Davanagere district

Davanagere District is an administrative district of Karnataka state in India. The city of Davanagere is the district headquarters. It had a population of 1,945,497 of which 32.31% was urban as of 2011. This district was separated from Chitradurga district in 1997 by then Chief minister of Karnataka J. H. Patel with including some parts of Chitradurga and Shimoga districts.

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Davanagere.

Davanagere District
District of Karnataka
Shanti Sagar near Channagiri
Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 14.23°N 75.9°E / 14.23; 75.9
Country India
StateKarnataka
Formed15 August 1997
HeadquartersDavanagere
TalukasDavanagere, Harihar, Jagalur, Honnali, Channagiri, Nyamati
Government
 • Deputy CommissionerMahantesh Belagi, IAS
Area
 • Total4,460 km2 (1,720 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,643,494
 • Density370/km2 (950/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
577001-006
Telephone code+ 91 (08192
Vehicle registrationKA-17
Websitedavanagere.nic.in

The district lies in the central plains of the state with its unique features of having dual cultures of the north and the south of the state. The prominent towns in this district are Harihara, Jagalur, Honnali and Channagiri and Nyamati, these also happen to be its five other taluks. It is bound by Shimoga District and Haveri District on the west, Chitradurga District on the east, Viajayanaga District on the north and Chikmagalur district on the south.

The Davanagere district has 6 taluks, 20 hoblies, 197 gram panchayats, 652 villages, 904 habitations, and 2 city municipal councils and one City Corporation.[1]

Geography

Davanagere district lies in the plain region on the Deccan Plateau locally known as Bayalu Seeme. The district is bounded by Haveri district in the northwest, Shimoga district in the southwest, Chikmagalur district in the south, Chitradurga district in the southeast and Vijayanagara district in the north. The district lies in the center of Karnataka between the latitudes 13°5' and 14°50' N and between the longitudes 75°30' and 76°30' E. There are many windy places within the district favouring the recent growth of wind energy industry across the district. The district has an area of 5,926 km2 (2,288 sq mi).

Economy

In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Davanagere one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). It is one of the five districts in Karnataka currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[2]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Davanagere district has a population of 1,945,497[3] roughly equal to the nation of Lesotho[4] or the US state of West Virginia.[5] This gives it a ranking of 241 amongst a total of 640 districts in India. The district has a population density of 329 inhabitants per square kilometre (850/sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 8.71%. Davanagere has a sex ratio of 967 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 76.3%.[3]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901401,990—    
1911418,715+0.41%
1921390,009−0.71%
1931451,392+1.47%
1941497,221+0.97%
1951584,822+1.64%
1961735,937+2.32%
1971956,654+2.66%
19811,266,945+2.85%
19911,559,222+2.10%
20011,790,952+1.40%
20111,945,497+0.83%
source:[6]

See also

References
  1. District formation The Official Website Of Zilla Panchayat, Davangere, Government of Karnataka.
  2. Ministry of Panchayati Raj (8 September 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  3. "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  4. US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 1 October 2011. Lesotho 1,924,886
  5. "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 2011-09-30. West Virginia 1,852,994
  6. Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
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