Karnataka
Karnataka is an Indian state located in the Southern region of India. It was established on 01-Nov-1956. The capital of the state is Bengaluru. The official language is Kannada. Major rivers include Kaveri, Krishna, Tungabhadra, Sharavathi, Malaprabha.
As per Census 2011, the total area of the state is 191,791 square kilometres, including 185,777 square kilometres of rural area and 6,014 square kilometres of urban area.
The state has a bicameral legislature with 28 Lok Sabha seats, 12 Rajya Sabha seats, 224 Vidhan Sabha seats. Judicial matters are handled by the Karnataka High Court. Karnataka shares borders with Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Kerala, Goa.
List of Districts in Karnataka
Karnataka is divided into 31 districts for administrative purposes. The table below lists all districts of Karnataka along with their respective headquarters and total area in square kilometres:
| Sl. No. | District | Headquarters | Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bagalkote | Bagalkote | 6,552 |
| 2 | Ballari | Ballari | 8,461 |
| 3 | Belagavi | Belgaum | 13,433 |
| 4 | Bengaluru Rural | Bangalore | 2,298 |
| 5 | Bengaluru South | Bangalore | 3,516 |
| 6 | Bengaluru Urban | Bangalore | 2,196 |
| 7 | Bidar | Bidar | 5,448 |
| 8 | Chamarajanagar | Chamarajanagar | 5,648 |
| 9 | Chikkaballapura | Chikkaballapur | 4,244 |
| 10 | Chikkamagaluru | Chikmagalur | 7,202 |
| 11 | Chitradurga | Chitradurga | 8,436 |
| 12 | Dakshina Kannada | Mangalore | 4,861 |
| 13 | Davanagere | Davangere | 5,924 |
| 14 | Dharwad | Dharwad | 4,260 |
| 15 | Gadag | Gadag-Betageri | 4,657 |
| 16 | Hassan | Hassan | 6,814 |
| 17 | Haveri | Haveri | 4,823 |
| 18 | Kalaburagi | Kalaburagi | 10,954 |
| 19 | Kodagu | Madikeri | 4,102 |
| 20 | Kolar | Kolar | 3,979 |
| 21 | Koppal | Koppal | 5,570 |
| 22 | Mandya | Mandya | 4,962 |
| 23 | Mysuru | Mysore | 6,307 |
| 24 | Raichur | Raichur | 8,442 |
| 25 | Shivamogga | Shimoga | 8,478 |
| 26 | Tumakuru | Tumakuru | 10,597 |
| 27 | Udupi | Udupi | 3,582 |
| 28 | Uttara Kannada | Karwar | 10,277 |
| 29 | Vijayanagara | Hospete | — |
| 30 | Vijayapura | Bijapur | 10,498 |
| 31 | Yadgir | Yadgir | 5,270 |
Population of Karnataka
As per Census 2011, Karnataka has a total population of 6,10,95,297 people, including 3,09,66,657 males and 3,01,28,640 females. The sex ratio is 973 females per 1,000 males, population density is 319 people per km², and the literacy rate is 75.36%.
The table below shows the total, rural, and urban population breakup along with household counts:
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 6,10,95,297 | 3,74,69,335 | 2,36,25,962 |
| Male Population | 3,09,66,657 | 1,89,29,354 | 1,20,37,303 |
| Female Population | 3,01,28,640 | 1,85,39,981 | 1,15,88,659 |
| Households | 1,33,57,027 | 79,46,657 | 54,10,370 |