Raichur district

Raichur district
District of Karnataka
Raichur district montage Clockwise from top left:Ek Minar Masjid in Raichur, Sunflower fields near Buddinni, Raichur Thermal Power Station, Channamma Circle Sindhanur, Mudgal fort, Mavina kere(lake) in Raichur, outer view of Rock edicts of Ashoka at Maski.
Location in Karnataka
Raichur district
Coordinates: 16°13′N 77°21′E / 16.21°N 77.35°E / 16.21; 77.35
Country	India
State	Karnataka
Division	Gulbarga
Headquarters	Raichur
Talukas	Raichur, Sindhanur, Lingsugur, Manvi, Devadurga, Sirwar, Maski
Government
• District collector	Chandrashekhar L. Nayaka (IAS)
Area †
• Total	8,386 km2 (3,238 sq mi)
Elevation	400.0 m (1,312.3 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,928,812
• Density	230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	584101,584102,584103
Telephone code	08532
ISO 3166 code	IN-KA-RA
Vehicle registration	KA-36
Sex ratio	0.983 ♂/♀
Literacy	48.8%
Lok Sabha constituency	Raichur Lok Sabha constituency
Precipitation	680.6 millimetres (26.80 in)
Website	raichur.nic.in

Raichur District is an administrative district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located in the northeast part of the state and is bounded by Yadgir district in the north, Bijapur and Bagalkot district in the northwest, Koppal district in the west, Bellary district in the south, Jogulamba Gadwal district of Telangana and Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh in the east.