Challakere

Challakere is a Town and Taluka in Chitradurga District of Karnataka. In India, a taluka is a sub-division of a district that is responsible for the administration and revenue collection of a particular area within the district. It is an important part of the local governance structure, and plays a crucial role in the development and administration of its local community.

According to census 2011 information the sub-district code of Challakere Block (CD) is 05504. Total area of challakere taluka is 2,074 km² including 2,043.29 km² rural area and 30.71 km² urban area. Challakere taluka has a population of 3,65,784 peoples, out of which urban population is 55,194 while rural population is 3,10,590. Challakere has a sex ratio of approximately 967 females for every 1,000 males. Challakere taluka has a population density of 176 inhabitants per square kilometre. There are about 76,361 houses in the sub-district, including 12,050 urban houses and 64,311 rural houses. When it comes to literacy, 61.41% population of challakere taluka is literate, out of which 68.92% males and 53.65% females are literate.

List of Villages in Challakere Taluka

Challakere Taluka has a total of 190 villages, each with its own identity, gram panchayat, and local lifestyle. These villages form the real backbone of the region, where everyday life is rooted in agriculture, tradition, and community ties. The list below shows all villages in Challakere Taluka, along with their respective gram panchayat and nearest town.

#Village NameGram PanchayatNearest Town
1Abbaiahnahalli Abbenahalli Challakere (37 km)
2Badavanahalli Sanikere Challakere (20 km)
3Badavanahalli Kaval Gopanahalli Challakere (18 km)
4Balenahalli Ramajogihalli Challakere (12 km)
5Banavigondanahalli Ghataparthi Challakere (28 km)
6Bandethimmalapura Gowrasamudra Molakalmuru (23 km)
7Banjigere Bedareddihalli Challakere (25 km)
8Baramasagara Mallurahalli Challakere (32 km)
9Basapura Renukapura Challakere (33 km)
10Belagere Belagere Challakere (28 km)
11Belagere Kaval Belagere Challakere (28 km)
12Bhairanayakanahatti Nelagethanahatti Challakere (28 km)
13Bharamasagara Dodderi Challakere (7 km)
14Bheemagondanahalli Nelagethanahatti Challakere (25 km)
15Bheemanakere Neralagunte Challakere (13 km)
16Bhoganahalli Devareddihalli Challakere (30 km)
17Bomberahalli Devaramarikunte Challakere (20 km)
18Bommanakunte Pagadalabande Challakere (38 km)
19Bommasamudra Dodderi Challakere (7 km)
20Budnahatti Budnahatti Challakere (6 km)
21Bukkambudi Devareddihalli Challakere (36 km)
22Buklorahalli Hirehalli Challakere (36 km)
23Byadareddyhalli Bedareddihalli Challakere (25 km)
24Challakere Nannivala Challakere (3 km)
25Channammanagathihalli Chennamanagathihalli Challakere (23 km)
26Channammanagatihalli Kaval Chennamanagathihalli Challakere (10 km)
27Chattekamba Chennamanagathihalli Challakere (26 km)
28Chennaganahalli Ghataparthi Challakere (24 km)
29Chikkaammanahalli Talaku Challakere (12 km)
30Chikkabadihalli Obalapura Challakere (45 km)
31Chikkachellur Doddachellur Challakere (34 km)
32Chikkahalli Bedareddihalli Challakere (28 km)
33Chikkamadhure Somaguddu Challakere (12 km)
34Chikkaullarti Doddaullarthi Challakere (12 km)
35Chikkenahalli Gopanahalli Challakere (15 km)
36Chitranayakanahalli Mailanahalli Challakere (20 km)
37Chowlakere Abbenahalli Challakere (25 km)
38Chowlur Kaval Chowlur Challakere (26 km)
39Chowluru Chowlur Challakere (26 km)
40Dasaramuthenahalli Mallurahalli Challakere (31 km)
41Devara Marikunte Devaramarikunte Challakere (18 km)
42Devarahalli Devareddihalli Challakere (16 km)
43Devareddyhalli Devareddihalli Challakere (25 km)
44Doddabadihalli Obalapura Challakere (46 km)
45Doddabeeranahalli Doddachellur Challakere (38 km)
46Doddachellur Doddachellur Challakere (37 km)
47Doddaullarthi Doddaullarthi Challakere (12 km)
48Dodderi Dodderi Challakere (7 km)
49Donehalli Obalapura Challakere (40 km)
50Donehalli Kaval Obalapura Challakere
51Duggavara Budnahatti Challakere (7 km)
52Dyavaranahalli Chennamanagathihalli Challakere (13 km)
53Gajjaganahalli Thimmappaiyanahalli Challakere (30 km)
54Ganjigunte Somaguddu Challakere (12 km)
55Ghataparthi Ghataparthi Challakere (24 km)
56Giddanahalli Abbenahalli Challakere
57Giddapura Thimmappaiyanahalli Challakere (25 km)
58Giriyammanahalli Talaku Challakere (16 km)
59Gollahalli Nelagethanahatti Challakere (28 km)
60Gopanahalli Gopanahalli Challakere (15 km)
61Gorlakatte Nannivala Challakere (5 km)
62Gorlathu Belagere Challakere (30 km)
63Gosikere T N Kote Challakere (30 km)
64Gosikere Kaval T N Kote Challakere (30 km)
65Govinahal Ramajogihalli Challakere
66Gowdagere Gowdagere Challakere (24 km)
67Gowrasamudra Gowrasamudra Challakere (35 km)
68Gowrasamudra Kaval Gowrasamudra Challakere (35 km)
69Gowripura Siddeshvaranadurga Challakere (18 km)
70Gudihalli Mailanahalli Challakere (25 km)
71Guntakolammanahalli Abbenahalli Challakere (29 km)
72Haligondanahalli Chennamanagathihalli Challakere (23 km)
73Hanumanthanahalli Gowrasamudra Molakalmuru (19 km)
74Haravigondanahalli Pagadalabande Challakere (34 km)
75Harishchandranayakana Halli Talaku Challakere (18 km)
76Heggere Sanikere Challakere (19 km)
77Henjimuttenahalli Bedareddihalli Challakere
78Hirehalli Hirehalli Challakere (26 km)
79Hirekere Kaval Nelagethanahatti Challakere (30 km)
