Challakere is a city municipality (taluk) in Chitradurga district in the state of Karnataka, India. It is called Oil City with numerous edible oil mills around the city and also Science City as several science and research organizations such as IISc, DRDO, BARC and ISRO have set up their establishments here.
Challakere | |
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City | |
Nickname: Science City/Oil City | |
Challakere Location in Karnataka, India | |
Coordinates: 14°18′43″N 76°39′04″E / 14.312°N 76.651°E | |
Country | India |
State | Karnataka |
District | Chitradurga |
Region | Bayaluseemē |
Government | |
• Body | City Municipality Council |
Area | |
• City | 30.71 km2 (11.86 sq mi) |
• Rural | 2,032.13 km2 (784.61 sq mi) |
Elevation | 585 m (1,919 ft) |
Population (2001) | |
• City | 55,194 |
• Density | 1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Kannada |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 577 522 |
Telephone code | 08195 |
Vehicle registration | KA-16 |
Website | www |
Challakere is located at 14°18′43″N 76°39′04″E / 14.312°N 76.651°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 585 metres (1919 ft).
Challakere is the largest taluk of Chitradurga District. As of 2011[update] India census,[2] Challakere has a population of 55,194.
Challakere is 200 km from Bangalore where an integrated township spread over 8,000 acres (32 km2) has been set up by Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC). [3][4] [5]
Challakere is also known as the 'oil city' or "second mumbai" of India because it is the second largest producer/supplier of edible oil after Mumbai. There are as many as 60+ oil industries in Challakere. Not only oil, several other industries like dal, fried gram, rice, etc. are also present. The commercial activity in the town is comparable to that of a standard district and the district enjoys a huge business turnover out of town's business.
Challakere is well connected to Bangalore, Bellary, Pavagada, and Chitradurga by road. NH 150A which connects Chamarajanagara and Jevargi passes through the city. Chitradurga, which is the district headquarters, is 30 km from this city.
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