Davangereದಾವಣಗೆರೆ
19.5 lakh people. Larger than Bahrain, Estonia, or Mauritius. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 19,45,497 (19.5 lakh)
- Area
- 5,926 km²
- Headquarters
- Davangere
- Established
- 1997
₹7,047 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Davangere.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Davangere · PLP 2023-24
₹7,047 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹3,360 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹871 cr
MSME
₹817 cr
Ancillary activities (incl. food & agro processing)
₹604 cr
NABARD's Potential Linked Credit Plan for Davanagere (2023-24) sizes the district's bankable opportunity at ₹7,046.67 crore. Farming dominates: agriculture and allied activities account for ₹5,106.57 crore (72.47% of the plan), with MSME a distant second at ₹816.70 crore and housing at ₹412.20 crore.
For an entrepreneur, three clusters stand out. First, the crop economy — maize is the district's lead commodity, grown in all seasons across all six taluks, alongside paddy, jowar, ragi, groundnut, sunflower, cotton and sugarcane, driving a ₹3,359.97 crore crop-loan line. Second, food and agro processing (ancillary potential ₹603.84 crore): 482 food units plus four gherkin processors handling vinegar/brine, marigold, cucumber and maize, with room for more. Third, allied livestock and farm term loans — dairy ₹179.77 crore, farm mechanisation ₹218.66 crore, plantation and horticulture (arecanut, banana, mango, pomegranate, sapota) ₹160.36 crore, and sheep-goat-piggery ₹151.23 crore. The 247-factory industrial base, with sugar and cotton-yarn exporters and four industrial areas, underpins the MSME and ₹260.80 crore export-credit lines.
The PLP's own complaint: farmers lack farm-gate infrastructure and decent access to markets and storage. It calls for a negotiable warehouse receipt system to curb distress sales, ₹150 crore of new storage, a tissue-culture lab, soil-testing labs in all 24 hoblis, and minor irrigation for rain-dependent Jagalur taluk.
What the plan promotes
- Maize is the district's main commodity, grown in all seasons; with paddy, jowar, ragi, groundnut, sunflower, cotton and sugarcane underpinning the ₹3,359.97cr crop-loan potential.
- Term-loan farming spread across dairy (₹179.77cr), farm mechanisation (₹218.66cr), plantation & horticulture incl. sericulture (₹160.36cr) and sheep-goat-piggery (₹151.23cr).
- Food & agro processing — 482 food units plus 4 medium-scale gherkin processors (vinegar/brine), marigold, cucumber and maize processing; ancillary potential ₹603.84cr.
- Horticulture base of arecanut, banana, mango, papaya, pomegranate, sapota, custom apple and guava feeding tissue-culture and processing demand.
- MSME credit of ₹816.70cr off an industrial base of 247 factories incl. 18 large/medium, sugar and cotton-yarn exporters, 4 industrial areas, 3 estates and 125 sheds.
- Setting up tissue-culture laboratory and soil-testing labs in all 24 hoblis to supply quality planting material.
Gaps the plan names
- Lack of farm-gate infrastructure — poor access to markets and storage facilities for farmers.
- Need for negotiable warehouse receipt system and additional storage/cold chain to stop distress sales immediately after harvest (storage-construction potential ₹150.04cr).
- Minor irrigation gap — Jagalur taluk is devoid of major irrigation projects and depends entirely on rainfall, with below-average rainfall versus other taluks.
- Declining soil fertility and soil health, requiring bio-fertilizers, organic manures and a shift in cropping pattern; soil-testing labs needed in all 24 hoblis.
- Limited tissue-culture capacity — a tissue-culture laboratory is needed for fast multiplication of quality planting material.
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What the plan promotes
- Maize is the district's main commodity, grown in all seasons; with paddy, jowar, ragi, groundnut, sunflower, cotton and sugarcane underpinning the ₹3,359.97cr crop-loan potential.
- Term-loan farming spread across dairy (₹179.77cr), farm mechanisation (₹218.66cr), plantation & horticulture incl. sericulture (₹160.36cr) and sheep-goat-piggery (₹151.23cr).
- Food & agro processing — 482 food units plus 4 medium-scale gherkin processors (vinegar/brine), marigold, cucumber and maize processing; ancillary potential ₹603.84cr.
- Horticulture base of arecanut, banana, mango, papaya, pomegranate, sapota, custom apple and guava feeding tissue-culture and processing demand.
- MSME credit of ₹816.70cr off an industrial base of 247 factories incl. 18 large/medium, sugar and cotton-yarn exporters, 4 industrial areas, 3 estates and 125 sheds.
- Setting up tissue-culture laboratory and soil-testing labs in all 24 hoblis to supply quality planting material.
Gaps the plan names
- Lack of farm-gate infrastructure — poor access to markets and storage facilities for farmers.
- Need for negotiable warehouse receipt system and additional storage/cold chain to stop distress sales immediately after harvest (storage-construction potential ₹150.04cr).
- Minor irrigation gap — Jagalur taluk is devoid of major irrigation projects and depends entirely on rainfall, with below-average rainfall versus other taluks.
- Declining soil fertility and soil health, requiring bio-fertilizers, organic manures and a shift in cropping pattern; soil-testing labs needed in all 24 hoblis.
- Limited tissue-culture capacity — a tissue-culture laboratory is needed for fast multiplication of quality planting material.
Industrial land
Land you can build on here
Government industrial parks in Davangere with land or plots still free. Around 453 acres available.
Source: KIADB (Karnataka's industrial board) · updated 2 Jul 2026.
Value-chain gaps
Money this district loses today
Raw output sold cheap, value added elsewhere — each gap below is an opening for a local business.
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What this district has
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About Davangere
Davanagere district is an administrative district of Karnataka state in India. It is the centre of Karnataka. The city of Davanagere is the district headquarters. It had a population of 1,643,494 of which 32.31% was urban as of 2011. This district was separated from Chitradurga district in 1997 by the then Chief minister of Karnataka J. H. Patel including Chennagiri and Honali Taluks Shimoga district.
Source: Wikipedia — Davanagere district
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