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Chitradurga district, Karnataka

Chitradurga is one of the 31 districts of Karnataka. Its headquarters is the town of the same name. At the 2011 census it had about 16.6 lakh people.

Facts at a glance

State or union territory
Karnataka
Headquarters
Chitradurga
Name in Hindi
चित्रदुर्ग जिला
Population (2011 census)
16,59,456
Rank in Karnataka by population
17th of 30
Area
8,440 sq km
People per sq km (2011)
197
Official website
chitradurga.nic.in
Map
Open on OpenStreetMap
Check or correct
Wikidata entry Q165264

Population in context

With 16,59,456 people in 2011, Chitradurga ranks 17th among the 30 districts of Karnataka for which we have a 2011 figure. The most populous is Bengaluru Urban (96,21,551) and the least populous is Kodagu (5,54,519).

District boundaries change. If Chitradurga has been divided or redrawn since 2011, the figure is for the district as it was then.

Nearby districts

Straight-line distance from the map point of Chitradurga to the map points of the nearest districts. Road distances are longer.

All 31 districts of Karnataka

Questions people ask

Which state is Chitradurga district in?

Chitradurga district is in Karnataka, India.

What is the headquarters of Chitradurga district?

The headquarters of Chitradurga district is Chitradurga, as recorded on Wikidata.

What is the population of Chitradurga district?

Chitradurga district had a population of 16,59,456 at the 2011 census, as recorded on Wikidata. A newer census figure is not yet available.

About these facts. The list of districts is the official one from iGOD, the Government of India web directory, as on 11 November 2026. Headquarters, 2011 population, area and other details are from Wikidata, an open database edited by volunteers, read on 11 November 2026. They can contain mistakes. For anything important, check the district's official website. This is not a government site.