,928,812+1.45%
source:[2]
Religion in Raichur district (2011)[3]
Hinduism
 
 84.72%
Islam
 
 14.10%
Christianity
 
 0.54%
Others
 
 0.64%

According to the

640).[4] The district has a population density of 228 inhabitants per square kilometre (590/sq mi) .[4] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 15.27%.[4] Raichur has a sex ratio of 992 females for every 1000 males,[4] and a literacy rate of 60.46%. 25.42% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 20.79% and 19.03% of the population respectively.[4]

Languages of Raichur district (2011)[7]

  Kannada (74.87%)
  Urdu (11.57%)
  Telugu (8.11%)
  Lambadi (1.79%)
  Hindi (1.75%)
  Others (1.91%)

According to the 2011 census, 74.87% of the population spoke Kannada, 11.57% Urdu, 8.11% Telugu, 1.79% Lambadi and 1.75% Hindi as their first language.[7]

Administration

Raichuru District has seven taluks:

The capital of the district is the city of Raichur, which is 409 km from the state capital, Bangalore.

Tourism

Among the historical attractions in the district is the Raichur Fort, built in 1294. Also notable is the nearby town of Anegundi, which has a number of monuments from the Vijayanagara empire, including the Ranganatha temple, Pampa Lake and Kamal Mahal,

MahaLaxmi Temple is located in a nearby village, Kallur, at a distance of 20 km from Raichur.

  • Shaktinagar Sri Sugureshwara Temple (Lord Veerabadhra) at the bank of river Krishna, about 18 km from Raichur. Both temples are easily accessible at all times via bus routes.
  • Maski is a town and an archaeological site. The site has an edict of Emperor Ashoka and it was the first edict of Emperor Ashoka that contained the name Ashoka in it instead of the earlier edicts that referred him as Devanampiye piyadasi.
  • Mudgal The main attractions Mudgal are the remnants of the Mudgal fort and an ancient Roman Catholic church built by the Jesuits before 1557.
  • Hatti Gold Mines This mine is probably one of the most ancient metal mines in the world, dating to the Pre-Ashokan period. It is the only functioning Gold mine in India.
  • Krishna river
    .
  • Jaladurga is a fortified village. The Adil Shahi Kings of Bijapur built the fort.
  • Piklihal is a pre-historic site belonging to neolithic period is located 5 km south to Mudgal.
  • Kallur archaeological site is a Copper Hoard culture site in Manvi taluk of Raichur. Kallur archaeological site is 30 km from Raichur.

Economy

Raichur Thermal Power Station

The Raichur Thermal Power Station at Shaktinagar and Yaramaras Thermal Power Station at Yaramaras, generate electricity for Karnataka.

Raichur District is one of few places in India with gold resources. Hatti Gold Mines are situated in Raichur District, around 90 km away from Raichur city. All the five talukas mentioned above are well irrigated, with water from the Tungabhadra Dam on the Tungabhadra River, and the Narayanpura Dam on the Krishna River.[8] Raichur is known for its paddy fields and its rice, which is exported to different countries.[9] It also has a good trading market in cotton industry.[10]

Raichur is one of the highest paddy growing districts in the State. It has also earned the tag of Rice Bowl of Karnataka[11]

In 2006 the

640 districts).[12] It is one of the five districts in Karnataka currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF) and that is going to local politicians home.[12]

Notable people

Academia

Arts and culture

Business

  • Sharan Patil - entrepreneur, chairman and chief orthopaedic surgeon at SPARSH group of Hospitals

Entertainment

Law

Religion

Sports

See also

  • Yadgir (Lok Sabha constituency)
  • Raichur (Lok Sabha constituency)

References

  1. ^ "History of the District Raichur". Archived from the original on 21 March 2007.
  2. ^ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
  3. ^ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Karnataka". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "District Census Handbook: Raichur" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  5. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011. Lesotho 1,924,886
  6. ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 30 September 2011. West Virginia 1,852,994
  7. ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Karnataka". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  8. ^ Rotti, Jolad (12 September 2013). "Basava Sagar Dam or Narayanpur Dam, Yadgir". Karnataka.com. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  9. ^ malagi, shivakumar g (9 December 2015). "A 'flood of rice' troubles Raichur". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  10. ^ Mishra, Prabhudatta (2 January 2023). "Cotton, soyabean, paddy growers get ₹8,000 cr above MSP in Oct-Dec". www.thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  11. ^ correspondent, dc (13 January 2022). "Rice bowl of Karnataka hit by floods". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  12. ^ 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.

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