Challakere is a city and a taluk headquarter located in Chitradurga district in the Indian state of Karnataka Challakere called Science city and Oil city of Karnataka Challakere is a city, municipality, and taluk in Chitradurga district in the state of Karnataka">Wikipedia:WikiProject Indian cities for details --> Challakere is a city, municipality, and taluk in Chitradurga district in the state of Karnataka, India.

Geography

Challakere is located at . It has an average elevation of 585 metres (1919 ft).

Demographics

Challakere is the largest taluk of Chitradurga District. India census, Challakere has a population of 55,194.

Science and research organizations

Challakere is 200 km from Bangalore where an integrated township spread over has been set up by Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO),

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(IISc) and

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(BARC).

Oil industry

It is the second largest producer/supplier of edible oil after

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. There are as many as 60+ oil industries in Challakere. Not only oil, several other industries like dal, fried gram, rice, etc. are also present. The commercial activity in the town is comparable to that of a standard district and the district enjoys a huge business turnover out of town's business.

Spiritual places

* Nayakanahatti Sri Thipperudraswamy Temple. * Datta Mandira – located in Tyagaraja Nagar, and traditional practices of Datta Sampradaya, can be seen at this temple. * Jagalurajja temple (Ajjana Gudi) – located beside the Ajjana Kere, which is the main water source for surrounding wells and drinking water for challakere. * Challekeramma temple – Challakeramma Jathre is conducted once every five years. * Bhavani Shankara temple – situated at Lakshmipura, was bought from Varanasi more than 200 years back without being kept on the floor to maintain the sanctity of the idol.

Transport

Challakere is well connected to

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and

Chitradurga Chitradurga is a city and the headquarters of Chitradurga district, which is located on the valley of the Vedavati river in the central part of the Indian state of Karnataka. Chitradurga is a place with historical significance and a major tou ...

by road. The National Highway 150A (India) that connects Chamarajanagara to Jevargi passes through the town. Challakere is 30 km from its district headquarter, Chitradurga and 200 km from state capital Bangalore. Challakere also has a railway station (''Station Code:CHKE'') under

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of Indian Railways. It lies on Chikjajur – Ballari Line. The nearest international airport,

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is 229 km from Challakere.

Education

*Infant Jesus School *Infant Jesus High School * VEDA SCHOOL, Sanikere * VEDA residential PU College, Sanikere * Government Engineering College * Government First Grade College * Government P. U. College * Government Tool Room And Training Centre (GTTC) * Mahatma Gandhi English Medium High School (MGEMHS) * Vinod English School (VES) * Warriors English School * Warriors P. U. College * BMGHS *Vasavi English Medium High School

Notable people

* C. K. Jaffer Sharief * Ta Ra Subba Rao – renowned Kannada novelist * Challakere Brothers – known for chanting of Vedas

Gallery

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References

External links

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