Chitradurga

…hub of renewable energy

 Overview
Chitradurga, extensively acknowledged as the place of hills with forts and villages. The
ancient city was part of the Mauryan Empire dating to 3rd century B.C. After Mauryans, the
land was under the rule of royal dynasties like the Rashtrakutas, Chalukyas and Hoysalas.
The district owes its name to Chitrakaladurga’, or ‘Picturesque castle’. The district
Introduction possess massive fortress on top of granite hills with huge towering boulders in unimaginable
► Located in the heart of the Deccan shapes. This hill fortress was built by the Nayakas during the Vijayanagar era.
Plateau at a distance of 202 kms
from Bengaluru District 8,436
Chitradurga Area
Headquarter sq. kilometre
► Spread across 6 administrative
divisions- Chitradurga, Hiriyur, 13º34’ to 15º02’N
Hosadurga, Holalkere, Challakere & latitude Average 507
Molakalmuru 75º37’ to 77º01’E Location Normal millimetres
longitude Rainfall
► Rich in mineral resources – Copper,
37oC
Quartz, Building stone, Iron ore and maximum
Granite. Temperature Rivers Vedavathi
15oC
minimum
► Prominent gold mines at Halekal,
Kotemardi & Bedimaradi & open cast Population 974
copper mines at Ingaldhal
197 Sex Ratio females per 1,000
persons per sq.km Density
males

► Achieved eminence, as a feudatory

state of the Vijayanagar Empire, Population 73.71
under the dynastic rule of the 16.59 lakhs (as per Census Literacy Rate
percent
2011)
Nayakas or “Palegars”

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Economy

► GDDP is INR 15,627 Crore in the year 2014 -15 (at Current Chitradurga District’s Contribution to GDDP of Karnataka
Prices) (2014-15)- at current prices
► Urbanisation in the district is 20% compared to 39% in the Description INR Crores Contribution
state (%)
► Chitradurga devotes over 50% of its land for cultivation; Total District GDP 15,627 1.7
► Agro and allied activities form the major industry in the district,
followed by textile industries. Primary 4,289 3.6
► Oilseeds, maize and pulses are the major crops that are grown
here Secondary 2,469 1.2

► Textiles, engineering and repair and servicing form other

major contributors to the economy Tertiary 7,320 1.4

Source: Economic Survey of Karnataka 2016-17

Key Economic Indicator * Provisional figures

District Per capita Income (in INR)*

Source: KSDA (raitamitra.kar.nic.in)

Source: Economic Survey of Karnataka
Land Utilisation
* Provisional figures

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Agriculture Profile

Area under Major Crops (Ha)

Major Crops
• Cereals: Paddy, Ragi,
Jowar, Maize
• Pulses and seed crops:
Red gram, horse gram,
green gram, black gram,
Bengal gram and tur
• Commercial crops:
Groundnut, sunflower,
cotton and tobacco

Thrust Areas
• Improved agricultural productivity
• Improved seed varieties,
advanced agricultural technology
Source: Chitradurga District at a Glance 2015-16
and mechanization
• Contract farming with technology Key Enablers
and knowledge transfer
initiatives • Ideal agro-climatic conditions for growing
• Facilities for processing and post horticulture crops, especially fruits
harvest handling techniques • Rich in animal wealth. According to the District
• Drought tolerant agriculture at a Glance Report, total cattle population is
2.7 lakhs, while sheep population is 9.4 lakhs
District Agro Infrastructure
• Good network of transportation with 2 National
• Akshaya Food Park- 106 acres food park in Hiriyur Highways and State Highways
• Significant contribution in oilseed production
• V.V. Sagar Fish Seed Farm

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 Industry Profile
•4th Largest Producer of
Wind Energy with capacity
of 1,472.75 MW.
•One of the highest wind
sites in the country with
over 20,000 wind turbines.
•Best performance in the
country by district wind
farms recording a capacity
factor of 38.5%
•Proposed 21MW EKWL
wind Farm
Energy
• District has large proven
limestone reserves
• Presence of Large & medium
Industries in cement Sector
• Emerging contender for
cement and steel
Cement
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Key Players
• Rich in resources like iron &
• Textile Constitutes Second Manganese ore, Copper and
High number of large & Green Quartz. ► Madras Cement
Medium Industries in the
• Limestone reserves Pvt. Ltd.
district and around 12% of
SSI units in the district estimated to the tune of 93.05 ► Welspun
million tones. ► R.K. Powergen
• Among the highest
investment attracting sectors • Prominent gold mines at ► V.S.L. Steel Ltd.
Halekal, Kotemardi and
• 3 artisan clusters in Textile Bedimaradi, open cast ► Sunray Industries
Handloom and Printing. copper mines at Ingaldhal. ► Prakash Sponge
Iron and Power
Pvt. Ltd.
► Habib Proteins
Textiles and Mining and Fats,
Handloom Metikurke
► Amruth Organics
• A large number of SSI units
are engaged in Food
Processing sector creating an • Industries include 1 gold
Natural Resources
eco system and supply of mine, 3 textile industries, 7
skilled labour. ► Copper
edible oil industries, 1 power
• More than 20% of the SSI industry and 1 cement ► Quartz
units in the district are industry.
► Building Stone
engaged in Agro and Food
processing activities. ► Iron Ore
► Granite
Food ► Manganese
Others
Processing ► Dolomite
District Profile : Chitradurga
 Industry Profile

Industrial Infrastructure ► 3 large and 14 medium scale industries

7 Industrial Estate ► Investment of Rs. 121.50 cr and Rs.119.00 cr respectively.

Name Extent ► 10,279 registered MSMEs in the district, with an employment of

(acres)
38,588 people and an investment of INR 22,859 lakhs
Chitradurga/ MK Hatti 10.8
Hosadurga 9.36
Hiriyur 13.14
Challakere Town 0.5
Kudapura 50.00
Dodda ullarthi 2.50
SLSWCC1 approved
1 Industrial Area Projects b/w 2013-14
to 2016-17
Name Extent
(acres)
Kelakote 87

