Pavagada

Pavagada is a town and a taluk in the Tumkur district of Karnataka, India. Historically it was part of the Mysore kingdom. Though it is geographically connected to Chitradurga district inside state of Karnataka, it comes under Tumkur district. It is from state capital of Bengaluru. Uttara Pinakini river flows into this Taluk. Pavagada Taluk falls on the border of Karnataka, hence a majority of the population are bilingual speaking Kannada and Telugu. The town is famous for its fort located on the hill, Kote Anjaneya temple at the foothills and also the temple of Sri Shani Mahatma.

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Place details

Locality: Bommatanahalli
Region: Karnataka
Country: India
Population: 32,063
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Pavagada
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.map_caption: Pavagada in Karnataka
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Karnataka
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Tumkur
Settlement.governing_body: Town Municipal Council
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2: 6.57
Settlement.area_rural_km2: 1361.44
Settlement.elevation_m: 846
Settlement.population_total: 28,486
Settlement.population_rural: 216708
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.demographics_type1: Languages

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Wikidata facts

Elevation: 646
Official website: www.pavagadatown.mrc.gov.in
Dialing code: 8136

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postal code: 561202

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Contents

Agriculture
Solar park
Geography
Rainfall
Demographics
Transportation
Notable people
References

==Agriculture== Peanut was the main crop grown in various parts of the taluk but due to constant drought, people left their agricultural works and migrated to Bangalore and various other places for livelihood.