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| name = Sidlaghatta<br />
| native_name = <br />
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| other_name = Shidlaghatta<br />
| nickname = Silk City<br />
| settlement_type = City<br />
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| pushpin_map = India Karnataka<br />
| pushpin_label_position = left<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Karnataka, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|13.39|N|77.86|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Karnataka]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Chikkaballapur district|Chikkaballapur]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
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| unit_pref = Metric<br />
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| elevation_m = 878<br />
| population_total = 51159<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
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| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
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| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = <!-- [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] --><br />
| postal_code = 562105<br />
| area_code_type = Telephone code<br />
| area_code = 08158<br />
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| website = {{URL|www.sidlaghatta.com}}<br />
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'''Sidlaghatta''' is a town in the [[Chikkaballapur district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Karnataka]]. It is known for raw silk. All the taluk administration lies with the [[taluk panchayat]] for the implementation of developmental schemes and their progress.<br />
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==Geography==<br />
Sidlaghatta has an average elevation of 878&nbsp;metres (2880&nbsp;feet).<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/19/Sidlaghatta.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Sidlaghatta]</ref> 1.5&nbsp;km south to north<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
{{As of|2001}}, Sidlaghatta had a population of 41,105.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Sidlaghatta has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 67%, and female literacy is 56%. In Sidlaghatta, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.<br />
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==Notable residents==<br />
*[[N. R. Narayana Murthy]] - Indian businessman<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Chikkaballapur district]]<br />
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