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 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. There are about 190 villages in challakere taluka, which you can browse from challakere taluka villages list (along with gram panchayat & nearest town information) below.
| # | Village Name | Gram Panchayat | Nearest Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abbaiahnahalli | Abbenahalli | Challakere (37 km) |
| 2 | Badavanahalli | Sanikere | Challakere (20 km) |
| 3 | Badavanahalli Kaval | Gopanahalli | Challakere (18 km) |
| 4 | Balenahalli | Ramajogihalli | Challakere (12 km) |
| 5 | Banavigondanahalli | Ghataparthi | Challakere (28 km) |
| 6 | Bandethimmalapura | Gowrasamudra | Molakalmuru (23 km) |
| 7 | Banjigere | Bedareddihalli | Challakere (25 km) |
| 8 | Baramasagara | Mallurahalli | Challakere (32 km) |
| 9 | Basapura | Renukapura | Challakere (33 km) |
| 10 | Belagere | Belagere | Challakere (28 km) |
| 11 | Belagere Kaval | Belagere | Challakere (28 km) |
| 12 | Bhairanayakanahatti | Nelagethanahatti | Challakere (28 km) |
| 13 | Bharamasagara | Dodderi | Challakere (7 km) |
| 14 | Bheemagondanahalli | Nelagethanahatti | Challakere (25 km) |
| 15 | Bheemanakere | Neralagunte | Challakere (13 km) |
| 16 | Bhoganahalli | Devareddihalli | Challakere (30 km) |
| 17 | Bomberahalli | Devaramarikunte | Challakere (20 km) |
| 18 | Bommanakunte | Pagadalabande | Challakere (38 km) |
| 19 | Bommasamudra | Dodderi | Challakere (7 km) |
| 20 | Budnahatti | Budnahatti | Challakere (6 km) |
| 21 | Bukkambudi | Devareddihalli | Challakere (36 km) |
| 22 | Buklorahalli | Hirehalli | Challakere (36 km) |
| 23 | Byadareddyhalli | Bedareddihalli | Challakere (25 km) |
| 24 | Challakere | Nannivala | Challakere (3 km) |
| 25 | Channammanagathihalli | Chennamanagathihalli | Challakere (23 km) |
| 26 | Channammanagatihalli Kaval | Chennamanagathihalli | Challakere (10 km) |
| 27 | Chattekamba | Chennamanagathihalli | Challakere (26 km) |
| 28 | Chennaganahalli | Ghataparthi | Challakere (24 km) |
| 29 | Chikkaammanahalli | Talaku | Challakere (12 km) |
| 30 | Chikkabadihalli | Obalapura | Challakere (45 km) |
| 31 | Chikkachellur | Doddachellur | Challakere (34 km) |
| 32 | Chikkahalli | Bedareddihalli | Challakere (28 km) |
| 33 | Chikkamadhure | Somaguddu | Challakere (12 km) |
| 34 | Chikkaullarti | Doddaullarthi | Challakere (12 km) |
| 35 | Chikkenahalli | Gopanahalli | Challakere (15 km) |
| 36 | Chitranayakanahalli | Mailanahalli | Challakere (20 km) |
| 37 | Chowlakere | Abbenahalli | Challakere (25 km) |
| 38 | Chowlur Kaval | Chowlur | Challakere (26 km) |
| 39 | Chowluru | Chowlur | Challakere (26 km) |
| 40 | Dasaramuthenahalli | Mallurahalli | Challakere (31 km) |
| 41 | Devara Marikunte | Devaramarikunte | Challakere (18 km) |
| 42 | Devarahalli | Devareddihalli | Challakere (16 km) |
| 43 | Devareddyhalli | Devareddihalli | Challakere (25 km) |
| 44 | Doddabadihalli | Obalapura | Challakere (46 km) |
| 45 | Doddabeeranahalli | Doddachellur | Challakere (38 km) |
| 46 | Doddachellur | Doddachellur | Challakere (37 km) |
