District list of Karnataka. Its Headquarters, Population, Literacy and Sex Ratio.
Karnataka is the southern states of India. Bengaluru is the capital of this state and largest city of Karnataka its known as the Silicon Valley of India. Originally, Karnataka was known as State of Mysore but was renamed Karnataka in the year 1973.
The area of the state is 191,976 square km. It is the 8th largest state in India by area and 9th largest state by population. The population of the state is 61,130,297 According to the 2011 census and density of Karnataka state is 319 per sq km. Karnataka has divided into 30 districts, 4 divisions, 49 sub-divisions. Karnataka has various tourist spots, which include beautifully sculpted ancient temples, forests and beaches and many national parks.
The state is surrounded by Laccadive Sea and Arabian Sea in the west, Maharashtra in the northern side, Goa in the north-west side and Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in the eastern side. It is also surrounded by Kerala in south-west and Tamil Nadu, in the south-east side.
List of Districts in Karnataka
| Sr. No. | District | District HQ | Population (2011) | Growth | Sex Ratio | Literacy | Area (km2) | Density (/km2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Bagalkot | Bagalkot | 1,889,752 | 14.40% | 989 | 68.82 | 6,583 | 288 |
| 02 | Bangalore | Bangalore | 9,621,551 | 47.18% | 916 | 87.67 | 2,190 | 4,378 |
| 03 | Bangalore Rural | Bangalore | 990,923 | 16.45% | 946 | 77.93 | 2,239 | 441 |
| 04 | Belgaum | Belgaum | 4,779,661 | 13.41% | 973 | 73.48 | 13,415 | 356 |
| 05 | Bellary | Bellary | 2,452,595 | 20.99% | 983 | 67.43 | 8,439 | 300 |
| 06 | Bidar | Bidar | 1,703,300 | 13.37% | 956 | 70.51 | 5,448 | 312 |
| 07 | Bijapur | Bijapur | 2,177,331 | 20.50% | 960 | 67.15 | 10,517 | 207 |
| 08 | Chamarajanagar | Chamarajanagar | 1,020,791 | 5.73% | 993 | 61.43 | 5,102 | 200 |
| 09 | Chikkaballapura | Chikkaballapur | 1,255,104 | 9.23% | 972 | 69.76 | 4,208 | 298 |
| 10 | Chikmagalur | Chikmagalur | 1,137,961 | -0.26% | 1,008 | 79.25 | 7,201 | 158 |
| 11 | Chitradurga | Chitradurga | 1,659,456 | 9.33% | 974 | 73.71 | 8,437 | 197 |
| 12 | Dakshina Kannada | Mangalore | 2,089,649 | 10.11% | 1,020 | 88.57 | 4,559 | 457 |
| 13 | Davanagere | Davangere | ,1945,497 | 8.63% | 972 | 75.74 | 5,926 | 329 |
| 14 | Dharwad | Dharwad | 1,847,023 | 15.13% | 971 | 80 | 4,265 | 434 |
| 15 | Gadag | Gadag-Betageri | 1,064,570 | 9.54% | 982 | 75.12 | 4,651 | 229 |
| 16 | Gulbarga | Gulbarga | 2,566,326 | 18.01% | 971 | 64.85 | 10,990 | 233 |
| 17 | Hassan | Hassan | 1,776,421 | 3.18% | 1,010 | 76.07 | 6,814 | 261 |
| 18 | Haveri | Haveri | 1,597,668 | 11.02% | 950 | 77.4 | 4,825 | 331 |
| 19 | Kodagu | Madikeri | 554,519 | 1.09% | 1,019 | 82.61 | 4,102 | 135 |
| 20 | Kolar | Kolar | 1,536,401 | 10.77% | 979 | 74.39 | 4,012 | 384 |
| 21 | Koppal | Koppal | 1,389,920 | 16.21% | 986 | 68.09 | 5,565 | 250 |
| 22 | Mandya | Mandya | 1,805,769 | 2.38% | 995 | 70.4 | 4,961 | 365 |
| 23 | Mysore | Mysore | 3,001,127 | 13.63% | 985 | 72.79 | 6,854 | 437 |
| 24 | Raichur | Raichur | 1,928,812 | 15.51% | 1,000 | 59.56 | 6,839 | 228 |
| 25 | Ramanagara | Ramanagara | 1,082,636 | 5.05% | 976 | 69.22 | 3,573 | 303 |
| 26 | Shimoga | Shimoga | 1,752,753 | 6.71% | 998 | 80.45 | 8,495 | 207 |
| 27 | Tumkur | Tumkur | 2,678,980 | 3.65% | 984 | 75.14 | 10,598 | 253 |
| 28 | Udupi | Udupi | 1,177,361 | 5.85% | 1,094 | 86.24 | 3,879 | 304 |
| 29 | Uttara Kannada | Karwar | 1,437,169 | 6.17% | 979 | 84.06 | 10,291 | 132 |
| 30 | Yadgir | Yadgir | 1,174,271 | 22.81% | 989 | 51.83 | 5,225 | 224 |
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