Challakere Taluka - Chitradurga, Karnataka
Challakere is an administrative taluka in the Chitradurga district of Karnataka, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and forms part of the district's rural administration. 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.
According to the 2011 Census, the total area of the taluka was 2,074 km², including 2,043.29 km² of rural area and 30.71 km² of urban area. The sex ratio was 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 Name | Category | Gram Panchayat |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abbaiahnahalli | Rural | Abbenahalli |
| 2 | Badavanahalli (B) | Rural | Sanikere |
| 3 | Badavanahalli Kaval (B) | Rural | Gopanahalli |
| 4 | Balenahalli | Rural | Ramajogihalli |
| 5 | Banavigondanahalli | Rural | Ghataparthi |
| 6 | Bandethimmalapura | Rural | Gowrasamudra |
| 7 | Banjigere | Rural | Bedareddihalli |
| 8 | Baramasagara (B) | Rural | Mallurahalli |
| 9 | Basapura | Rural | Renukapura |
| 10 | Belagere | Rural | Belagere |
| 11 | Belagere Kaval | Urban | Not applicable |
| 12 | Bhairanayakanahatti | Rural | Nelagethanahatti |
| 13 | Bharamasagara | Rural | Dodderi |
| 14 | Bheemagondanahalli | Rural | Nelagethanahatti |
| 15 | Bheemanakere | Rural | Neralagunte |
| 16 | Bhoganahalli | Rural | Devareddihalli |
| 17 | Bomberahalli | Rural | Devaramarikunte |
| 18 | Bommanakunte | Rural | Pagadalabande |
| 19 | Bommasamudra | Rural | Dodderi |
| 20 | Budnahatti | Rural | Budnahatti |
| 21 | Bukkambudi | Rural | Devareddihalli |
| 22 | Buklorahalli | Rural | Hirehalli |
| 23 | Byadareddyhalli | Rural | Bedareddihalli |
| 24 | Challakere(Rural) | Both | Nannivala |
| 25 | Channammanagathihalli | Rural | Chennamanagathihalli |
| 26 | Channammanagatihalli Kaval | Rural | Chennamanagathihalli |
| 27 | Chattekamba | Rural | Chennamanagathihalli |
| 28 | Chennaganahalli | Rural | Ghataparthi |
| 29 | Chikkaammanahalli | Rural | Talaku |
| 30 | Chikkabadihalli | Rural | Obalapura |
| 31 | Chikkachellur | Rural | Doddachellur |
| 32 | Chikkahalli | Rural | Bedareddihalli |
| 33 | Chikkamadhure | Rural | Somaguddu |
| 34 | Chikkaullarti | Rural | Doddaullarthi |
| 35 | Chikkenahalli | Rural | Gopanahalli |
| 36 | Chitranayakanahalli | Rural | Mailanahalli |
| 37 | Chowlakere | Rural | Abbenahalli |
| 38 | Chowlur Kaval | Urban | Not applicable |
| 39 | Chowluru | Rural | Chowlur |
| 40 | Dasaramuthenahalli | Rural | Mallurahalli |
| 41 | Devara Marikunte | Rural | Devaramarikunte |
| 42 | Devarahalli | Rural | Devareddihalli |
| 43 | Devarahalli | Rural | N.Devarahally |
| 44 | Devareddyhalli | Rural | Devareddihalli |
| 45 | Doddabadihalli | Rural | Obalapura |
| 46 | Doddabeeranahalli | Rural | Doddachellur |
| 47 | Doddachellur | Rural | Doddachellur |
| 48 | Doddaullarthi | Rural | Doddaullarthi |
| 49 | Dodderi | Rural | Dodderi |
| 50 | Donehalli | Rural | Obalapura |
| 51 | Donehalli Kaval | Rural | Obalapura |
| 52 | Duggavara | Rural | Budnahatti |
| 53 | Dyavaranahalli | Rural | Chennamanagathihalli |
| 54 | Gajjaganahalli | Rural | Thimmappaiyanahalli |
| 55 | Ganjigunte | Rural | Somaguddu |
| 56 | Ghataparthi | Rural | Ghataparthi |
| 57 | Giddanahalli | Rural | Abbenahalli |
| 58 | Giddapura | Rural | Thimmappaiyanahalli |
| 59 | Giriyammanahalli | Rural | Talaku |
| 60 | Gollahalli | Rural | Nelagethanahatti |
| 61 | Gopanahalli | Rural | Gopanahalli |
| 62 | Gorlakatte | Rural | Nannivala |
| 63 | Gorlathu | Rural | Belagere |
| 64 | Gosikere | Rural | T.N.Kote |
| 65 | Gosikere Kaval | Rural | T.N.Kote |
| 66 | Govinahal (B) | Rural | Ramajogihalli |
