Raichur is a city municipality in the district of Raichur in the south indian state of Karnataka. Raichur, located between Krishna and Tungabhadra rivers, is the headquarters of Raichur district.
It is located 409 km from the state capital, Bengaluru.
One of the most visited places in Raichur is the Raichur Thermal Power Station in Shakthinagar. It has 8 units, producing 210 MW each, employing ISO 14001, an internationally accepted specification for environmental management systems (EMS).
Auto rickshaws
and Rayaratha buses are available for getting around the city at fairly
reasonable rates. NEKRTC city buses circulate within the city and also
travel to the nearby towns and villages.
Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) runs a bus service to other cities and villages. There are also various private bus services. There are many private services running Volvo buses between Bangalore and Raichur, and between Hyderabad and Raichur.
Raichur railway station is served by the Solapur-Guntakal line which is part of Mumbai-Chennai line and is well connected by trains to all major parts of India such as Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Trivandrum, Kanyakumari, Pune, Bhopal and Agra, Gadwal, Kacheguda, Bellary.
It is located 409 km from the state capital, Bengaluru.
Economy
It has been a traditional agricultural based economy. Major agricultural produce has been Rice and Cotton. Ground nut and pulses are also produced. There are many rice processing industries and Cotton processing industries here. Service industry located here caters to needs of the surrounding area. Medical Services,Fertilizers,Agricultural implement repairers are the major services available. There are two medical colleges, Three Engineering colleges, Two dental colleges,One Agricultural Engineering College, one agricultural college(UAS RAICHUR) Numerous schools and colleges providing various courses including MBA.
One of the most visited places in Raichur is the Raichur Thermal Power Station in Shakthinagar. It has 8 units, producing 210 MW each, employing ISO 14001, an internationally accepted specification for environmental management systems (EMS).
Transport
Raichur is well connected by road and rail to Bangalore, Mumbai, Hyderabad and other major cities. The airport construction, is a promise unfulfilled to the citizens, basically an extension of existing air-strip near a village called Yermarus (Around 8 km from Raichur).By Bus
Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) runs a bus service to other cities and villages. There are also various private bus services. There are many private services running Volvo buses between Bangalore and Raichur, and between Hyderabad and Raichur.
By Rail
Apart
from all these services,if you want to get or deliver
your goods by road then for that many freight carriage company are
developing and
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booking available ) ,which helps in the delivery of goods across
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