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{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Chittaguppa
| nicknames = Moinabad
| settlement_type = [[Tehsil]]
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| pushpin_map = India Karnataka
| pushpin_label_position = 600307
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Karnataka, India
| coordinates = {{coord|17.69|N|77.45|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Karnataka]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Bidar district|Bidar]]
| established_title = Date established
| established_date = 2017
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type = Town Municipal Council
| governing_body = Chittaguppa Town Municipal Council
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 6
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 607
| population_total = 46943
| population_as_of = 2019
| population_rank = 1
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym = Chittaguppinavaru
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Kannada]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 585 412
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 08483
| registration_plate = KA 78
| website = [http://www.chittaguppatown.mrc.gov.in/ www.chittaguppatown.mrc.gov.in]
| footnotes =
}}Chittaguppa is a taluka and [[tehsil]] in [[Bidar district]] of [[Karnataka]]. Up until 2017, the city was under the administration of [[Humnabad]]. Chitguppa is divided into 23 wards.<ref name="census">http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/803062-chitgoppa-karnataka.html</ref> It is {{Convert|15|km}} from Humnabad and {{Convert|53|km}} from [[Bidar]].<ref>{{cite news|title=49 New Talukas, State Government Move|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/49-new-taluks-state-government-move-kannada-news-195258|accessdate=5 March 2018|publisher=www.indiaglitz.com}}</ref> The city is known for having the largest marketplace in the Bidar district and its corn production. An airport for Bidar and [[Kalaburagi]] was proposed in Chitgoppa, but the plan was cancelled due to high land acquisition costs and insufficient connectivity via road and rail.

==History==
The Chitgoppa area, formerly known as the Chitgoppa Empire, was formerly under the control of the [[Nizam of Hyderabad|Nizams]] who established Sadar Diwani Adalat and Moffusil as their courts.<ref>[https://gfgc.kar.nic.in/chitgoppa/About-Us Government First Grade College Kodambal Road Chitgoppa]</ref> Patwardhan Saheb was the first President of the Chitguppa municipality and Kishan Rao Saheb was the President of the Municipality for three consecutive terms until he voluntarily stepped down.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=BvT_BgAAQBAJ&pg=PA71&lpg=PA71&dq=nizam+in+chitaguppa&source=bl&ots=h0bK6ogg5f&sig=V52cKeBrg0RktSrshw5HCikepjY&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjL_4HCj9TZAhVKu48KHbUlCiMQ6AEwAnoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=nizam%20in%20chitaguppa&f=false Role Of Freedom Fighters In Bidar Districd (1890 -1947)]</ref>

The town has two Muslim [[Dargah|dargahs]] (dedicated to Salar Makdum and Karimullah) where the annual [[Urs]] (prayer meetings) are held. Every year in August a fair is held for the Hindu god Baloba. A marble statue of a Hindu saint Mahadevappe Devarshi has been installed in a monastery named after him in the town.{{cn|date=October 2020}}

== Geography ==
Chitguppa is divided into 23 wards.<ref name="census" /> It is {{Convert|15|km|mi|abbr=}} from Humnabad and {{Convert|147|km|mi|abbr=}} from [[Hyderabad]]. Coordinates are 17.6979° N, 77.2155° E. Area of 2.317 mi².

==Demographics==
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|title=Religious population in Chitguppa<ref name="census"/>
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|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=right
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Hindu]]|orange|45.93}}
{{bar percent|[[Muslim]]|green|46.48}}
{{bar percent|[[Christians|Christian]]|grey|6.82}}
{{bar percent|Others|black|0.11}}
{{bar percent|Not stated|pink|0.66}}
}}
According to the [[2011 Census of India]],<ref name="census">http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/803062-chitgoppa-karnataka.html</ref> Chitgoppa had a population of 25,298: males constituted 51% of the population and females 49%. 13.33% of the population was under six years of age. Chitguppa had an average literacy rate of 71.88%, lower than the state average of 75.36%, with male literacy at 77.76% and female literacy at 65.75%. The Chitgoppa Town Municipal Council oversaw over 4,445 houses, to which it supplied basic amenities.

==References==
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Bidar district]]

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