| 47 | Doddaullarthi | Doddaullarthi | Challakere (12 km) |
| 48 | Dodderi | Dodderi | Challakere (7 km) |
| 49 | Donehalli | Obalapura | Challakere (40 km) |
| 50 | Donehalli Kaval | Obalapura | Challakere |
| 51 | Duggavara | Budnahatti | Challakere (7 km) |
| 52 | Dyavaranahalli | Chennamanagathihalli | Challakere (13 km) |
| 53 | Gajjaganahalli | Thimmappaiyanahalli | Challakere (30 km) |
| 54 | Ganjigunte | Somaguddu | Challakere (12 km) |
| 55 | Ghataparthi | Ghataparthi | Challakere (24 km) |
| 56 | Giddanahalli | Abbenahalli | Challakere |
| 57 | Giddapura | Thimmappaiyanahalli | Challakere (25 km) |
| 58 | Giriyammanahalli | Talaku | Challakere (16 km) |
| 59 | Gollahalli | Nelagethanahatti | Challakere (28 km) |
| 60 | Gopanahalli | Gopanahalli | Challakere (15 km) |
| 61 | Gorlakatte | Nannivala | Challakere (5 km) |
| 62 | Gorlathu | Belagere | Challakere (30 km) |
| 63 | Gosikere | T N Kote | Challakere (30 km) |
| 64 | Gosikere Kaval | T N Kote | Challakere (30 km) |
| 65 | Govinahal | Ramajogihalli | Challakere |
| 66 | Gowdagere | Gowdagere | Challakere (24 km) |
| 67 | Gowrasamudra | Gowrasamudra | Challakere (35 km) |
| 68 | Gowrasamudra Kaval | Gowrasamudra | Challakere (35 km) |
| 69 | Gowripura | Siddeshvaranadurga | Challakere (18 km) |
| 70 | Gudihalli | Mailanahalli | Challakere (25 km) |
| 71 | Guntakolammanahalli | Abbenahalli | Challakere (29 km) |
| 72 | Haligondanahalli | Chennamanagathihalli | Challakere (23 km) |
| 73 | Hanumanthanahalli | Gowrasamudra | Molakalmuru (19 km) |
| 74 | Haravigondanahalli | Pagadalabande | Challakere (34 km) |
| 75 | Harishchandranayakana Halli | Talaku | Challakere (18 km) |
| 76 | Heggere | Sanikere | Challakere (19 km) |
| 77 | Henjimuttenahalli | Bedareddihalli | Challakere |
| 78 | Hirehalli | Hirehalli | Challakere (26 km) |
| 79 | Hirekere Kaval | Nelagethanahatti | Challakere (30 km) |
| 80 | Hiremadhure | Somaguddu | Challakere (12 km) |
| 81 | Hotteppanahalli | Nagaramgere | Challakere (7 km) |
| 82 | Hulikunte | Belagere | Challakere (24 km) |
| 83 | Jadekunte | Sanikere | Challakere (20 km) |
| 84 | Jajur | Jajur | Challakere (30 km) |
| 85 | Jajuru Kaval | Jajur | Challakere (30 km) |
| 86 | Jambaiahnahalli | Thimmappaiyanahalli | Challakere (21 km) |
| 87 | Jangamarahalli | Gopanahalli | Challakere |
| 88 | Jannenahalli | Ramajogihalli | Challakere (15 km) |
| 89 | Jogihatti | Gowdagere | Challakere (26 km) |
| 90 | Junjaragunte | Chowlur | Challakere (28 km) |
| 91 | Kadegude | P Mahadevapura | Challakere (40 km) |
| 92 | Kalamarahalli | Belagere | Challakere (30 km) |
| 93 | Kaluvehalli | Kaluvehalli | Challakere (18 km) |
| 94 | Kammathmarikunte | Sanikere | Challakere (10 km) |
| 95 | Kamplisagara | Mallurahalli | Challakere (22 km) |
| 96 | Kannenahalli | Somaguddu | Challakere (10 km) |
| 97 | Kaparahalli | Sanikere | Challakere (18 km) |
| 98 | Karikere | Meerasaabihalli | Challakere (17 km) |
| 99 | Kasavigondanahalli | Renukapura | Challakere (28 km) |
| 100 | Kasturi Thimmanahalli | Gopanahalli | Challakere (14 km) |
| 101 | Katamdevarakote | Renukapura | Challakere (32 km) |
