Raichur

Raichur
Rayachoor
City
Raichur City
Nickname: 
Cotton City
Map
Raichur in Karnataka
Coordinates: 16°12′N 77°22′E / 16.2°N 77.37°E / 16.2; 77.37
Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictRaichur
Government
 • BodyCity Municipal Council
Area
 • City73.2 km2 (28.3 sq mi)
Elevation
407 m (1,335 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • City340,000
 • Rank189
 • Density4,600/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
 • Metro
251,555
DemonymRaichurians
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
584101-103
Telephone code91 8532
Vehicle registrationKA-36
Official languageKannada[1]
Websiteraichurcity.mrc.gov.in

Raichur (formerly Raichore[2]) is a city and headquarters of eponymous Raichur district in the Karnataka state of India. Raichur, located between Krishna and Tungabhadra rivers.

  1. ^ "50th Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India (July 2012 to June 2013)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Raichur District".