Raichur

Raichur District Profile

District Overview

Raichur district is situated in the eastern part of Karnataka. Spread across 5 taluks; Devadurga, Lingasugur, Manvi, Raichur and Sindhanur. District has the only gold manufacturing unit in the country and the nation’s most efficient thermal power plant.

Taluk- wise Hoblies and Villages

Taluks	No. of Hoblies	No. of Villages
Devdurga	4	188
Lingasugur	4	192
Manvi	9	171
Raichur	6	161
Sindhanur	14	173

(Source: Raichur district at a glance 2013-14. Government of Karnataka)

Economic Profile

· The total Gross District Domestic Product (GDDP) of the district estimated during the year 2012-13 is Rs. 5,212 crore.

· In the year 2012-13, the per capita annual income of the district was Rs. 47,752.

Industrial profile

· Exports agriculture products to European countries.

· APMC yards- 2 units of Karnataka State Warehouse Corporation Ltd. and Karnataka Milk Federation.

· A multipurpose cold storage of 5000 MT capacity in the district.

· It has been a traditional agricultural based economy. Major agricultural produces include rice, cotton, groundnut and pulses. There are many rice and cotton processing industries here.

· Service industry located here caters to needs of the surrounding area. Fertilizers, agricultural implement repairers are the major services available. There is a Raichur Thermal Power Station in Shakthinagar. It has 8 units, producing 210 MW each, employing ISO 14001, an internationally accepted specification for environmental management systems.

Contribution of Raichur district to GSDP of Karnataka

Description	INR Crore	Contribution (%)
Total District GDP (Gross Domestic Product)	5212	1.74
Agriculture and Allied (Agriculture, Animal husbandry, Forestry, Fishing)	1321	3.15
Industry (Manufacturing, Construction, Mining)	1424	1.70
Services (Real estate, hotels, restaurants, banking and legal services)	2466	1.42

(Source: State and District Domestic Product of Karnataka 2014-15)

*GSDP – Gross State Domestic Product

General Statistics

Temperature	45 ˚C(Max.) 18 ˚C(Min.)
Relative Humidity (%)	74 (Max) 37 (Min)
Average Annual Rainfall	658 mm
Rivers	Tungabhadra, Krishna
Geographical Area	8,442 km2
District headquarter	Raichur
Population	1,928,812
Population density	228 per km2
Rural	1438464
Urban	490348
Male	964511
Female	964301
Agriculturists	206680
Agricultural Labours	328491
Non-workers	937000
SC Population	400933
ST Population	367071
Sex ratio	1000 female per 1000 male
Literacy rate	59.56 per cent

(Source: Karnataka at Glance 2013-14. Census of India 2011)

Population and percentage share to total Population

#	Taluks	Geographical Area (sq. km)	Total Population	Male (No.)	Female (No.)	% Share to total Population	Rank
1	Devdurga	1504	280606	140165	140441	14.55	5
2	Lingasugur	1967	385699	194363	191336	20	3
3	Manvi	1809	370670	184163	186507	19.22	4
4	Raichur	1546	498637	249556	249081	25.85	1
5	Sindhanur	1616	393200	196264	196936	20.38	2
Total		8442	1928812	964511	964301	100	-

(Source: Raichur district at a glance 2013-14)

Literacy Rate

#	Taluks	Rural (%)			Urban (%)			Total (%)
#	Taluks	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total
1	Devdurga	58.44	36.05	47.17	77.72	61.13	69.49	60.47	38.62	49.50
2	Lingasugur	69.71	43.99	56.89	83.90	66.03	75.02	73.04	49.14	60.76
3	Manvi	64.12	41.78	52.81	75.18	60.00	67.62	65.54	44.09	54.70
4	Raichur	64.65	39.89	52.16	85.20	69.80	77.51	75.26	55.16	65.17
5	Sindhanur	71.38	49.00	59.71	81.93	65.84	73.92	73.44	51.60	62.45
Average Total		66.01	42.36	54.11	83.10	67.10	75.12	70.47	48.73	59.56

(Source: Raichur district at a glance 2013-14)