| Lingasugur | |
| Other Name: | Chavani |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | India Karnataka |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Karnataka, India |
| Coordinates: | 16.17°N 76.52°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Karnataka |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Raichur |
| Subdivision Type3: | Lok Sabha Constituency |
| Subdivision Name3: | Raichur |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 499 |
| Population Total: | 34,932 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Kannada |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 584122 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 08537 |
| Registration Plate: | KA 36 |
Lingasugur is a municipal town in Raichur district in the Indian state of Karnataka. There are many Temples, hills and forts (Quila). The festivals of Muharram and Maha Shivaratri are important here. Mudgal in Lingasugur taluk has a very ancient fort. It has often been mentioned in the autobiography of Philip Meadows Taylor. Lingasugur, then known as Chavani was the site of a major British cantonment in the region.
The town of Lingasugur grew from the Kasbah during the colonial era. Early medieval inscriptions have been discovered from nearby Yardona and Karadkal dating from Rashtrakuta period. The place then was known as Kardikalnadu, headquarter of region with 300 villages under its control. During the late 12th century, the headquarter was shifted to Mudgal and hence this place lost its eminence, only to be revived in the 19th century. A cantonment site was built 2 mile north of the Kasbah by the British. The region was under the dominion of Nizam of Hyderabad until 1948. Lingasugur was made a district for about 25 years in the late 19th century. The present day Koppal district, Sindhanur, Shorapur, and Shahapur taluks came under its jurisdiction. In 1905, the district was abolished and parts of it transferred to Raichur and Gulbarga districts.[1] [2]
Lingasugur is located at .It has an average elevation of 499 metres (1637 feet).
India census,[3] Lingasugur had a population of 34932(as per2011 census) Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Lingasugur has an average literacy rate of 60%, lower than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy is 65%, and female literacy is 45%. In Lingasugur, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Lingasugur is well connected by road to Bangaluru, Kalaburgi, Raichur, Hyderabad and Hubballi other major cities. The nearest major airport is in Hyderabad.
Kalyana Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (KKRTC) runs bus services to other cities and villages. There are also various private bus services.
Raichur is the nearest railway station to Lingasugur and Raichur is served by a major rail line and is well connected by trains to all major parts of India such as Bangaluru, Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Trivandrum, Kanyakumari, Pune, Bhopal and Agra.There is a plan for Gadag-Wadi railway line . As of the proposed railway line kushtagi, Mudgal, Lingasugur, Gurugunta, Shorapur and Shahpur would get Railway station
Rajiv Gandhi international airport, Hyderabad is the nearest International Airport from Lingsugur And the newly constructed Gulbarga Airport is the nearest Domestic Airport from Lingsugur