Chitapur
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| Chitapur / ಚಿತಾಪುರ | |
  Chitapur / ಚಿತಾಪುರ
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| State - District(s) |
Karnataka - Gulbarga |
| Coordinates | |
| Area - Elevation |
3.5 km² - 403 m |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Population (2001) - Density |
26,974 - 7706.86/km² |
| Codes - Postal - Telephone - Vehicle |
- 585 211 - +08474 - |
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 censusGRIndia, 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
- Nagai village in Chitapur Taluk was the location of a ghatika which is an ancient education centre for higher learning.[3]
- 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. [4]
- 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. [5]
[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
- ^ 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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