Location :  Central Karnataka                       Area in Sq.Kms : 14,017
Percent of State's Area : 7.31                       Population in 1991 : 2,309,887
Rank : 8                                                       Numder of Taluks : 9
Number of Grama Panchayats : 302             Number of Taluk and Urban
Distance From Bangalore: 475 Kms             Agglomerations : 13
 
Important jatra :

Place	Month	Deity/Saint	No of days	Approximate attendence
Raichur	August	Syed Shams Alam Hussian Ali Urus	1	50,000
Koppal	January	Gavisiddheshwara	5	20,000
Kuknur	May	Gudneshwara	1	50,000
Devarbhupur	Feberaury-march	Amareshwara	1	50,000

 
                                    Raichur the headquarters of the district of the same name . It has a hillfort originally built (in 1294) by a Kakatiya (of Orangal) officer and later expanded by the Bahmanis. A 41-feet long slab near the Raichur bus stand, fixed into the fort wall has a Telugu record and also sculpture of the scene of how huge slabs were transported atop the hill with the help of buffalo driven carts. The outer fortification has five majestic gateways, the Sikandari D .rwaza and Sailani Darwaza being impressive. The Navrangi Darwaza is created by Vijayanagara rulers with many court scenes of Vijayanagara. The town has a majestic Ekminar mosque of the days of Mohammedshah Bahmani. The lone minaret is 65 feet tall. The Jami Masjid in the town is the biggest of the mosques of the place. There are many modern temples in the town of which Manikprabhu temple and the Ramalingeshwara are notable.