Karnataka
Karnataka is a 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 of Karnataka include Kaveri, Krishna, Tungabhadra, Sharavathi, Malaprabha.
As per Census 2011, Karnataka has a total geographical area of 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 following table provides the complete list of districts in Karnataka along with their headquarters and the number of talukas in each.
| Sl. No. | District | Headquarters | Talukas |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bagalkote | Bagalkote | 10 |
| 2 | Ballari | Ballari | 5 |
| 3 | Belagavi | Belgaum | 15 |
| 4 | Bengaluru Rural | Bangalore | 4 |
| 5 | Bengaluru South | Bangalore | 5 |
| 6 | Bengaluru Urban | Bangalore | 5 |
| 7 | Bidar | Bidar | 8 |
| 8 | Chamarajanagar | Chamarajanagar | 5 |
| 9 | Chikkaballapura | Chikkaballapur | 8 |
| 10 | Chikkamagaluru | Chikmagalur | 9 |
| 11 | Chitradurga | Chitradurga | 6 |
| 12 | Dakshina Kannada | Mangalore | 9 |
| 13 | Davanagere | Davangere | 6 |
| 14 | Dharwad | Dharwad | 8 |
| 15 | Gadag | Gadag-Betageri | 7 |
| 16 | Hassan | Hassan | 8 |
| 17 | Haveri | Haveri | 8 |
| 18 | Kalaburagi | Kalaburagi | 11 |
| 19 | Kodagu | Madikeri | 5 |
| 20 | Kolar | Kolar | 6 |
| 21 | Koppal | Koppal | 7 |
| 22 | Mandya | Mandya | 7 |
| 23 | Mysuru | Mysore | 9 |
| 24 | Raichur | Raichur | 8 |
| 25 | Shivamogga | Shimoga | 7 |
| 26 | Tumakuru | Tumakuru | 10 |
| 27 | Udupi | Udupi | 7 |
| 28 | Uttara Kannada | Karwar | 12 |
| 29 | Vijayanagara | Hospete | 6 |
| 30 | Vijayapura | Bijapur | 13 |
| 31 | Yadgir | Yadgir | 6 |
Population of Karnataka
According to the 2011 Census, Karnataka had a total population of 6,10,95,297 people. The state had a sex ratio of 973 females per 1,000 males, a population density of 319 people per km², and an overall literacy rate of 75.36%. The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.
| 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 |