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{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                    = Challur
| other_name              =
| settlement_type         = Village
| image_skyline           =
| image_alt               =
| image_caption           =
| pushpin_map             = Karnataka
| pushpin_label_position  = Right
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| coordinates             = {{coord|15|36|N|76|35|E|display=title|region:IN_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki}}
| subdivision_type        = Country
| subdivision_name        = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1       = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1       = [[Karnataka]]
| subdivision_type2       = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2       = [[Koppal district]]
| subdivision_type3       = [[Taluks of Karnataka|Taluk]]
| subdivision_name3       = [[Karatagi]]
| established_title       = <!-- Established -->
| established_date        =
|subdivision_type4      = Assembly constituency
|subdivision_name4      = Kanakagiri
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| governing_body          =
| unit_pref               = Metric
| area_total_km2          =
| population_total        = 4972
| population_as_of        = 2011
| timezone1               = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1             = +5:30
| postal_code_type        = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code             = 583229
| area_code_type          = Telephone code
| area_code               = 08533
| registration_plate      = KA-37
}}
'''Challur '''is a village in the [[Karatagi]] taluk of [[Koppal]] district in the southern state of [[Karnataka]], India. Challur is situated near [[Karatagi]].<ref name="Voter list 1">{{cite web|url=http://ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in/FinalRoll-2017/Kannada/WOIMG/AC061/AC0610030.pdf |title=Voter list 1}} Challur, Ward 1 Voter list</ref>
<ref name="Voter list 2">{{cite web|url=http://ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in/FinalRoll-2017/Kannada/WOIMG/AC061/AC0610031.pdf|title=Voter list 2}} Challur,Ward 2 Voter list</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.co.in/maps/place/GHPS+Challur/@15.6011699,76.5937109,792m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x3bb78faa95e2a1bd:0x77601c35ee4df430!8m2!3d15.6005619!4d76.5960839|title=Challur Satellite Map}} Map of Challur Village</ref>
Challur is a [[gram panchayat]] and is located on either sides of Tunga bhadra left Bank Canal,#36. It has many paddies that are highly fertile & higher yielding type.
Rice is the main agricultural crop in the [[Tunga Bhadra]] Delta Region. It is mainly exported to Bangalore, Chennai, Maharashtra & Middle-East countries.  Tractors, rice harvesters, and pesticide sprayers are just a few examples of the cutting-edge agricultural machinery used in the cultivation process. In this village, most of the farmers have their own tractor. {{cn|date=January 2020}}
Challur has many [[Hindu]] temples.
==Demographics==
{{As of|2011}}, there are a total of 1018 families residing in Challur. The Challur village has population of 4972, of which 2469 are males, while 2503 are females.<ref name="Voter list 1" />
Children make up 13.94% of the total population of the village. Average Sex Ratio of Challur village is 1014 which is higher than Karnataka state average of 973. Child Sex Ratio for the Challur as per census is 974, higher than Karnataka average of 948.
==Geography==
It belongs to Gulbarga Division, It is located {{coord|15|36|N|76|35|E|}} {{convert|64|km|abbr=on}} towards East from District headquarters Koppal, {{convert|18|km|abbr=on}} from Gangavathi and {{convert|364|km|abbr=on}} from State capital Bangalore. The nearest town is Karatagi, and the village is on the banks of [[Tunga Bhadra]] Left Bank Canal, #36.  Its taluk headquarters is [[Karatagi]] and District headquarters is [[Koppal]].
==See also==
* [[Kanakagiri]]
* [[Karatagi]]
* [[Gangavathi]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Settlements in Koppal district}}
[[Category:Villages in Koppal district]]
{{Koppal-geo-stub}}