Chitradurga district
District of Karnataka in India
14°00′N 76°30′E / 14.00°N 76.50°E / 14.00; 76.50
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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
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 354,308 | — |
| 1911 | 393,953 | +1.07% |
| 1921 | 408,588 | +0.37% |
| 1931 | 462,953 | +1.26% |
| 1941 | 505,565 | +0.88% |
| 1951 | 588,497 | +1.53% |
| 1961 | 741,344 | +2.34% |
| 1971 | 899,257 | +1.95% |
| 1981 | 1,089,304 | +1.94% |
| 1991 | 1,312,717 | +1.88% |
| 2001 | 1,517,896 | +1.46% |
| 2011 | 1,659,456 | +0.90% |
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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]
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
- Madakari Nayaka – King of Chitradurga
- Onake Obavva – Legendary woman who fought Hyder Ali's army.
- Malladihalli Sri Raghavendra Swamiji (Tiruka) – yogi and Ayurvedic guru
- S. Nijalingappa (vinayak) – politician, ex-CM, ex-MP and ex All India Congress lead
- T.R. Subba Rao (TaRaSu) – a novelist, 1985 winner of Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel Durgasthamana
- Tirumalai Krishnamacharya – yogi and Ayurvedic guru. One of the most influential yoga teachers of the 20th century and is credited with the revival of hatha yoga. Also called father of Modern Yoga.
- P. R. Thippeswamy (PRT) – Artist, Writer & Folklorist – K. Venkatappa Awardee 1999, ex-Chairman Karnataka Lalithakala Academy
See also
References
- ^ a b "District at a Glance". Chitradurga district website. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Chitaldrug" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 247.
- ^ 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: Chitradurga" (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.
Guinea-Bissau 1,596,677 July 2011 est.
- ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
Idaho 1,567,582
- ^ "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Karnataka". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Karnataka". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ 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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chitradurga district.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Chitradurga (district).
- Chitradurga district website
- Chitradurga City Municipal Council
- all about Chitradurga in kannada
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- Aihole
- Alupa dynasty
- Amoghavarsha
- Badami
- Banavasi
- Balligavi
- Belur
- Chalukya dynasty
- Chitradurga Nayakas
- Deva Raya II
- Durvinita
- Halebidu
- Kingdom of Coorg
- Halmidi
- Hampi
- Hoysala Empire
- Kadamba dynasty
- Kalyani Chalukyas
- Keladi Nayakas
- Shivappa Nayaka
- Kittur Chennamma
- Kingdom of Mysore
- Mayurasharma
- Pattadakal
- Pulakeshin II
- Rashtrakuta dynasty
- Sringeri
- Srirangapatna
- Tipu Sultan
- Unification of Karnataka
- Vijayanagara Empire
- Vijayanagara
- Vishnuvardhana
- Veera Ballala II
- Vikramaditya II
- Vikramaditya VI
- Western Ganga dynasty
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