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Challakere, India

Challakere is a town of 55,194 people in Karnataka, India.

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Population55,194 GeoNames
RegionKarnataka
Elevation585 m 1,919 ft
Time zoneAsia/Kolkata
Land area31.1 km²
Nearest airportVidyanagar Jindal Airport (VDY) 95 km

About Challakere

Challakere is a city, municipality, and taluk in Chitradurga district in the state of Karnataka, India.

From the Wikipedia article Challakere (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Churches and places of worship2

Datta Paduka Audumbareshwara Kshetra

Place of worship · 0.9 km

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Neelakanteshwara Swamy Temple

Place of worship · 0.8 km

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Gas and EV charging1

Petrol bunk

Gas station · 1.3 km

till 10pm

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Healthcare3

Government Taluk General Hospital, Challakere

Hospital

Sub-District Hospital

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Lakshmi Sreenivasa Nursing Home

Clinic and pharmacy · 1.1 km

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Sri Thirumala Hospital

Hospital · 0.6 km

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Map of Challakere

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Getting there and nearby towns

Vidyanagar Jindal Airport (VDY) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 95 km away.

  • Chitradurga 29 km west, about 29 min by car
  • Mathadahatti 31 km west, about 31 min by car
  • Jagalūr 40 km northwest, about 40 min by car
  • Hiriyūr 42 km south, about 42 min by car
  • Molakālumuru 46 km north, about 46 min by car
  • Rāyadrug 48 km northeast, about 48 min by car
  • Kalyandurg 55 km northeast, about 55 min by car
  • Hosakote 56 km east, about 56 min by car
  • Holalkere 59 km southwest, about 59 min by car
  • Davangere 80 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car

Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.

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