Challakere Town Population - Chitradurga, Karnataka

Challakere (TMC) is a Town and Town Municipal Council located in Challakere Taluk of Chitradurga district in Karnataka. Challakere city has 12050 housholds and town is divided into 27 wards. Challakere city elections are held of every 5 years to elect representative of each ward.

As per the Census India 2011, Challakere city has population of 55194 of which 27588 are males and 27606 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 5758 which is 10.43% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Challakere city is around 1001 compared to 973 which is average of Karnataka state. The literacy rate of Challakere city is 73.66% out of which 78.26% males are literate and 69.07% females are literate. There are 16.83% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 25.08% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Challakere city.

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Challakere Population Facts

Number of Households12050
Population55194
Male Population27588 (49.98%)
Female Population27606 (50.02%)
Children Population5758
Sex-ratio1001
Literacy73.66%
Male Literacy78.26%
Female Literacy69.07%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %25.08%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %16.83%

Map of Challakere, Chitradurga, Karnataka