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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Davanagere}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}
{{Short description|District in Karnataka, India}}
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| established_date = 15 August 1997
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| parts = [[Davanagere]] [[Harihar]] [[Jagalur]] [[Honnali]] [[Channagiri]] [[Nyamati]]
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Davanagere]]
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| leader_title = Deputy Commissioner
| leader_name = Shivanand Kapashi {{small|([[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]])}}
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| postal_code = 577001-006
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'''Davanagere district''' is an administrative district of [[Karnataka]] state in India. It is the centre of Karnataka. The city of [[Davanagere]] is the district headquarters. It had a population of 1,643,494 of which 32.31% was urban as of 2011. This district was separated from [[Chitradurga district]] in 1997 by the then Chief minister of Karnataka [[J. H. Patel]] including Chennagiri and Honali Taluks [[Shimoga district|Shimoga]] district.

The district lies in the central plains of the state with its unique features of having an influence of the north and the south of the state. The prominent towns in this district are [[Harihar]]a, [[Jagalur]], [[Honnali]] [[Channagiri]] and [[Nyamati]], these also happen to be its six other taluks. It is bound by [[Shimoga district]] and [[Haveri district]] on the west, [[Chitradurga district]] on the east, [[Vijayanagara district]] on the north, and [[Chikmagalur district]] on the south.

The Davanagere district has 6 taluks, 20 [[hobli]]s, 197 [[gram panchayat]]s, 652 [[village]]s, 904 [[Human settlement|habitations]], and 2 city municipal councils and one City Corporation.<ref>[http://www.zpdavangere.kar.nic.in/distprofile.html District formation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150303080128/http://www.zpdavangere.kar.nic.in/distprofile.html |date=3 March 2015 }} The Official Website of Zilla Panchayat, Davangere, Government of Karnataka.</ref>

== History ==
This area was once ruled by the [[Maurya Empire|Mauryas]], and then later the [[Satavahana dynasty|Sathavahanas]]. The area was later taken over by the [[Kadamba dynasty|Kadambas]], who were soon displaced by the [[Chalukya dynasty|Chalukyas]] of Badami. An inscription from Anaji dating to the 9th century CE indicates a branch of the Pallavas called the Nolambas ruled part of the district. Part of the district was briefly conquered by a branch of the [[Western Ganga dynasty|Gangas]] in [[Asandi]]. By the middle of the 8th century, the Rashtrakutas from Malkhed had established supremacy over the Chalukyas, and conquered territory south to Tumkur.

An inscription in the Bagali temple indicates part of Davanagere district was ruled by a Chalukya feudatory of the [[Rashtrakuta dynasty|Rashtrakutas]] in the 10th century. Other parts continued to be ruled by the Nolambas as feudatories of the Rashtrakutas. When Rashtrakuta power began collapsing, the Nolambas switched their loyalty to the Gangas and fought against the Chola invasions. When the [[Western Chalukya Empire|Chalukyas of Kalyani]] gained in power, the Nolambas became loyal to them. When the Cholas sacked Kampli, they appointed some of their Pandya vassals as governors of Nolambavadi corresponding to part of Davanagere. The Kalachuris, who were also feudatories of the Chalukyas, were soon given charge of the entire south of Chalukya domains. Their ruler Bijjala II overthrew the Chalukyas and his dynasty ruled until 1181, when the Chalukya prince Someshwara IV took back the throne.

Briefly the [[Hoysala Empire|Hoysalas]] ruled parts of Davanagere district in the late 12th century before the region was taken by the [[Seuna (Yadava) dynasty|Yadavas of Devagiri]]. The Yadava and Hoysala rule in the region was overthrown by the invasions of [[Malik Kafur]] of the [[Delhi Sultanate]] in the 14th century, but soon the district came under the control of the [[Vijayanagara Empire]] direct from [[Vijayanagara]].

After the Vijayanagara Empire was severely weakened in 1565 after the [[Battle of Talikota]], the local nayakas in Davanagere started asserting their independence. Some of these chiefs were allowed to rule as feudatories of the [[Adil Shahi dynasty|Adlil Shahis]] of Bijapur. Both the Mughals and Marathas briefly captured forts in the district. In 1763, one of these families, the Nayaks of Belagutti, submitted to [[Hyder Ali]] and the district was under the rule of [[Kingdom of Mysore|Mysore]]. [[Dhondia Wagh]] of [[Channagiri]] who had created an independent principality resisted the Britishers after [[Tipu Sultan|Tipu Sultan's]] defeat until his death in 1800. The district then was kept by Mysore state.

