| Challakere | |
| Native Name Lang: | kan |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Image Caption: | IISc Challakere Campus Entrance |
| Pushpin Map: | India Karnataka |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Karnataka, India |
| Coordinates: | 14.312°N 76.651°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Karnataka |
| Subdivision Name2: | Chitradurga |
| Subdivision Name3: | Bayaluseemē |
| Governing Body: | Municipality council |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 30.71 |
| Area Rural Km2: | 2032.13 |
| Elevation M: | 585 |
| Population Total: | 55,194 |
| Population Rural: | 310590 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 577 522 |
| Area Code: | 08195 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Registration Plate: | KA-16 |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Kannada |
Challakere is a city municipality and largest taluk in Chitradurga district in the state of Karnataka, India.
Challakere is located at .[2] It has an average elevation of 585 metres (1919 ft).
Challakere is the largest taluk of Chitradurga District. India census,[3] Challakere has a population of 55,194.
Challakere is 200 km from Bangalore where an integrated township spread over 8000acres has been set up by Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC). [4] [5] [6]
It is the second largest producer/supplier of edible oil after Mumbai. There are as many as 60+ oil industries in Challakere. Not only oil, several other industries like dal, fried gram, rice, etc. are also present. The commercial activity in the town is comparable to that of a standard district and the district enjoys a huge business turnover out of town's business.
Challakere is well connected to Bangalore, Ballari and Chitradurga by road.The National Highway 150A (India) that connects Chamarajanagara to Jevargi passes through the town. Challakere is 30 km from its district headquarter, Chitradurga and 200 km from state capital Bangalore.
Challakere also has a railway station (Station Code:CHKE) under South Western Railway Zone of Indian Railways. It lies on Chikjajur - Ballari Line.
The nearest international airport, Kempegowda International Airport is 229 km from Challakere.