80Hiremadhure Somaguddu Challakere (12 km)
81Hotteppanahalli Nagaramgere Challakere (7 km)
82Hulikunte Belagere Challakere (24 km)
83Jadekunte Sanikere Challakere (20 km)
84Jajur Jajur Challakere (30 km)
85Jajuru Kaval Jajur Challakere (30 km)
86Jambaiahnahalli Thimmappaiyanahalli Challakere (21 km)
87Jangamarahalli Gopanahalli Challakere
88Jannenahalli Ramajogihalli Challakere (15 km)
89Jogihatti Gowdagere Challakere (26 km)
90Junjaragunte Chowlur Challakere (28 km)
91Kadegude P Mahadevapura Challakere (40 km)
92Kalamarahalli Belagere Challakere (30 km)
93Kaluvehalli Kaluvehalli Challakere (18 km)
94Kammathmarikunte Sanikere Challakere (10 km)
95Kamplisagara Mallurahalli Challakere (22 km)
96Kannenahalli Somaguddu Challakere (10 km)
97Kaparahalli Sanikere Challakere (18 km)
98Karikere Meerasaabihalli Challakere (17 km)
99Kasavigondanahalli Renukapura Challakere (28 km)
100Kasturi Thimmanahalli Gopanahalli Challakere (14 km)
101Katamdevarakote Renukapura Challakere (32 km)
102Katavvanahalli Neralagunte Challakere (15 km)
103Katrikenahatti Neralagunte Challakere (16 km)
104Kavalanahalli Gowdagere Challakere (22 km)
105Kereyagalahalli Mannekote Challakere (20 km)
106Khudapura S Mahadevapura Challakere (18 km)
107Konigarahalli T N Kote Challakere (28 km)
108Konigarahalli Kaval T N Kote Challakere (28 km)
109Koradihalli Abbenahalli Challakere (34 km)
110Korlakunte Pagadalabande Challakere (35 km)
111Kurudihalli Ramajogihalli Challakere (8 km)
112Kyadigunte Siddeshvaranadurga Challakere (40 km)
113Kyatagondanahalli Kaluvehalli Challakere (27 km)
114Kyathanamale Belagere Challakere (33 km)
115Lakshmipura Nagaramgere Challakere (6 km)
116Lakumagondanahalli Jajur Challakere (28 km)
117Lingavvanahalli Neralagunte Challakere
118Mahadevapura P Mahadevapura Challakere (21 km)
119Maleboranahatti Abbenahalli Challakere (39 km)
120Mallasamudra Devareddihalli Challakere (35 km)
121Mallaurahatti Gowdagere Challakere (21 km)
122Mallavvanahalli Neralagunte Challakere
123Mallurahalli Mallurahalli Challakere (32 km)
124Manamainahatti S Mahadevapura Challakere (18 km)
125Mannekote Mannekote Challakere (20 km)
126Matasamudra Chennamanagathihalli Challakere (25 km)
127Meerasabihalli Meerasaabihalli Challakere (13 km)
128Moduru Renukapura Challakere (34 km)
129Moduru Kaval Renukapura Challakere (34 km)
130Mummadisagara Gopanahalli Challakere
131Mustalagummi Abbenahalli Challakere (41 km)
132Mylanahalli Mailanahalli Challakere (25 km)
133Nagagondanahalli Jajur Challakere (26 km)
134Nagaramgere Nagaramgere Challakere (4 km)
135Naikanahatti N/A Challakere (20 km)
136Nallurahalli Devaramarikunte Challakere (25 km)
137Nandanahalli Ramajogihalli Challakere (7 km)
138Nannivala Nannivala Challakere (8 km)
139Nelagetanahatti Nelagethanahatti Challakere (30 km)
140Neralagunte Neralagunte Challakere (9 km)
141Obaiahnahatti Thimmappaiyanahalli Challakere (28 km)
142Obalapura Obalapura Challakere (40 km)
143Obalapura Kaval Obalapura Challakere
144Obanahalli P Mahadevapura Challakere (35 km)
145Obannanahalli Gowrasamudra Molakalmuru (20 km)
146Obannanahalli Kaval Gowrasamudra Challakere
147Pagadalabande Pagadalabande Challakere (34 km)
148Pagadalabande Kaval Pagadalabande Challakere (34 km)
149Parashuramapura Kaval P Mahadevapura Challakere (22 km)
150Parasuramapura Parashuramapura Challakere (28 km)
151Pillahalli Siddeshvaranadurga Challakere (45 km)
152Purlahalli Chennamanagathihalli Challakere (16 km)
153Putloorahalli Pagadalabande Challakere (39 km)
154Putloorahalli Kaval Pagadalabande Challakere
155Ramadurga Nelagethanahatti Challakere (28 km)
156Ramajogihalli Ramajogihalli Challakere (15 km)
157Ramasagara Thimmappaiyanahalli Challakere (28 km)
158Rangavvanahalli Meerasaabihalli Challakere (13 km)
159Reddihalli Gopanahalli Challakere (12 km)
160Rekhalagere Mallurahalli Challakere (21 km)
161Rekhalagere Kaval Mallurahalli Challakere (28 km)
162Renukapura Renukapura Challakere (28 km)
163Sanikere Sanikere Challakere (15 km)
164Sanikere Kaval Sanikere Challakere
165Sarjavvanahalli Nelagethanahatti Challakere (18 km)
166Sevalalnagar Somaguddu Challakere (12 km)
167Siddapura Nagaramgere Challakere (6 km)
168Siddheswaranadurga Siddeshvaranadurga Challakere (45 km)
169Somaguddu Somaguddu Challakere (5 km)
170Suranahalli Chowlur Challakere (20 km)
171Thalaku Talaku Challakere (16 km)
172Thappagondanahalli Renukapura Challakere (40 km)
173Thimmannanahalli Talaku Challakere (18 km)
174Thimmannanayakanakote T N Kote Challakere (30 km)
175Thimmappaiahnahalli Thimmappaiyanahalli Challakere (22 km)
176Thippaiahnakote N Devarahally Challakere (20 km)
177Thippareddyhalli Obalapura Challakere (43 km)
178Torebeeranahalli T N Kote Challakere (48 km)
179Torekolammanahalli Abbenahalli Challakere (33 km)
180Ullarthi Kaval Doddaullarthi Challakere
181Vaderahalli Devaramarikunte Challakere (20 km)
182Valase Ghataparthi Challakere (15 km)
183Varavoo N Devarahally Challakere (10 km)
184Varavoo Kaval N Devarahally Challakere (8 km)
185Veeradimmanahalli Budnahatti Challakere (4 km)
186Vidupanakunte Meerasaabihalli Challakere (13 km)
187Viswanathapura Chowlur Challakere (30 km)
188Visweswarapura Meerasaabihalli Challakere (20 km)
189Yadalagatta Kaluvehalli Challakere (20 km)
190Yalagatta Devaramarikunte Challakere (28 km)