| 102 | Katavvanahalli | Neralagunte | Challakere (15 km) |
| 103 | Katrikenahatti | Neralagunte | Challakere (16 km) |
| 104 | Kavalanahalli | Gowdagere | Challakere (22 km) |
| 105 | Kereyagalahalli | Mannekote | Challakere (20 km) |
| 106 | Khudapura | S Mahadevapura | Challakere (18 km) |
| 107 | Konigarahalli | T N Kote | Challakere (28 km) |
| 108 | Konigarahalli Kaval | T N Kote | Challakere (28 km) |
| 109 | Koradihalli | Abbenahalli | Challakere (34 km) |
| 110 | Korlakunte | Pagadalabande | Challakere (35 km) |
| 111 | Kurudihalli | Ramajogihalli | Challakere (8 km) |
| 112 | Kyadigunte | Siddeshvaranadurga | Challakere (40 km) |
| 113 | Kyatagondanahalli | Kaluvehalli | Challakere (27 km) |
| 114 | Kyathanamale | Belagere | Challakere (33 km) |
| 115 | Lakshmipura | Nagaramgere | Challakere (6 km) |
| 116 | Lakumagondanahalli | Jajur | Challakere (28 km) |
| 117 | Lingavvanahalli | Neralagunte | Challakere |
| 118 | Mahadevapura | P Mahadevapura | Challakere (21 km) |
| 119 | Maleboranahatti | Abbenahalli | Challakere (39 km) |
| 120 | Mallasamudra | Devareddihalli | Challakere (35 km) |
| 121 | Mallaurahatti | Gowdagere | Challakere (21 km) |
| 122 | Mallavvanahalli | Neralagunte | Challakere |
| 123 | Mallurahalli | Mallurahalli | Challakere (32 km) |
| 124 | Manamainahatti | S Mahadevapura | Challakere (18 km) |
| 125 | Mannekote | Mannekote | Challakere (20 km) |
| 126 | Matasamudra | Chennamanagathihalli | Challakere (25 km) |
| 127 | Meerasabihalli | Meerasaabihalli | Challakere (13 km) |
| 128 | Moduru | Renukapura | Challakere (34 km) |
| 129 | Moduru Kaval | Renukapura | Challakere (34 km) |
| 130 | Mummadisagara | Gopanahalli | Challakere |
| 131 | Mustalagummi | Abbenahalli | Challakere (41 km) |
| 132 | Mylanahalli | Mailanahalli | Challakere (25 km) |
| 133 | Nagagondanahalli | Jajur | Challakere (26 km) |
| 134 | Nagaramgere | Nagaramgere | Challakere (4 km) |
| 135 | Naikanahatti | N/A | Challakere (20 km) |
| 136 | Nallurahalli | Devaramarikunte | Challakere (25 km) |
| 137 | Nandanahalli | Ramajogihalli | Challakere (7 km) |
| 138 | Nannivala | Nannivala | Challakere (8 km) |
| 139 | Nelagetanahatti | Nelagethanahatti | Challakere (30 km) |
| 140 | Neralagunte | Neralagunte | Challakere (9 km) |
| 141 | Obaiahnahatti | Thimmappaiyanahalli | Challakere (28 km) |
| 142 | Obalapura | Obalapura | Challakere (40 km) |
| 143 | Obalapura Kaval | Obalapura | Challakere |
| 144 | Obanahalli | P Mahadevapura | Challakere (35 km) |
| 145 | Obannanahalli | Gowrasamudra | Molakalmuru (20 km) |
| 146 | Obannanahalli Kaval | Gowrasamudra | Challakere |
| 147 | Pagadalabande | Pagadalabande | Challakere (34 km) |
| 148 | Pagadalabande Kaval | Pagadalabande | Challakere (34 km) |
| 149 | Parashuramapura Kaval | P Mahadevapura | Challakere (22 km) |
| 150 | Parasuramapura | Parashuramapura | Challakere (28 km) |
| 151 | Pillahalli | Siddeshvaranadurga | Challakere (45 km) |
| 152 | Purlahalli | Chennamanagathihalli | Challakere (16 km) |
| 153 | Putloorahalli | Pagadalabande | Challakere (39 km) |
| 154 | Putloorahalli Kaval | Pagadalabande | Challakere |
