Chitapur

Chittapur
—  village  —
Chittapur Location of Chittapur in Karnataka and India
Coordinates	17°07′N 77°05′E / 17.12°N 77.08°E / 17.12; 77.08Coordinates: 17°07′N 77°05′E / 17.12°N 77.08°E / 17.12; 77.08
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District(s)	krishna
Population • Density	2,500 (2001[update]) • 7,706.86 /km2 (19,961 /sq mi)
Sex ratio	1:1 ♂/♀
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	3.5 square kilometres (1.4 sq mi) • 403 metres (1,322 ft)
Codes • Pincode • 521214 • Telephone • +08673

Chittapuru (Kannada: ಚಿತಾಪುರ)(Urdu: چیتا پور) is a panchayat town in Gulbarga district in the state of karnataka, India. It is also the headquarters of the Chittapuru taluk.

Geography

Chitapur is located at 17°07′N 77°05′E / 17.12°N 77.08°E / 17.12; 77.08.^[1] It has an average elevation of 403 metres (1322 ft). The town is spread over an area of 3.5 km².^[2]

Chitapur Taluk has borders only with other Taluks of Gulbarga district. It borders Gulbarga taluk to the north-west, Chincholi Taluk district to the north, Sedam taluk to the east, Yadgir Taluk to the south-east, Shahpur Taluk to the south and Jevargi Taluk to the west.

Kagna river flows in this taluk.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[3] Chitapur had a population of 26,974. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Chitapur has an average literacy rate of 46%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 54% and female literacy of 38%. 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Schools

• Nagavi Education Society's P U College Of Arts And Science Chittapur
• Nagavi Education Society's High School chittapur
• Nagavi Education Society's Higher Primary School Chittapur
• Shishuvihar higherprimery school chitapur
• Royal Oxford English medium chitapur
• Government High school and Jr. college chitapur
• G.M.P.S high school chitapur
• Girls high school chitapur
• Annemma Gobbur High school chitapur
• Kelagery Primary School chitapur
• Francis school (English Medium)

Places to See

• chitapur is the karnataka state in the gulbarga district famous in the chitapur Nagai village in Chitapur Taluk was the location of a ghatika which is an ancient education centre for higher learning.^[4]
• Sannati village in Chitapur Taluk along the banks of the river Bhima where rock edicts of the period of the King Ashoka and a possible early Buddhist settlement has been excavated.^[5]
• Kanaganahalli (3-km from Sannati); also on the banks of the river Bhima is the place where an ancient Buddhist Mahastupa site has been excavated.^[6]

References

1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Chitapur
2. ^ The area of major towns in Karnataka has been mentioned in the webpage Population of Corporation/CMC/TMC/TP belonging to the Municipal Administration Department of the Government of Karnataka
3. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 
4. ^ Description of a ghatika in detail is provided in the webpage authored by Jyotsna Kamat: History of Education, 1996-2007 Kamat's Potpourri
5. ^ "Rock Edicts of Asoka from Sannati, Chitapur Taluk, Gulbarga district (Karnataka)" in the Indian Museum Bulletin, Vol. XXII, (Calcutta, 1989), PP. 7-15"
6. ^ Excavation at Kanaganahalli has been described in Archaelogical sites in Gulbarga Department of Kannada and Culture, Government of Karnataka