| 67 | Gowdagere | Rural | Gowdagere |
| 68 | Gowrasamudra | Rural | Gowrasamudra |
| 69 | Gowrasamudra Kaval | Rural | Gowrasamudra |
| 70 | Gowripura | Rural | Siddeshvaranadurga |
| 71 | Gowripura | Rural | S.Mahadevapura |
| 72 | Gudihalli | Rural | Mailanahalli |
| 73 | Guntakolammanahalli | Rural | Abbenahalli |
| 74 | Haligondanahalli | Rural | Chennamanagathihalli |
| 75 | Hanumanthanahalli | Rural | Gowrasamudra |
| 76 | Haravigondanahalli | Rural | Pagadalabande |
| 77 | Harishchandranayakana Halli | Rural | Talaku |
| 78 | Heggere | Rural | Sanikere |
| 79 | Henjimuttenahalli | Rural | Bedareddihalli |
| 80 | Hirehalli | Rural | Hirehalli |
| 81 | Hirekere Kaval | Rural | Nelagethanahatti |
| 82 | Hiremadhure | Rural | Somaguddu |
| 83 | Hotteppanahalli | Rural | Nagaramgere |
| 84 | Hulikunte | Rural | Belagere |
| 85 | Jadekunte | Rural | Sanikere |
| 86 | Jajur | Rural | Jajur |
| 87 | Jajuru Kaval | Rural | Jajur |
| 88 | Jambaiahnahalli | Rural | Thimmappaiyanahalli |
| 89 | Jangamarahalli (B) | Rural | Gopanahalli |
| 90 | Jannenahalli | Rural | Ramajogihalli |
| 91 | Jogihatti | Rural | Gowdagere |
| 92 | Junjaragunte | Rural | Chowlur |
| 93 | Kadegude | Rural | P.Mahadevapura |
| 94 | Kalamarahalli | Rural | Belagere |
| 95 | Kaluvehalli | Rural | Kaluvehalli |
| 96 | Kammathmarikunte | Rural | Sanikere |
| 97 | Kamplisagara (B) | Rural | Mallurahalli |
| 98 | Kannenahalli (B) | Rural | Somaguddu |
| 99 | Kaparahalli | Rural | Sanikere |
| 100 | Karikere | Rural | Meerasaabihalli |
| 101 | Kasavigondanahalli | Rural | Renukapura |
| 102 | Kasturi Thimmanahalli | Rural | Gopanahalli |
| 103 | Katamdevarakote | Rural | Renukapura |
| 104 | Katavvanahalli | Rural | Neralagunte |
| 105 | Katrikenahatti | Rural | Neralagunte |
| 106 | Kavalanahalli | Rural | Gowdagere |
| 107 | Kereyagalahalli | Rural | Mannekote |
| 108 | Khudapura | Rural | S.Mahadevapura |
| 109 | Konigarahalli | Rural | T.N.Kote |
| 110 | Konigarahalli Kaval | Rural | T.N.Kote |
| 111 | Koradihalli | Rural | Abbenahalli |
| 112 | Korlakunte | Rural | Pagadalabande |
| 113 | Kudhapuradakavalu. | Rural | S.Mahadevapura |
| 114 | Kurudihalli | Rural | Ramajogihalli |
| 115 | Kyadigunte | Rural | Siddeshvaranadurga |
| 116 | Kyatagondanahalli | Rural | Kaluvehalli |
| 117 | Kyathanamale | Urban | Not applicable |
| 118 | Lakshmipura | Rural | Nagaramgere |
| 119 | Lakshmipura. | Rural | Nagaramgere |
| 120 | Lakumagondanahalli | Rural | Jajur |
| 121 | Lingavvanahalli | Rural | Neralagunte |
| 122 | Mahadevapura | Rural | S.Mahadevapura |
| 123 | Mahadevapura | Rural | P.Mahadevapura |
| 124 | Maleboranahatti | Rural | Abbenahalli |
| 125 | Mallasamudra | Rural | Devareddihalli |
| 126 | Mallaurahatti | Rural | Gowdagere |
| 127 | Mallavvanahalli | Rural | Neralagunte |
| 128 | Mallurahalli | Rural | Mallurahalli |
| 129 | Manamainahatti | Rural | S.Mahadevapura |
| 130 | Mannekote | Rural | Mannekote |
| 131 | Matasamudra | Rural | Chennamanagathihalli |
| 132 | Meerasabihalli | Rural | Meerasaabihalli |
| 133 | Moduru | Rural | Renukapura |
| 134 | Moduru Kaval | Rural | Renukapura |
| 135 | Mummadisagara (B) | Rural | Gopanahalli |
| 136 | Mustalagummi | Rural | Abbenahalli |
| 137 | Mylanahalli | Rural | Mailanahalli |
| 138 | Nagagondanahalli | Rural | Jajur |
| 139 | Nagaramgere | Rural | Nagaramgere |
| 140 | Naikanahatti | Urban | Not applicable |
| 141 | Nallurahalli | Rural | Devaramarikunte |
| 142 | Nandanahalli | Rural | Ramajogihalli |
| 143 | Nannivala | Rural | Nannivala |
| 144 | Nelagetanahatti | Rural | Nelagethanahatti |
