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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Kalaburagi}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kalaburagi district
| official_name =
| other_name = Gulbarga district
| native_name = 
| native_name_lang = Kannada
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Karnataka|District]] of [[Karnataka]]
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|photo1b = 11th 12th century Suryanarayana Temple, Kalgi, Karnataka India - 4.jpg
|photo2a = MOSQUE IN GULBARGA CITY IN KARNATAKA..jpg
|photo2b = 11th century Panchalingeshwara temples group, Kalyani Chalukya, Sedam Karnataka India - 78.jpg
|photo3a = 3rd century BCE to 7th century CE Sannathi Sannati Sonti ancient city archaeological site, Karnataka India - 65.jpg
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| image_caption = Clockwise from top-left: [[Gulbarga Fort]], Suryanarayana Temple in [[Kalgi]], Panchlingeshwara Temple near [[Sedam]], Ruins in [[Sannati]], Mosque in Gulbarga city
| nickname = Land of Toor Dal
| image_map = Karnataka Gulbarga locator map.svg
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| map_caption = Location in Karnataka
| coordinates = {{coord|17.33|N|76.83|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of regions of India|Region]]
| subdivision_type3 = Division
| subdivision_name1 = [[Karnataka]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kalyana-Karnataka]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Kalaburagi Division]]
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| established_date =
| founder =
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| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Kalaburagi]]
| government_type = Karnataka state Government
| governing_body = Karnataka Legislative Assembly
| leader_title = [[Deputy Commissioner (India)|Deputy Commissioner]]
| leader_name = Fouzia Taranum, IAS<ref>{{cite news |title=Several IAS officers transferred in Karnataka |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2023/jun/20/several-ias-officers-transferred-in-karnataka-2586666.html |access-date=21 June 2023 |work=The New Indian Express |date=20 June 2023}}</ref>
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = '''†'''
| area_total_km2 = 10951
| area_rank =
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| elevation_m = 454
| population_total = 2,566,326
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes = '''†'''
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| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 585101
585102
585103
| area_code = 91 8472
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| registration_plate = KA-32
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| website = {{URL|kalaburagi.nic.in}}
| footnotes = ''†''website
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'''Kalaburagi district''', formerly known as '''Gulbarga district''',<ref name=census>{{cite web|title=Gulbarga city name changed |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/karnataka-belgaum-mysore-names-of-12-cities-changed-kannada/1/396366.html|website=indiatoday.intoday.in|access-date=2 May 2016}}</ref> is one of the 31 [[Districts of Karnataka|districts]] of [[Karnataka]] state in southern [[India]]. [[Kalaburagi]] city is the administrative headquarters of the district.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2011/04/04/stories/2011040451200400.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110410031440/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2011/04/04/stories/2011040451200400.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 April 2011 | location=Karnataka, India |work=[[The Hindu]] | title=City of tombs and domes | date=4 April 2011}}</ref> The district is the headquarters of [[Kalaburagi division]].

This district is situated in [[north Karnataka]] between 76°.04' and 77°.42 east longitude, and 17°.12' and 17°.46' north latitude, covering an area of 10,951 km². This district is bounded on the west by [[Bijapur district, Karnataka|Bijapur district]] and [[Solapur district]] of [[Maharashtra]] state, on the north by [[Bidar district]] and [[Osmanabad district]] of Maharashtra state, on the south by [[Yadgir district]], and on the east by [[Sangareddy district|Sangareddy]] and [[Vikarabad district|Vikarabad]] districts of [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi|Telangana]] state.

== History ==
The name of the area in Kannada is ''Kala-buragi'', meaning "stony land." In the 6th century CE, the district was under the control of the [[Chalukya dynasty|Chalukyas]]. The [[Rashtrakuta dynasty|Rashtrakutas]] briefly conquered the area, but were driven out by the Chalukyas who ruled the area for the next two centuries. The [[Kalachuri dynasty|Kalachuris]] then conquered the area and ruled it until 12th century, when they were driven out by the [[Seuna (Yadava) dynasty|Yadavas]]. Afterwards it was ruled by the [[Kakatiya dynasty|Kakatiyas]], who ruled until 1324, when their kingdom fell to the [[Delhi Sultanate]]. The ambitions of the local governors led to the formation of the [[Bahmani Sultanate|Bahmani sultanate]], who made Kalaburagi their capital. The Bahmanis eventually fell and left in their place a patchwork of 5 [[Deccan sultanates|Deccan Sultanates]]. Kalaburagi was ruled by the [[Bidar Sultanate|Bidar sultanate]] until its annexation by [[Adil Shahi dynasty|Bijapur]] in 1619. Soon the district would become part of the [[Mughal Empire]], but the [[Asaf Jahi dynasty|Asaf Jahi]] governors of the Deccan later broke away and formed their own [[Hyderabad State]], and Kalaburagi was ruled by them. This state became a princely state of British India, until its annexation by India in 1948. Afterwards, Kalaburagi, along with Bidar and Raichur, became part of Karnataka and were known as the [[Kalyana-Karnataka]] region. Since this time, this region has continuously been lagging the rest of the state in social indicators and is considered the most backward region of Karnataka.<ref>{{Cite web|title=History {{!}} Kalaburagi District {{!}} Government of Karnataka {{!}} India|url=https://kalaburagi.nic.in/en/history/|access-date=25 October 2020|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Economy==
In 2006 the [[Ministry of Panchayati Raj]] named Kalaburagi one of the country's 243 [[Poverty in India|most backward districts]] (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=brgf/> 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>

