Challakere Taluka - Chitradurga District, Karnataka

Challakere is an administrative taluka in the Chitradurga district of Karnataka, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Challakere is the main town for most villages within the taluka. The nearest railway station is situated at Challakere, while the nearest airport is Bellary Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 69.8 km.

The total area of the taluka is 2,074 km², including 2,043.29 km² rural area and 30.71 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 967 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Challakere Taluka

Challakere Taluka has a total of 197 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Taluka, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.Village NameCategoryGram Panchayat
1AbbaiahnahalliRuralAbbenahalli
2Badavanahalli (B)RuralSanikere
3Badavanahalli Kaval (B)RuralGopanahalli
4BalenahalliRuralRamajogihalli
5BanavigondanahalliRuralGhataparthi
6BandethimmalapuraRuralGowrasamudra
7BanjigereRuralBedareddihalli
8Baramasagara (B)RuralMallurahalli
9BasapuraRuralRenukapura
10BelagereRuralBelagere
11Belagere KavalUrbanNot applicable
12BhairanayakanahattiRuralNelagethanahatti
13BharamasagaraRuralDodderi
14BheemagondanahalliRuralNelagethanahatti
15BheemanakereRuralNeralagunte
16BhoganahalliRuralDevareddihalli
17BomberahalliRuralDevaramarikunte
18BommanakunteRuralPagadalabande
19BommasamudraRuralDodderi
20BudnahattiRuralBudnahatti
21BukkambudiRuralDevareddihalli
22BuklorahalliRuralHirehalli
23ByadareddyhalliRuralBedareddihalli
24Challakere(Rural)BothNannivala
25ChannammanagathihalliRuralChennamanagathihalli
26Channammanagatihalli KavalRuralChennamanagathihalli
27ChattekambaRuralChennamanagathihalli
28ChennaganahalliRuralGhataparthi
29ChikkaammanahalliRuralTalaku
30ChikkabadihalliRuralObalapura
31ChikkachellurRuralDoddachellur
32ChikkahalliRuralBedareddihalli
33ChikkamadhureRuralSomaguddu
34ChikkaullartiRuralDoddaullarthi
35ChikkenahalliRuralGopanahalli
36ChitranayakanahalliRuralMailanahalli
37ChowlakereRuralAbbenahalli
38Chowlur KavalUrbanNot applicable
39ChowluruRuralChowlur
40DasaramuthenahalliRuralMallurahalli
41Devara MarikunteRuralDevaramarikunte
42DevarahalliRuralDevareddihalli
43DevarahalliRuralN.Devarahally
44DevareddyhalliRuralDevareddihalli
45DoddabadihalliRuralObalapura
46DoddabeeranahalliRuralDoddachellur
47DoddachellurRuralDoddachellur
48DoddaullarthiRuralDoddaullarthi
49DodderiRuralDodderi
50DonehalliRuralObalapura
51Donehalli KavalRuralObalapura
52DuggavaraRuralBudnahatti
53DyavaranahalliRuralChennamanagathihalli
54GajjaganahalliRuralThimmappaiyanahalli
55GanjigunteRuralSomaguddu
56GhataparthiRuralGhataparthi
57GiddanahalliRuralAbbenahalli
58GiddapuraRuralThimmappaiyanahalli
59GiriyammanahalliRuralTalaku
60GollahalliRuralNelagethanahatti
61GopanahalliRuralGopanahalli
62GorlakatteRuralNannivala
63GorlathuRuralBelagere
64GosikereRuralT.N.Kote
65Gosikere KavalRuralT.N.Kote
66Govinahal (B)RuralRamajogihalli
67GowdagereRuralGowdagere
68GowrasamudraRuralGowrasamudra
69Gowrasamudra KavalRuralGowrasamudra
70GowripuraRuralSiddeshvaranadurga
71GowripuraRuralS.Mahadevapura
72GudihalliRuralMailanahalli
73GuntakolammanahalliRuralAbbenahalli
74HaligondanahalliRuralChennamanagathihalli
75HanumanthanahalliRuralGowrasamudra
76HaravigondanahalliRuralPagadalabande
77Harishchandranayakana HalliRuralTalaku
78HeggereRuralSanikere
79HenjimuttenahalliRuralBedareddihalli
80HirehalliRuralHirehalli
81Hirekere KavalRuralNelagethanahatti
82HiremadhureRuralSomaguddu
83HotteppanahalliRuralNagaramgere
84HulikunteRuralBelagere
85JadekunteRuralSanikere
86JajurRuralJajur
87Jajuru KavalRuralJajur
88JambaiahnahalliRuralThimmappaiyanahalli
89Jangamarahalli (B)RuralGopanahalli
90JannenahalliRuralRamajogihalli
91JogihattiRuralGowdagere
92JunjaragunteRuralChowlur
93KadegudeRuralP.Mahadevapura
94KalamarahalliRuralBelagere
95KaluvehalliRuralKaluvehalli
96KammathmarikunteRuralSanikere
97Kamplisagara (B)RuralMallurahalli
98Kannenahalli (B)RuralSomaguddu
99KaparahalliRuralSanikere
100KarikereRuralMeerasaabihalli
101KasavigondanahalliRuralRenukapura
102Kasturi ThimmanahalliRuralGopanahalli
103KatamdevarakoteRuralRenukapura
104KatavvanahalliRuralNeralagunte
105KatrikenahattiRuralNeralagunte
106KavalanahalliRuralGowdagere
107KereyagalahalliRuralMannekote