| 145 | Neralagunte | Rural | Neralagunte |
| 146 | Obaiahnahatti | Rural | Thimmappaiyanahalli |
| 147 | Obalapura | Rural | Obalapura |
| 148 | Obalapura | Rural | T.N.Kote |
| 149 | Obalapura Kaval | Rural | Obalapura |
| 150 | Obanahalli | Rural | P.Mahadevapura |
| 151 | Obannanahalli | Rural | Gowrasamudra |
| 152 | Obannanahalli Kaval | Rural | Gowrasamudra |
| 153 | Pagadalabande | Rural | Pagadalabande |
| 154 | Pagadalabande Kaval | Rural | Pagadalabande |
| 155 | Parashuramapura Kaval | Urban | Not applicable |
| 156 | Parasuramapura | Rural | Parashuramapura |
| 157 | Pillahalli | Rural | Siddeshvaranadurga |
| 158 | Purlahalli | Rural | Chennamanagathihalli |
| 159 | Putloorahalli | Rural | Pagadalabande |
| 160 | Putloorahalli Kaval | Rural | Pagadalabande |
| 161 | Ramadurga | Rural | Nelagethanahatti |
| 162 | Ramajogihalli | Rural | Ramajogihalli |
| 163 | Ramasagara | Rural | Thimmappaiyanahalli |
| 164 | Rangavvanahalli | Rural | Meerasaabihalli |
| 165 | Reddihalli | Rural | Gopanahalli |
| 166 | Rekhalagere | Rural | Mallurahalli |
| 167 | Rekhalagere Kaval (B) | Rural | Mallurahalli |
| 168 | Renukapura | Rural | Renukapura |
| 169 | Sanikere | Rural | Sanikere |
| 170 | Sanikere Kaval (B) | Rural | Sanikere |
| 171 | Sarjavvanahalli | Rural | Nelagethanahatti |
| 172 | Sevalalnagar | Rural | Somaguddu |
| 173 | Siddapura | Rural | Nagaramgere |
| 174 | Siddheswaranadurga | Rural | Siddeshvaranadurga |
| 175 | Somaguddu | Rural | Somaguddu |
| 176 | Suranahalli | Rural | Chowlur |
| 177 | Thalaku | Rural | Talaku |
| 178 | Thappagondanahalli | Rural | Renukapura |
| 179 | Thimmannanahalli | Rural | Talaku |
| 180 | Thimmannanahalli | Urban | Not applicable |
| 181 | Thimmannanayakanakote | Rural | T.N.Kote |
| 182 | Thimmappaiahnahalli | Rural | Thimmappaiyanahalli |
| 183 | Thippaiahnakote | Rural | N.Devarahally |
| 184 | Thippareddyhalli | Rural | Obalapura |
| 185 | Torebeeranahalli | Rural | T.N.Kote |
| 186 | Torekolammanahalli | Rural | Abbenahalli |
| 187 | Ullarthi Kaval | Rural | Doddaullarthi |
| 188 | Vaderahalli | Rural | Devaramarikunte |
| 189 | Valase | Rural | Ghataparthi |
| 190 | Varavoo | Rural | N.Devarahally |
| 191 | Varavoo Kaval | Rural | N.Devarahally |
| 192 | Veeradimmanahalli | Rural | Budnahatti |
| 193 | Vidupanakunte | Rural | Meerasaabihalli |
| 194 | Viswanathapura | Urban | Not applicable |
| 195 | Visweswarapura | Rural | Meerasaabihalli |
| 196 | Yadalagatta | Rural | Kaluvehalli |
| 197 | Yalagatta | Rural | Devaramarikunte |
Population of Challakere Taluka
According to the 2011 Census, Challakere Taluka had a total population of 3,65,784 people living in 76,361 households. The population comprised 1,85,931 males and 1,79,853 females, with an average population density of 176 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.
| Category | 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 |
| Total Households | 76,361 | 64,311 | 12,050 |
| Population Density | 176 / km² | 152 / km² | 1,797 / km² |
Challakere Taluka had 2,24,637 literate people and 41,247 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 82,899 and 1,07,640 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child Population (Age 0–6) | 41,247 | 35,489 | 5,758 |
| Literate Population | 2,24,637 | 1,83,979 | 40,658 |
| Illiterate Population | 1,41,147 | 1,26,611 | 14,536 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) Population | 82,899 | 73,610 | 9,289 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population | 1,07,640 | 93,795 | 13,845 |
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.