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Ballari, previously known as Bellary, is a significant district in Karnataka, located in the northeastern part of the state. It is part of the Kalyana-Karnataka region. Up until 2021, Ballari was one of the largest districts in Karnataka, but it became smaller when the Vijayanagara district was officially created by splitting it off from Ballari district.

History:

Ballari district was once a part of the Madras presidency. It faced the Great Famine from 1876 to 1878. After India gained independence, states were reorganized based on languages, and Ballari became part of the Kalyana-Karnataka region in the state of Karnataka, which is now called Kalyana-Karnataka. In 1882, Anantapur District was created by taking some land from Ballari district, and in 2021, Vijayanagara district was officially separated from Ballari.

Geography:

Ballari district stretches from the southwest to the northeast and is located in the eastern part of Karnataka. It covers an area of 8,447 square kilometers. The district shares its borders with Raichur District to the north, Koppal District and Vijayanagara district to the west, Chitradurga District and Davanagere District to the south, and Anantapur District and Kurnool District of Andhra Pradesh to the east.

Economy:

Most people in this district work in farming, with 75% of them relying on agriculture for their income. They grow crops like cotton, jowar, groundnuts, rice, sunflowers, and cereals. About 37% of the farmland is irrigated, mainly using water from the Tungabhadra Dam. Canals provide water to 64% of the irrigated land. The district has rivers like Tungabhadra, Hagari, and Chikkahagari. The western parts of the district have faced low rainfall for several years, but recently, heavy rains have caused problems for the people living there.

Demographics:

In 2011, Ballari district had about 2.5 million people, making it the 168th most populous district in India. The district is not too crowded, with 300 people living in each square kilometer of land. There were 978 females for every 1000 males, and about 68% of the people could read and write.

In 2011, most people in Ballari district spoke Kannada, which was the language of about 68% of the population. Telugu was spoken by around 13%, Urdu by about 13%, Hindi by nearly 2%, Lambadi by about 1%, and Marathi by less than 1% as their first language.