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Davanagere ; ದಾವಣಗೆರೆ
State :	India
State :	Karnataka
District :	Go away
Sub-district :	Go away
Location :	14 ° 28 ′ N , 75 ° 55 ′ E Coordinates: 14 ° 28 ′ N , 75 ° 55 ′ E
Height :	599 m
Area :	68.63 km²
Residents :	434,971 (2011)
Population density :	6338 inhabitants / km²
Website :	www.davanagerecity.mrc.gov.in
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Davanagere (also: Davangere , Kannada : ದಾವಣಗೆರೆ Dāvaṇagere [ ˈd̪aːʋʌɲʌɡere ]) is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka .

It is located in central Carnataka, 256 kilometers northwest of the capital Bangalore . With around 435,000 inhabitants (2011 census), Davanagere is the seventh largest city in the state. The city is the administrative seat of the Davanagere district . Furthermore, the city has had the status of a City Corporation since January 6, 2007 .

Davanagere was an insignificant village until Hyder Ali , the ruler of Mysore , gave the place to the Marathi leader Apoji Ram as a fief ( jagir ) in the 18th century . This settled traders, through which Davanagere became an important trading center and grew rapidly. In the 19th century the British founded the cotton industry, which is still the most important line of business in Davanagere today.

According to the 2011 census, Davanagere has 434,971 inhabitants. 73 percent of the population are Hindus , 25 percent are Muslims and around 1 percent each are Jains and Christians . The main language is Kannada , which according to the 2001 census is spoken by 66 percent of the population as their mother tongue. Urdu (23 percent) is common among the Muslim minority . Smaller minorities speak Telugu (3 percent), Marathi , Hindi and Tamil (2 percent each).

Davanagere is located on the national highway NH 4 from Chennai via Bangalore to Mumbai . In addition, the city is connected to the railway network via the Bangalore- Hubli railway line.

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Individual evidence

^ Census of India 2011.
^ Census of India 2011: C-1 Population By Religious Community. Karnataka.
↑ Census of India 2001: C-16 City: Population by Mother Tongue (Karnataka), accessed under Tabulations Plan of Census Year - 2001 .

[1] Census of India 2011.

[2] Census of India 2011: C-1 Population By Religious Community. Karnataka.

[3] Census of India 2001: C-16 City: Population by Mother Tongue (Karnataka), accessed under Tabulations Plan of Census Year - 2001 .