Population of Challakere Taluka

The population profile of Challakere Taluka offers a deeper understanding of how people are settled across its rural and urban parts. The following sections provide key insights into total population, household distribution, literacy, and age demographics — data that plays a vital role in planning development work and allocating public resources effectively.

Basic Population Details

This section offers a snapshot of Challakere's population composition, including male-female ratio, child population, and how literacy levels vary between villages and towns.

Particulars Total Rural Urban
Total Population 3,65,784 3,10,590 55,194
Male Population 1,85,931 1,58,343 27,588
Female Population 1,79,853 1,52,247 27,606
Child Population (Age 0–6) 41,247 35,489 5,758
Male Child Population (Age 0–6) 21,318 18,330 2,988
Female Child Population (Age 0–6) 19,929 17,159 2,770
Literate Population 2,24,637 1,83,979 40,658
Literate Male Population 1,28,140 1,06,549 21,591
Literate Female Population 96,497 77,430 19,067
Illiterate Population 1,41,147 1,26,611 14,536
Illiterate Male Population 57,791 51,794 5,997
Illiterate Female Population 83,356 74,817 8,539
Total Households 76,361 64,311 12,050

Social Structure and Density

This section gives a clear view of the social makeup of Challakere Taluka , highlighting how Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) are spread across both rural and urban areas. It also includes population density data, which helps us understand how closely people live together in different parts of the tehsil.

Particulars Total Rural Urban
Total SC Population 82,899 73,610 9,289
SC Male Population 42,115 37,456 4,659
SC Female Population 40,784 36,154 4,630
Total ST Population 1,07,640 93,795 13,845
ST Male Population 54,709 47,844 6,865
ST Female Population 52,931 45,951 6,980
Population Density 176 / km² 152 / km² 1,797 / km²