Challakere
Town in Karnataka, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Challakere is a city municipality and a taluk in Chitradurga district in the state of Karnataka, India. It is called The 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.
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Challakere | |
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City | |
Nickname: Science City/Oil City | |
Coordinates: 14.312°N 76.651°E / 14.312; 76.651 | |
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 (2011)[1] | |
• City | 55,194 |
• Density | 1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi) |
• Rural | 310,590 |
Languages | |
• Official | Kannada |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 577 522 |
Telephone code | 08195 |
Vehicle registration | KA-16 |
Website | www |
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