Chitapur
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| ?Chitapur / ಚಿತಾಪುರ Karnataka • India |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Area • Elevation |
3.5 km² (1 sq mi) • 403 m (1,322 ft) |
| District(s) | Gulbarga |
| Population • Density |
26,974 (2001) • 7,706.86 /km² (19,961 /sq mi) |
| Codes • Pincode • Telephone |
• 585 211 • +08474 |
Coordinates: Chitapur (Kannada:ಚಿತಾಪುರ) is a panchayat town in Gulbarga district in the state of Karnataka, India. It is also the headquarters of the Chitapur taluk.
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[edit] Geography
Chitapur is located at .[1] It has an average elevation of 403 metres (1322 feet). The town is spread over an area of 3.5 sq. km.[2]
Chitapur Taluk has borders only with other Taluks of Gulbarga district. It borders Gulbarga taluk to the north-west, Chincholi Taluk district to the north, Sedam taluk to the east, Yadgir Taluk to the south-east, Shahpur Taluk to the south and Jevargi Taluk to the west.
Kagna river flows in this taluk.
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India census,[3] Chitapur had a population of 26,974. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Chitapur has an average literacy rate of 46%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 54% and female literacy of 38%. 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.
[edit] Places to See
- chitapur is the karnataka state in the gulbarga district famous in the chitapur Nagai village in Chitapur Taluk was the location of a ghatika which is an ancient education centre for higher learning.[4]
- Sannati village in Chitapur Taluk along the banks of the river Bhima where rock edicts of the period of the King Ashoka and a possible early Buddhist settlement has been excavated.[5]
- Kanaganahalli (3-km from Sannati); also on the banks of the river Bhima is the place where an ancient Buddhist Mahastupa site has been excavated.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Chitapur
- ^ The area of major towns in Karnataka has been mentioned in the webpage Population of Corporation/CMC/TMC/TPbelonging to the Municipal Administration Department of the Government of Karnataka
- ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
- ^ Description of a ghatika in detail is provided in the webpage authored by Jyotsna Kamat: History of Education, 1996-2007 Kamat's Potpourri
- ^ "Rock Edicts of Asoka from Sannati, Chitapur Taluk, Gulbarga district (Karnataka)" in the Indian Museum Bulletin, Vol. XXII, (Calcutta, 1989), PP. 7-15"
- ^ Excavation at Kanaganahalli has been described in Archaelogical sites in Gulbarga Department of Kannada and Culture, Government of Karnataka
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