| 155 | Ramadurga | Nelagethanahatti | Challakere (28 km) |
| 156 | Ramajogihalli | Ramajogihalli | Challakere (15 km) |
| 157 | Ramasagara | Thimmappaiyanahalli | Challakere (28 km) |
| 158 | Rangavvanahalli | Meerasaabihalli | Challakere (13 km) |
| 159 | Reddihalli | Gopanahalli | Challakere (12 km) |
| 160 | Rekhalagere | Mallurahalli | Challakere (21 km) |
| 161 | Rekhalagere Kaval | Mallurahalli | Challakere (28 km) |
| 162 | Renukapura | Renukapura | Challakere (28 km) |
| 163 | Sanikere | Sanikere | Challakere (15 km) |
| 164 | Sanikere Kaval | Sanikere | Challakere |
| 165 | Sarjavvanahalli | Nelagethanahatti | Challakere (18 km) |
| 166 | Sevalalnagar | Somaguddu | Challakere (12 km) |
| 167 | Siddapura | Nagaramgere | Challakere (6 km) |
| 168 | Siddheswaranadurga | Siddeshvaranadurga | Challakere (45 km) |
| 169 | Somaguddu | Somaguddu | Challakere (5 km) |
| 170 | Suranahalli | Chowlur | Challakere (20 km) |
| 171 | Thalaku | Talaku | Challakere (16 km) |
| 172 | Thappagondanahalli | Renukapura | Challakere (40 km) |
| 173 | Thimmannanahalli | Talaku | Challakere (18 km) |
| 174 | Thimmannanayakanakote | T N Kote | Challakere (30 km) |
| 175 | Thimmappaiahnahalli | Thimmappaiyanahalli | Challakere (22 km) |
| 176 | Thippaiahnakote | N Devarahally | Challakere (20 km) |
| 177 | Thippareddyhalli | Obalapura | Challakere (43 km) |
| 178 | Torebeeranahalli | T N Kote | Challakere (48 km) |
| 179 | Torekolammanahalli | Abbenahalli | Challakere (33 km) |
| 180 | Ullarthi Kaval | Doddaullarthi | Challakere |
| 181 | Vaderahalli | Devaramarikunte | Challakere (20 km) |
| 182 | Valase | Ghataparthi | Challakere (15 km) |
| 183 | Varavoo | N Devarahally | Challakere (10 km) |
| 184 | Varavoo Kaval | N Devarahally | Challakere (8 km) |
| 185 | Veeradimmanahalli | Budnahatti | Challakere (4 km) |
| 186 | Vidupanakunte | Meerasaabihalli | Challakere (13 km) |
| 187 | Viswanathapura | Chowlur | Challakere (30 km) |
| 188 | Visweswarapura | Meerasaabihalli | Challakere (20 km) |
| 189 | Yadalagatta | Kaluvehalli | Challakere (20 km) |
| 190 | Yalagatta | Devaramarikunte | Challakere (28 km) |
| Particulars | Rural | Urban | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 3,10,590 | 55,194 | 3,65,784 |
| Male Population | 1,58,343 | 27,588 | 1,85,931 |
| Female Population | 1,52,247 | 27,606 | 1,79,853 |
| Population Density | 152 / km² | 1,797 / km² | 176 / km² |
| Sub-District Overview | |
| Sub-District (Hindi) : | Challakere (चल्लकेरे) |
| District : | Chitradurga |
| State / UT : | Karnataka |
| Total Area : | 2,074 km² |
| Total Population : | 3,65,784 |
| Density : | 176/km² |
| Total Villages : | 190 |
| Total Population | Villages in Challakere Taluka |
| less Than 200 | 16 |
| 200 - 499 | 13 |
| 500 - 999 | 34 |
| 1000 - 1999 | 67 |
| 2000 - 4999 | 45 |
| 5000 - 9999 | 5 |
| 10000 and above | 2 |
| Related Pages |
| List of Talukas in Chitradurga |
| List of Districts in Karnataka |
* All survey data is based on Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, 2015 (censusindia.gov.in). Open Government Data Platform India.