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Raichur District at a Glance


  1. Area (Sq.Km) - 8386
  2. Talukas (No) -  5
  3. Hobalies (No) - 37
  4. Villages (No) - 830
  5. City and Town Corporations (No) - 7
  6. Muncipal limits (No) - 8
  7. Electrical Hamlets ( No) - 130
  8. Electrified Irrigated pump sets (No) - 27065
  9. Number of RSK's - 37
  10. Number of SHG's - 3600

Drinking water supply:

  1. Hand pumps Drilled - No
  2. Total Bore wells (No) - 6624
  3. Total P.W.S Schemes - No

Population:

  1. Total population - 1669762
  2. Male   -    841840
  3. Female  - 827922
  4. Rural     - 248925
  5. Urban    - 420837

Major Crops Grown :

  1. Paddy
  2. Jowar
  3. Maize
  4. Bajra
  5. Pigeon Pea
  6. Green gram
  7. Bengal gram
  8. Ground Nut
  9. Sunflower
  10. Cotton
  11. Fruit Crops

Talukas :

  1. Deodurga
  2. Manvi
  3. Lingasugur
  4. Sindhanur
  5. Raichur

Annual Rainfall : (mm)

Average rainfall  - 621.2 mm

Water Resources :

  1. Krishna River
  2. Tungabhadra River

Water is mainly supplied through Canals, lift, Bore wells and Wells.    

Types of Soil :

  1. Deep black soil.
  2. Sandy loam soil
  3. Shallow black soil
  4. Saline and Alkaline soil
  5. Rock soil
  6. Red Soil
  • Total Irrigated Area   -  148365 Ha
  • Total literacy percentage in Raichur - 19%


Raichur District Social and Economic Sectors :

  1. Thermal Power Station
  2. Hatti Gold Mines
  3. Multi Specialty Hospital and Medical Colleges
  4. Engineering College
  5. Agriculture College
  6. CSF (central state farm) Javalgere ( 7500 acres )
  7. Agriculture Training Centre, Dadesugur, Sindhanur taluk
  8. KVK, RARS, Agriculture Engineering College.







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