Chitradurga district

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Chitradurga district
District of Karnataka
Clockwise from top-left: Chitradurga Fort, Nayakanahatti temple, Teru Malleshwara Temple at Hiriyur, Vani Vilasa Sagara, Ranganatha Swamy Temple at Neerthadi
Location in Karnataka
Chitradurga district
Coordinates: 14°00′N 76°30′E / 14.00°N 76.50°E / 14.00; 76.50
Country	India
State	Karnataka
Division	Bangalore Division
Headquarters	Chitradurga
Talukas	Challakere Chitradurga Hiriyur Holalkere Hosdurga Molakalmuru
Government
• Deputy Commissioner	Shri. Venkatesh T. (IAS)
• Member of Parliament	A. Narayanaswamy
Area [1]
• Total	8,440 km2 (3,260 sq mi)
Elevation (Highest)	1,094 m (3,589 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	1,659,456
• Density	200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	577 501, 502, 577524
Telephone code	+ 91 (8194)
ISO 3166 code	IN-KA-CT
Vehicle registration	Chitradurga KA-16
Sex ratio	1.047 ♂/♀
Literacy	73.82%
Lok Sabha constituency	Chitradurga Lok Sabha constituency
Precipitation	522 millimetres (20.6 in)
Website	chitradurga.nic.in

Chitradurga district is an administrative district of Karnataka state in southern India.^[2] 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. A historical places like Jain basadi of Heggere, a pilgrimage centre for Jain's in district.