Pavagada
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Agriculture
Peanut was the main crop grown in various parts of the taluk but due to constant drought, people left their agricultural works and migrated to Bangalore and various other places for livelihood.[3]
Solar park
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Geography
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Rainfall
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Demographics
since 2011[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". India census,[7] Pavagada had a population of 28,486, of which 14,299 are males while 14,187 are females as per report released by Census India 2011. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 51.50%. Pavagada has an average literacy rate of 81.33%: male literacy is 88.33%, and female literacy is 75.36%. In Pavagada, 10.65% of the population is under 6 years of age. Template:Pie chart
Transportation
Pavagada is well-connected to other places in India. It has KSRTC & APSRTC buses which connect to other places of Karnataka and neighbouring Andhra Pradesh. There is a railway station being built in Pavagada under the project of Rayadurga - Tumkur Railway Line. This railway will connect Pavgada to Bengaluru to Bellary via Tumkur, Madhugiri and Rayadurga.
Notable people
- Sulagitti Narasamma – an Indian traditional midwife, known for delivering 15,000 babies.[8]
- Rangayana Raghu – actor in Kannada films and theatre
- V. S. Ugrappa – politician
References
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