Challakere
Challakere is a city municipality (taluk) in Chitradurga district in the state of Karnataka, India. It is called Oil City with numerous edible oil mills around the city and also Science City as several science and research organizations such as IISc, DRDO, BARC and ISRO have set up their establishments here.
Challakere | |
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City | |
| Nickname: Science City/Oil City | |
Challakere Location in Karnataka, India | |
| Coordinates: 14.312°N 76.651°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Chitradurga |
| Region | Bayaluseemē |
| Government | |
| • Body | City Municipality Council |
| Area | |
| • City | 30.71 km2 (11.86 sq mi) |
| • Rural | 2,032.13 km2 (784.61 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 585 m (1,919 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • City | 55,194 |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 577 522 |
| Telephone code | 08195 |
| Vehicle registration | KA-16 |
| Website | www |
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