Chitradurga is a district in Karnataka State of India. It has a total of 6 Talukas in this district. The district has an total area of 8,436 sq km. There are 8 towns and 1,063 villages in this district.
As per census Chitradurga District has a population of 1,659,456 in 2011 out of which 840,843 are male and 818,613 are female. Population of Chitradurga District in 2020/2021 is 1,785,740(estimates as per aadhar uidai.gov.in feb 2019 data). Literate people are 1,087,392 out of 607,188 are male and 480,204 are female. People living in Chitradurga District depend on multiple skills, total workers are 856,587 out of which men are 513,311 and women are 343,276. Total 257,076 Cultivators are depended on agriculture farming out of 189,831 are cultivated by men and 67,245 are women. 192,769 people works in agricultural land as labor, men are 93,402 and 99,367 are women. Chitradurga District sex ratio is 974 females per 1000 of males. Next Chitradurga District Census will be in 2021.
The district has an total area of 8,436 sq km., 140 sq km is urban and 8296 sq km is rural. Out of total population of 1,841,997 in the district, 329,533 are in urban area and 1,329,923 are in rural area. 73,334 households are in urban, 283,669 are in rural area. 252,973 literate people are in urban, 834,419 are in rural area.
Geography of Chitradurga
Languages spoken are Kannada
| Talukas | Population 2011 | Male | Female | Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molakalmuru | 141,284 | 72,049 | 69,235 | 27,551 |
| Challakere | 365,784 | 185,931 | 179,853 | 76,361 |
| Chitradurga | 423,879 | 214,563 | 209,316 | 90,256 |
| Holalkere | 207,260 | 104,992 | 102,268 | 45,730 |
| Hosdurga | 235,116 | 119,148 | 115,968 | 53,019 |
| Hiriyur | 286,133 | 144,160 | 141,973 | 64,086 |