Major Service SHLCC2 approved

Ancillarisation of
Exportable Item Enterprises projects b/w 2013-
the Industry
Tamarind seeds 14 to 2016-17
(white) and Vehicle water
Engineering
groundnut service, automobile
products,
decorticating repairs vulcanising
Garments
items works 1State Level Single Window Clearance Committee
2State High Level Clearance Committee

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Support Infrastructure

Rail
► Broad gauge railway route length of 165.27 kms connecting
Bengaluru to Ballari passes through Holalkere and
Chitradurga

► NH 4 and 13 connecting Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru, Chennai,

Road
Solapur (Maharashtra), Mangaluru (Karnataka) passes
through the district

Airport Port
► Bengaluru airport located 203 kms away from Chitradurga city

► Mangaluru port is located 308 kms away from Chitradurga city

► Vedavathi, a tributary of Tungabhadra flows through the district

► Reservoirs and tanks are extensively used for water storage
► Average demand in the district (Industry and Domestic): 9,31,950 litres/day

Water
► Average consumption in the district: 792,157 litres/ day

► Distribution in the district is being done by Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM)
► Power received from Sharavati Hydel Generating Station
► Receiving station in Hiriyur with capacity of 220 MVA

Power
► 91 windmills in Chitradurga and Hiriyur generating 21.74 MW power
► Welspun Energy Limited (WEL) has commissioned its first solar project in Chitradurga of 8.02 MW (DC) capacity
► Average annual consumption: 464.27 lakhs units (Industry), 1,060.75 lakhs units (Domestic)

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Social Infrastructure

Educational Institutions The district has excellent social

infrastructure, with a high number of
educational institutions and healthcare
facilities.
Schools There are opportunities for more
technical institutions to be set up in
the district.
PU Colleges

General Degree
Allopathic
Colleges
Hospitals
Basaveshwara
Medical College
Medical Colleges and Hospital
Indian System of
Medicine Hospitals
HPPC
Government
Polytechnic Colleges First Grade
Private Hospitals
College
including Nursing Homes
SJMIT College
Engineering Colleges of Engineering
Primary Health
Source: Chitradurga District at a Glance 2015-16
Centres

Community Health
Centres
Source: Chitradurga District at a Glance 2015-16

Healthcare Facilities

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Tourism

Chitradurga Fort
Jogimatti Hill Station
Fort built in stages between 17th and
18th Centuries, noteworthy for its Himavatkedra waterfall that flows
extensive fortifications, ramparts, through the rocks has created a
bastions, watchtowers and entrances, natural cave that has a shiva linga
located at strategic points within and idols of Veerabhadra and
fourteen temples Basavanna

Holalkere
Chandravalli 35 kms. from Chitradurga city, it is an
Ancient archaeological site, famous important Jain settlement in the 10th
for painted pottery and coins tracing century A.D, famous for its 9 foot
back to the Satavahana period. high statue of the child god Baal
Ganapathy

Sirigere
Known for Veershaiva Mutt of
Vani Vilas Sagar
Taralabalu Jagadguru, a monastery Artificial lake built by Maharja of
noted for the educational and Mysuru, across River Vadavathi
religious centers run by them.

Brahmagiri
Burhanmutt 63 kms. from Chitradurga city, this
village is famous on account of
Built in honour of an eminent guru of Emperor Ashoka’s earliest rock edicts
the Veerashaiva and located about 3 in the Brahmi script and Prakrit
km from Chitradurga ctiy. language dating to the 3rd century
B.C.

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Shelf of Projects

Infrastructure
► Setting up of conduit
Transportation for OFC (Optical Fibre
Cables) for broadband

T ►Development of road
from Chitradurga-
Chellakere Pavagada
I and cable TV
operators using
BESCOM electric
AP Border- Part of INR poles
7000 crores ► CBIC and BMEC
Corridors

Other Projects
► Proposed Industrial
Estate at
Doddaullarthi and
O Kudapura, Challakere
► Proposed Industrial
Area at Chitradurga
town 2nd Stage of IA,
and at Pillai

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Key Contacts

Additonal Chief Secretary to Government Commissioner for Industrial Development

Commerce & Industries Department Director of Industries and Commerce
# 106, 1st Floor, Vikasa Soudha, Dr. Ambedkar No. 49, South Block, Khanija Bhavan
Veedhi, Bengaluru 560 001, India. Race Course Road Bengaluru 560 001, India.
Phone: +91 80 2225 2443 Phone: +91 80 2238 6796
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Chief Executive Officer and Executive Member

Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board Chief Executive Officer,
4th & 5th Floor, East Wing, Race Course Road, Invest Karnataka Forum
Bengaluru 560 001, India. 3rd Floor, Khanija Bhavan (East Wing), No.49,
Phone: +91 80 2226 5383, 2226 7900 Race Course Road, Bengaluru 560 001, India
Email: kiadb@mail.nic.in Email: ceo@investkarnataka.co.in
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Managing Director,
Karnataka Udyog Mitra The Joint Director,
3rd Floor, Khanija Bhavan (East Wing), No.49, Race District Industries Centre
Course Road, Bengaluru 560 001, India. Jogimatt Road,
Ph : 91-80-2228 2392, 2228 5659; 2238 1232 Chitradurga - 577 501
Email : md@kumbangalore.com Ph Off: 08194-235994/235817/235783, Fax :235994
Visit us at: www.kumbangalore.com E-mail: jd-cdurga@karnatakaindustry.gov.in

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