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- Area (Sq.Km) - 8386
- Talukas (No) - 5
- Hobalies (No) - 37
- Villages (No) - 830
- City and Town Corporations (No) - 7
- Muncipal limits (No) - 8
- Electrical Hamlets ( No) - 130
- Electrified Irrigated pump sets (No) - 27065
- Number of RSK's - 37
- Number of SHG's - 3600
Drinking water supply:
- Hand pumps Drilled - No
- Total Bore wells (No) - 6624
- Total P.W.S Schemes - No
Population:
- Total population - 1669762
- Male - 841840
- Female - 827922
- Rural - 248925
- Urban - 420837
Major Crops Grown :
- Paddy
- Jowar
- Maize
- Bajra
- Pigeon Pea
- Green gram
- Bengal gram
- Ground Nut
- Sunflower
- Cotton
- Fruit Crops
Talukas :
- Deodurga
- Manvi
- Lingasugur
- Sindhanur
- Raichur
Annual Rainfall : (mm)
Average rainfall - 621.2 mm
Water Resources :
- Krishna River
- Tungabhadra River
Water is mainly supplied through Canals, lift, Bore wells and Wells.
Types of Soil :
- Deep black soil.
- Sandy loam soil
- Shallow black soil
- Saline and Alkaline soil
- Rock soil
- Red Soil
- Total Irrigated Area - 148365 Ha
- Total literacy percentage in Raichur - 19%
Raichur District Social and Economic Sectors :
- Thermal Power Station
- Hatti Gold Mines
- Multi Specialty Hospital and Medical Colleges
- Engineering College
- Agriculture College
- CSF (central state farm) Javalgere ( 7500 acres )
- Agriculture Training Centre, Dadesugur, Sindhanur taluk
- KVK, RARS, Agriculture Engineering College.
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