Raichur District with Talukas in Karnataka state: Raichur District is an administrative district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located in the northeast part of the state. It is bounded by
Yadgir district in the north, Bijapur and
Bagalkot district in the northwest,
Koppal district in the west, Bellary district in the south, Mahabubnagar district of Telangana and Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh in the east. Raichur district is bounded by the Krishna River to the north and the Tungabhadra River to the south. The wedge of land between the rivers is known as the Raichur Doab, after the city of Raichur. Bijapur and Gulbarga districts lie to the north across the Krishna River. Bagalkot and Koppal districts lie to the west. Across the Tungabhadra lies Bellary District of Karnataka to the southwest and Mahabubnagar of Telangana to the southeast. Kurnool District of Andhra Pradesh state lies to the east of Raichur.
Raichur District
According to the 2011 census, Raichur district has a population of around 20 lakhs. Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 15.27%. Raichur has a sex ratio of 992 females for every 1000 males and a literacy rate of 60.46%. Raichur District has five taluks: Raichur, Devadurga, Sindhanur, Manvi, and Lingsugur. The district's capital is the city of Raichur, which is 409 km from the state capital, Bangalore. Among the historical attractions in the district is the Raichur Fort, built in 1294. Also notable is the nearby town of Anegundi, which has many monuments from the Vijayanagara Empire, including the Ranganatha temple, Pampa Lake, and Kamal Mahal. The Raichur Thermal Power Station at Shaktinagar in this district provides a large portion of the electricity consumption in Karnataka. Raichur District is one of the few places in India that have gold resources.
Talukas in Raichur District
| Raichur |
Sindhnur |
| Lingsugur |
Manvi |
| Devadurga |
Raichur District with Talukas in Karnataka state
