Chikkaballapura district

Chikkaballapura district is a district in the state

of Karnataka, India. On 23 August 2007, it was Chikkaballapura District
carved out of the pre-existing Kolar district which District of Karnataka
was the fourth largest district (before bifurcation)
of Karnataka by moving the talukas of
Gauribidanur, Gudibanda, Bagepalli, Chikballapur,
Manchenahalli, Sidlaghatta and Chintamani into
the new district. Kannada is the official
language.[2][3]

The town of Chikballapur is the district

headquarters and a key transport link in the North
Bangalore area. The north-south six-lane National
Highway 44 (NH-44) as well as the East-West
Highway 69 go through the district. A rail line runs
north from Bangalore to the town of Chikballapur,
east past Doddaganjur to Srinivaspur and south to
the town of Kolar.

Bhoga Nandeeshwara Temple (also spelt "Bhoga

Nandishwara" or "Bhoga Nandishvara") is a Clockwise from top-left: Bhoganandishwara
Hindu temple located in Nandi village, at the base Temple, Alipur, Tipu Lodge, Nandi Hills,
Gauribidanur Radio Observatory
of Nandi Hills (or Nandidurga) in the
Chikkaballapur district of Karnataka state, India. It
is dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva.

History
According to a popular legend, the Marigowda,
the son of the chief Avathimalla Biregowda, was
hunting one day in the Kodimanchanahalli forest.
He found a rabbit standing fearlessly in front of
hunting dogs. Excited by this, the chief told his son
that it was a sign of the boldness of the local
people. So, he obtained permission from the king
of Vijayanagara and built a fort and a town. This in
course of time developed into the town of
Chickballapur. During the rule of Baichegowda,
the king of Mysore attacked the fort but had to
withdraw due to the interference of Marathas.
Dodda Byregowda, who came to power after Location in Karnataka
 Baichegowda,
resumed
control of the
territories
seized earlier
by Mysore. In
1762, during
the rule of

Chikkaballapura district

Coordinates: 13.43°N 77.72°E

Yali pillars at Ranganatha temple,
Rangasthala Country India
State Karnataka

Chikkappanayaka, Hyder Ali laid siege the town Chikkaballapura 10 November 2007
district
for a period of three months. Then
Chikkappanayaka agreed to pay 5-lakhs pagodas, Headquarters Chikkaballapur
and the army was withdrawn. Government
• District Ravindra P N
After this, Chikkappa Nayaka with the help of Collector (IAS)
Murariraya of Gooty tried to get back his powers. Area
He was hiding at Nandi hills along with • Total 4,244 km2 (1,639 sq mi)
Chikkappa Nayaka. Immediately Hyder Ali took
Population (2011)[1]
Chickballapur and other places and arrested
• Total 1,255,104
Chikkappa Nayaka. Then with interfere of Lord
• Density 298/km2 (770/sq mi)
Cornwallis, Chickballapur was handed over to
Narayanagowda.some sources suggest that Lord Languages
Cornwallis visited the temple of Lord Shiva in • Official Kannada
Peresandra which is 18 km off of Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Chikkaballapur.in few references British text PIN 562 101
suggest that Peresandra has a tremendous history; Telephone code 08156
upon knowing this, Tipu Sultan again acquired Vehicle Chikkaballapur KA-40
Chikballapur. In 1791 British occupied Nandi & registration Chintamani KA-67
left Narayanagowda to rule the town; due to this Sex Ratio 972 female / 1000 male
fight between Britishers and Tipu Sultan again Literacy Rate 69.76%
started. Narayanagowda lost his administration. Website http://www.chikkaballapur.nic.in
Later on the British defeated Tipu Sultan.
Chickballapur also came under the administration of Wodeyars of Mysore, which is now a part of
Karnataka.

Demographics
Historical population
Year Pop. ±% p.a.
1901 332,421 —
 1911 352,424 +0.59%
1921 357,812 +0.15%
1931 380,912 +0.63%
1941 417,371 +0.92%
1951 479,068 +1.39%
1961 568,322 +1.72%
1971 690,083 +1.96%
1981 861,098 +2.24%
1991 1,005,031 +1.56%
2001 1,149,007 +1.35%
2011 1,255,104 +0.89%
source:[4]

As of the 2011 census Chikkaballapur district had a

Religions in Chikkaballapura district (2011)[5]
Religion Percent
population of 1,255,104,[1] roughly equal to the
Hinduism 87.65% nation of Trinidad and Tobago[6] or the US state of
Islam 11.78% New Hampshire.[7] This gave it a ranking of 385th
Other or not stated 0.57% in population of districts in India (out of a total of
640).[1] The district had a population density of 298
inhabitants per square kilometre (770/sq mi).[1] Its
population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 9.17%.[1] Chikkaballapura had a sex ratio of 968
females for every 1000 males,[1] and a literacy rate of 70.08%. 22.40% of the population lives in urban
areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 24.90% and 12.47% of the population
respectively.[1]

At the time of the 2011 census, 59.37% of the population spoke

Kannada, 27.07% Telugu and 11.60% Urdu as their first language.[8]
Chikkaballapur is in Morasu Nadu.

References
1. "District Census Handbook: Chikkaballapur" (https://censusindi
a.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/598/download/2040/DH_2011
_2928_PART_A_DCHB_CHIKKABALLAPURA.pdf) (PDF).
censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census
Commissioner of India. 2011.
Languages of 2. "Chikkaballapura: District Profile" (https://web.archive.org/web/
Chikkaballapura district 20170105015545/http://nriforumkarnataka.org/districts-profile/C
(2011) hikkaballapur%20District%20Profile_29-05-2012_Final.pdf)
(PDF). Bangalore Palace: Government of Karnataka. 5
Kannada (59.37%) February 2016. Archived from the original (http://nriforumkarnat
Telugu (27.07%) aka.org/districts-profile/Chikkaballapur%20District%20Profile_
Urdu (11.60%) 29-05-2012_Final.pdf) (PDF) on 5 January 2017. Retrieved
Others (1.96%) 22 June 2016.
3. Phalguni, Chitra (23 August 2017). "10 yrs on CB Pur yet to
fully reap benefits of development" (http://www.deccanherald.c
om/content/629457/10-yrs-cb-pur-yet.html). Deccan Herald. Chikkaballapur. Retrieved
23 August 2017.
4. Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901 (http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PC
A/A2_Data_Table.html)
 5. "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Karnataka" (https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/c
atalog/11378/download/14491/DDW29C-01%20MDDS.XLS). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar
General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
6. US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population" (https://web.archive.org/we
b/20110927165947/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/21
19rank.html). Archived from the original (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-fa
ctbook/rankorder/2119rank.html) on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
"Trinidad and Tobago 1,227,505 July 2011 est."
7. "2010 Resident Population Data" (https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.
census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php). U.S. Census Bureau. Archived
from the original (https://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php) on
19 October 2013. Retrieved 2011-09-30. "New Hampshire 1,316,470"
8. "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Karnataka" (https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/inde
x.php/catalog/10208/download/13320/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-2900.XLSX).
www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.

External links
Chikballapur District Website (https://chikkaballapur.nic.in/)
City of Chikballapur Website (https://web.archive.org/web/20100817120750/http://www.chikk
aballapurcity.gov.in/)

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