108KhudapuraRuralS.Mahadevapura
109KonigarahalliRuralT.N.Kote
110Konigarahalli KavalRuralT.N.Kote
111KoradihalliRuralAbbenahalli
112KorlakunteRuralPagadalabande
113Kudhapuradakavalu.RuralS.Mahadevapura
114KurudihalliRuralRamajogihalli
115KyadigunteRuralSiddeshvaranadurga
116KyatagondanahalliRuralKaluvehalli
117KyathanamaleUrbanNot applicable
118LakshmipuraRuralNagaramgere
119Lakshmipura.RuralNagaramgere
120LakumagondanahalliRuralJajur
121LingavvanahalliRuralNeralagunte
122MahadevapuraRuralP.Mahadevapura
123MahadevapuraRuralS.Mahadevapura
124MaleboranahattiRuralAbbenahalli
125MallasamudraRuralDevareddihalli
126MallaurahattiRuralGowdagere
127MallavvanahalliRuralNeralagunte
128MallurahalliRuralMallurahalli
129ManamainahattiRuralS.Mahadevapura
130MannekoteRuralMannekote
131MatasamudraRuralChennamanagathihalli
132MeerasabihalliRuralMeerasaabihalli
133ModuruRuralRenukapura
134Moduru KavalRuralRenukapura
135Mummadisagara (B)RuralGopanahalli
136MustalagummiRuralAbbenahalli
137MylanahalliRuralMailanahalli
138NagagondanahalliRuralJajur
139NagaramgereRuralNagaramgere
140NaikanahattiUrbanNot applicable
141NallurahalliRuralDevaramarikunte
142NandanahalliRuralRamajogihalli
143NannivalaRuralNannivala
144NelagetanahattiRuralNelagethanahatti
145NeralagunteRuralNeralagunte
146ObaiahnahattiRuralThimmappaiyanahalli
147ObalapuraRuralObalapura
148ObalapuraRuralT.N.Kote
149Obalapura KavalRuralObalapura
150ObanahalliRuralP.Mahadevapura
151ObannanahalliRuralGowrasamudra
152Obannanahalli KavalRuralGowrasamudra
153PagadalabandeRuralPagadalabande
154Pagadalabande KavalRuralPagadalabande
155Parashuramapura KavalUrbanNot applicable
156ParasuramapuraRuralParashuramapura
157PillahalliRuralSiddeshvaranadurga
158PurlahalliRuralChennamanagathihalli
159PutloorahalliRuralPagadalabande
160Putloorahalli KavalRuralPagadalabande
161RamadurgaRuralNelagethanahatti
162RamajogihalliRuralRamajogihalli
163RamasagaraRuralThimmappaiyanahalli
164RangavvanahalliRuralMeerasaabihalli
165ReddihalliRuralGopanahalli
166RekhalagereRuralMallurahalli
167Rekhalagere Kaval (B)RuralMallurahalli
168RenukapuraRuralRenukapura
169SanikereRuralSanikere
170Sanikere Kaval (B)RuralSanikere
171SarjavvanahalliRuralNelagethanahatti
172SevalalnagarRuralSomaguddu
173SiddapuraRuralNagaramgere
174SiddheswaranadurgaRuralSiddeshvaranadurga
175SomagudduRuralSomaguddu
176SuranahalliRuralChowlur
177ThalakuRuralTalaku
178ThappagondanahalliRuralRenukapura
179ThimmannanahalliRuralTalaku
180ThimmannanahalliUrbanNot applicable
181ThimmannanayakanakoteRuralT.N.Kote
182ThimmappaiahnahalliRuralThimmappaiyanahalli
183ThippaiahnakoteRuralN.Devarahally
184ThippareddyhalliRuralObalapura
185TorebeeranahalliRuralT.N.Kote
186TorekolammanahalliRuralAbbenahalli
187Ullarthi KavalRuralDoddaullarthi
188VaderahalliRuralDevaramarikunte
189ValaseRuralGhataparthi
190VaravooRuralN.Devarahally
191Varavoo KavalRuralN.Devarahally
192VeeradimmanahalliRuralBudnahatti
193VidupanakunteRuralMeerasaabihalli
194ViswanathapuraUrbanNot applicable
195VisweswarapuraRuralMeerasaabihalli
196YadalagattaRuralKaluvehalli
197YalagattaRuralDevaramarikunte

Population of Challakere Taluka

As per the Census 2011, Challakere Taluka has a total population of 3,65,784 people, consisting of 1,85,931 males and 1,79,853 females. There are 76,361 households in the taluka with an average population density of 176 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

ParticularsTotalRuralUrban
Total Population3,65,7843,10,59055,194
Male Population1,85,9311,58,34327,588
Female Population1,79,8531,52,24727,606
Total Households76,36164,31112,050
Population Density176 / km²152 / km²1,797 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the taluka has 2,24,637 literate people and 41,247 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 82,899 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 1,07,640 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

ParticularsTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)41,24735,4895,758
Literate Population2,24,6371,83,97940,658
Illiterate Population1,41,1471,26,61114,536
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population82,89973,6109,289
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population1,07,64093,79513,845

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.