== Places of interest ==

=== Historical places ===
* [[Sannati]], a small village, located on the banks of the [[Bhima River]] in [[Chitapur]] taluk is known for its [[Ashokan edicts]], Buddhist [[stupa]] and sole surviving image of [[Emperor Ashoka]] (r. 274–232 BC) himself.<ref>{{cite web |title=When I met Emperor Ashoka in Sannathi |url=http://in.lifestyle.yahoo.com/photos/when-i-met-emperor-ashoka-in-sannathi-slideshow/sannathi-intro-slide-photo-1334294049.html |publisher=Yahoo |access-date=21 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120427011417/http://in.lifestyle.yahoo.com/photos/when-i-met-emperor-ashoka-in-sannathi-slideshow/sannathi-intro-slide-photo-1334294049.html |archive-date=27 April 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Manyakheta]], a village located on the banks of the Kagina river in [[Sedam]] taluk was the Capital city of the [[Rashtrakuta]] dynasty. This village is 40 km southeast to the District Headquarters [[Kalaburagi]] and 18 km west to the Taluk Headquarters [[Sedam]].
* [[Kalaburagi Fort]] built in 1347 Kalaburagi's old moated fort is in a much deteriorated state, but it has a number of interesting buildings inside, including the Jama Masjid, reputed to have been built by a [[Moors|Moorish]] architect during the late 13th or early 14th century who imitated the great mosque in [[Cordoba, Spain]].<ref name=online>{{cite web |url=http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=7608 |title=Friday Mosque of Gulbarga |access-date=17 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101120081854/http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=7608 |archive-date=20 November 2010 }}</ref> The mosque is unique in [[India]], with a huge dome covering the whole area, four smaller ones at the corners, and 75 smaller still all the way around. The fort itself has 15 towers. [[Kalaburagi]] also has a number of imposing tombs ([[Haft Gumbaz]]) of [[Bahmani]] kings.

== Geography ==
Kalaburagi is situated in Deccan Plateau located at {{Coord|17.33|N|76.83|E|}}<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/19/Gulbarga.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kalaburagi]</ref> and the general elevation ranges from 300 to 750 meters above mean sea level. The main river is the [[Bhima River|Bhima]].

==Subdivisions==
Kalaburagi district presently comprises the following 11 talukas after the separation of [[Yadgir district]] from it.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/21801/yadgir-district-oct-31.html | title=Yadgir district from Oct 31| date=27 August 2009}}</ref>
# [[Kalaburagi]]
# [[Aland, Karnataka|Aland]]
# [[Afzalpur]]
# [[Jevargi]]
# [[Sedam]]
# [[Shahabad, Kalaburagi|Shahabad]]
# [[Kalgi]]
# [[Kamalapur, Kalaburagi|Kamalapur]]
# [[Chitapur]]
# [[Chincholi]]
# [[Yedrami]]

== Demographics ==
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=5,86,760|13=1911|14=6,40,851|15=1921|16=5,89,958|17=1931|18=6,58,151|19=1941|20=7,04,139|21=1951|22=8,06,394|23=1961|24=9,63,619|25=1971|26=12,08,007|27=1981|28=14,42,258|29=1991|30=17,86,138|31=2001|32=21,74,742|33=2011|34=25,66,326|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 Kalaburagi 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|78.36}}
{{bar percent|[[Islam]]|green|19.99}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|1.65}}
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According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Kalaburagi district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 2,566,326,<ref name="districtcensus">{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=District Census Handbook: Gulbarga |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/612/download/2096/DH_2011_2925_PART_A_DCHB_GULBARGA.pdf |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Kuwait]]<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 = 1 October 2011 | quote = Kuwait 2,595,62
}}</ref> or the US state of [[Nevada]].<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=30 September 2011| quote =Nevada 2,700,551
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 162nd in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name="districtcensus" /> The district has a population density of {{convert| 233 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name="districtcensus" /> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 17.94%.<ref name="districtcensus" /> Gulbarga has a [[sex ratio]] of 971 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name="districtcensus" /> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 64.85%. 32.56% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 25.28% and 2.54% of the population respectively.<ref name="districtcensus" />

===Languages===
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Languages of Kalaburagi district (2011)<ref name="language">{{Cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Karnataka|url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-2900.XLSX |website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]|access-date=23 April 2022}}</ref>
|label1 = [[Kannada]] |value1 = 65.70 |color1 = darkslateblue
|label2 = [[Urdu]] |value2 = 18.15 |color2 = green
|label3 = [[Lambadi]] |value3 = 7.09 |color3 = khaki
|label4 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]] |value4 = 4.08 |color4 = steelblue
|label5 = [[Marathi language|Marathi]] |value5 = 2.47 |color5 = red
|label6 = [[Hindi]] |value6 = 2.05 |color6 = orange
|label7 = Others |value7 = 0.46 |color7 = gray
}}

According to the 2011 census, 65.70% of the population spoke [[Kannada]], 18.15% [[Urdu]], 7.09% [[Lambadi]], 4.08% [[Telugu language|Telugu]], 2.47% [[Marathi language|Marathi]] and 2.05% [[Hindi]] 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>
==See also==
* [[Yadgir (Lok Sabha constituency)]]
* [[Gulbarga (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kalaburagi (Lok Sabha constituency)]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{Wikivoyage|Gulbarga (district)}}
{{Commons category|Kalaburagi district}}
* [http://nammagulbarga.com Gulbargians most interactive website]
* [http://gulbarga.nic.in Official Website of Gulbarga district]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070930214358/http://www.gulbargacity.gov.in/ Official Website of Gulbarga City Corporation]
* [http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/karnataka/districts/gulbarga.htm Map of Gulbarga district]

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Ajay Kumar at 05:13, 23 August 2023