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Chitradurga district

district of Karnataka, India

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Country: India
State: Karnataka
Division: Bangalore Division
Headquarters: Chitradurga
Talukas: Challakere , Chitradurga , Hiriyur , Holalkere , Hosdurga , Molakalmuru
Deputy commissioner: Shri. Venkatesh T., ( IAS )
Member of parliament: Govind Karjol
Superintendent of police: Ranjith Kumar Bandaru, I.P.S.
Total: 8,440 km (3,260 sq mi)
Elevation highest: 1,094 m (3,589 ft)
Density: 197/km (509/sq mi)
Official: Kannada
Time zone: UTC+5:30 ( IST )
Pin: 577 501, 502, 577524
Telephone code: + 91 (8194)
Iso 3166 code: IN-KA-CT
Vehicle registration: Chitradurga KA-16
Sex ratio: 1.047 ♂ / ♀

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Chitradurga district is an administrative district of Karnataka state in south-western India. The city of Chitradurga is the district headquarters. Chitradurga city gets its name from 'Chitrakaldurga', meaning 'picturesque castle' in Kannada.

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