==Geography==
Some parts of Davanagere district lies in the plain region on the [[Deccan Plateau]] locally known as [[Bayalu Seeme|Bayaluseeme]] and western parts of the district lies in [[Malnad region]] locally known as Malenadu. The district is bounded by [[Haveri district]] in the northwest, [[Shimoga district]] in the southwest, [[Chikmagalur district]] in the south, [[Chitradurga district]] in the southeast and [[Vijayanagara district]] in the north. The district lies in the center of Karnataka between the latitudes 13°5' and 14°50' N and between the longitudes 75°30' and 76°30' E. There are many windy places within the district favouring the recent growth of wind energy industry across the district. The district has an area of {{convert|5926|sqkm|sqmi|abbr=on}}.

==Economy==
In 2006 the [[Ministry of Panchayati Raj]] named Davanagere one of the country's 250 [[Poverty in India|most backward districts]] (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]). It is one of the five districts in Karnataka currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).<ref name=brgf>{{cite web|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj |date=8 September 2009 |title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme |publisher=National Institute of Rural Development |url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |access-date=27 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |archive-date=5 April 2012 }}</ref>

==Demographics==

{{historical populations|11=1901|12=4,01,990|13=1911|14=4,18,715|15=1921|16=3,90,009|17=1931|18=4,51,392|19=1941|20=4,97,221|21=1951|22=5,84,822|23=1961|24=7,35,937|25=1971|26=9,56,654|27=1981|28=12,66,945|29=1991|30=15,59,222|31=2001|32=17,90,952|33=2011|34=19,45,497|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=center}}

{{bar box
|title=Religion in Davanagere district (2011)<ref name="religion">{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=Table C-01 Population by Religion: Karnataka |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11378/download/14491/DDW29C-01%20MDDS.XLS |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
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{{bar percent|[[Hinduism in Karnataka|Hinduism]]|darkorange|84.38}}
{{bar percent|[[Islam]]|green|14.47}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|1.15}}
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According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Davanagere district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 1,945,497<ref name="districtcensus">{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=District Census Handbook: Davanagere |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/606/download/2072/DH_2011_2913_PART_A_DCHB_DAVANAGERE.pdf |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Lesotho]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 13 June 2007 | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Lesotho 1,924,886}}</ref> or the US state of [[West Virginia]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|title=2010 Resident Population Data
|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau
|access-date=2011-09-30
|quote=West Virginia 1,852,994
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|archive-date=19 October 2013
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 241 amongst a total of 640 [[Districts of India|districts in India]]. The district has a population density of {{convert|329|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}. Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001–2011 was 8.71%. Davanagere has a [[sex ratio]] of 967 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males, and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 76.3%. After transfer of Harapanahalli taluk the district had a population of 1,643,494, of which 581,971 (35.41%) live in urban areas. The residual district has a sex ratio of 975 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 318,305 (19.37%) and 182,804 (11.12%) of the population respectively.<ref name="districtcensus" />

{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Languages in Davanagere district (2011)<ref name="languages"/>
|label1 = [[Kannada]] |value1 = 77.27 |color1 = darkslateblue
|label2 = [[Urdu]] |value2 = 13.87 |color2 = green
|label3 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]] |value3 = 3.03 |color3 = steelblue
|label4 = [[Lambadi]] |value4 = 3.01 |color4 = khaki
|label5 = [[Marathi language|Marathi]] |value5 = 1.04 |color5 = red
|label6 = Others |value6 = 1.78 |color6 = grey
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At the time of the 2011 census, 77.27% of the population spoke [[Kannada]], 13.87% [[Urdu]], 3.03% [[Telugu language|Telugu]], 3.01% [[Lambadi]] and 1.04% [[Marathi language|Marathi]] as their first language.<ref name="languages">{{Cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Karnataka |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10208/download/13320/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-2900.XLSX |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Davanagere district}}
{{Wikivoyage|Davanagere (district)}}
* [https://davanagere.nic.in/ Official website]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Davanagere district
|North = [[Bellary district]]
|Northeast =
|East = [[Chitradurga district]]
|Southeast =
|South = [[Chikmagalur district]]
|Southwest = [[Shimoga district]]
|West =
|Northwest = [[Haveri district]]
}}

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Ajay Kumar at 05:16, 23 August 2023