Chitradurga

Chitradurga
Chinmuladri
Historic temple in Chitradurga
Historic temple in Chitradurga
Nickname: 
Fort City (Kote Nadu)
Chitradurga is located in Karnataka
Chitradurga
Chitradurga
Coordinates: 14°14′N 76°24′E / 14.23°N 76.4°E / 14.23; 76.4
Country India
StateKarnataka
RegionBayaluseeme
DistrictChitradurga
Established1465
Founded byThimmanna Nayaka
Government
 • BodyCity Municipal Council
 • Member of ParliamentA Narayanaswamy[1]
Area
 • City30 km2 (10 sq mi)
 • Rural
1,350.76 km2 (521.53 sq mi)
Elevation
732 m (2,402 ft)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • City145,853
 • Density4,900/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
 • Rural
283,673
Demonym(s)Durgan, Durgans, Durgadavaru
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
577501, 577502, 577524
Telephone code08194
Vehicle registrationKA-16
Websitehttp://www.chitradurgacity.mrc.gov.in/en/home

Chitradurga is a city and the headquarters of Chitradurga district, which is located on the valley of the Vedavati river in the central part of the Indian state of Karnataka.[3] Chitradurga is a place with historical significance which is located to the North West about 200 km from the state capital Bangalore. Chitradurga is a major tourist hub in Karnataka.

The city is renowned for its 15th century Kallina Kote or Stone Fortress. This is formed of two Kannada words: ‘Kallina’ means "Stone's" and Kote means "Fort". Other names used in Kannada are ‘Ukkina Kote": "Steel Fort" (metaphorically used to mean an impregnable fort) and ‘Yelusuttina Kote’: "Seven Circles Fort".[4]

  1. ^ "Chitradurga MP". NIC. Archived from the original on 26 October 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Census Data Handbook 2011 Chitradurga District" (PDF). Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  3. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Chitaldrug" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 247.
  4. ^ "Chitradurga Fort | Historical Town of Chitradurga | Kallin Kote". Karnataka Tourism.

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