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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Chitradurga}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2012}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2012}}
{{More citations needed|date=March 2011}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Chitradurga district
| native_name = 
| native_name_lang =
| other_name =
| settlement_type = District
| image_skyline = Chitradurga fort Image (7), Karnataka, India.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = [[Chitradurga Fort]]
| nickname =
| map_alt =
| image_map = Karnataka Chitradurga locator map.svg
| map_caption = Location in Karnataka
| coordinates = {{coord|14.00|N|76.50|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_type2 = Division
| subdivision_name2 = [[Bangalore Division]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| parts_type = [[Taluka]]s
| parts =[[Challakere]] [[Chitradurga]] [[Hiriyur]] [[Holalkere]] [[Hosdurga]] [[Molakalmuru]]
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Chitradurga]]
| government_type =
| governing_body =
| leader_title1 = [[Deputy Commissioner]]
| leader_name1 = Vinoth Priya (IAS)
| leader_title2 = Member of Parliament
| leader_name2 = A Narayanaswamy
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = <ref name="stats">{{cite web|title=District at a Glance|url=http://chitradurga.nic.in/stastics.html|publisher=Chitradurga district website|access-date=3 January 2011}}</ref>
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 8440
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 1,659,456

| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes = <ref name="stats"/>
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Kannada]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 577 501, 502
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = + 91 (8194)
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-KA-CT]]
| registration_plate = [[Chitradurga]] KA-16
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]
| blank1_info_sec1 = 1.047 [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = Literacy
| blank2_info_sec1 = 73.82%
| blank3_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank3_info_sec1 = [[Chitradurga (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chitradurga Lok Sabha constituency]]
| blank1_name_sec2 = [[Precipitation (meteorology)|Precipitation]]
| blank1_info_sec2 = {{convert|522|mm|in}}
| website = {{URL|chitradurga.nic.in}}
| footnotes =
}}

'''Chitradurga district''' is an administrative district of [[Karnataka]] state in southern India.<ref name=EB1911>{{cite EB1911|wstitle=Chitaldrug|volume=6|page=247}}</ref> 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.

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Chitradurga district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 1,659,456,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date =30 September 2011 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Guinea-Bissau]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date =1 October 2011 | quote = Guinea-Bissau 1,596,677 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> or the US state of [[Idaho]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|title=2010 Resident Population Data
|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau
|access-date=30 September 2011
|quote=Idaho 1,567,582
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|archive-date=19 October 2013
|df=dmy
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 297th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/>
The district has a population density of {{convert| 197 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001–2011 was 9.39%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Chitradurga has a [[sex ratio]] of 969 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 73.82%.<ref name=districtcensus/>{{historical populations|11=1901|12=3,54,308|13=1911|14=3,93,953|15=1921|16=4,08,588|17=1931|18=4,62,953|19=1941|20=5,05,565|21=1951|22=5,88,497|23=1961|24=7,41,344|25=1971|26=8,99,257|27=1981|28=10,89,304|29=1991|30=13,12,717|31=2001|32=15,17,896|33=2011|34=16,59,456|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=middle}}

==Economy==
In 2006 the [[Ministry of Panchayati Raj]] named Chitradurga one of the country's 250 [[Poverty in India|most backward districts]] (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=brgf/> It is one of the five districts in Karnataka currently receiving funds from the [[Backward Regions Grant Fund|Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme]] (BRGF).<ref name=brgf>{{cite web|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj |date=8 September 2009 |title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme |publisher=National Institute of Rural Development |url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |access-date=27 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |archive-date=5 April 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref>

==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==
* [[Districts of Karnataka]]

==References==
{{Reflist|colwidth=30em}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Chitradurga district}}
{{Wikivoyage|Chitradurga (district)}}
* [https://chitradurga.nic.in/ Chitradurga district website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060218182334/http://www.chitradurgacity.gov.in/ Chitradurga City Municipal Council]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20111106031025/http://www.chitharadurga.com/ all about Chitradurga in kannada]

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