Pavagada is a town and a taluk in the Tumkur district of Karnataka, India. Historically it was part of the Mysore kingdom. Though it is geographically connected to Chitradurga district inside state of Karnataka, it comes under Tumkur district. It is 157.8 km from state capital of Bengaluru. Uttara Pinakini river flows into this Taluk. Pavagada Taluk falls on the border of Karnataka, hence a majority of the population are bilingual speaking Kannada and Telugu. The town is famous for its fort located on the hill, Kote Anjaneya temple at the foothills and also the temple of Sri Shani Mahatma.

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.

Solar park

Pavagada Solar Park, world’s fourth largest solar park 1st largest in asia continent occupying 40 sqkm near Thirumani village has the capacity to generate 2 gigawatts solar electricity.

Geography

Pavagada is located at 14.1°N, 77.27°W. It has an average elevation of 646 m.

Rainfall

Despite being a drought area, in the year 2022, Pavagada hobli received 1158 mm of annual rainfall; whooping 89%(Large Excess) above normal rainfall.

Demographics

India census, 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.

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