List of districts of Karnataka

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The southern Indian state of Karnataka consists of 31 districts grouped into 4 administrative divisions, viz., Belagavi, Bengaluru ,

Deccan plateau
.

4 Divisions and 31 Districts of Indian state of Kannada.

History

Mysore State that was created during States Reorganisation of 1956.
Main articles: History of Karnataka and Unification of Karnataka

Karnataka took its present shape in 1956, when the former states of

Bijapur from Bombay State. Bidar, Gulbarga, and Raichur from Hyderabad State. The state received its new name of Karnataka
in the year 1973.

Formations of districts

Chronology of formation of new districts
Date New district Formerly part of Administration
15 August 1986
Bengaluru Urban
 Bengaluru Ramakrishna Hegde's ministry
Bengaluru Rural
25 August 1997 Chamarajanagara
Mysuru
 J. H. Patel's ministry
Davanagere
Shivamogga
Bagalakote
Vijayapura
Gadaga Dharwad
Udupi Dakshina Kannada
Koppala Raichur
21 June 2007 Ramanagara
Bengaluru Rural
 H.D. Kumaraswamy's ministry[3]
Chikkaballapura
Kolar
30 December 2009
Yadagiri[4]
 Kalaburagi B.S. Yediyurappa's second ministry
18 November 2020 Vijayanagara[5]
Ballari
B.S. Yediyurappa's fourth ministry

Currently there are demands to carve out the following district,

Administrative structure

4 Divisions of Indian State of Karnataka.
31 Districts of Indian state of Karnataka.

A district of an Indian state is an administrative geographical unit, headed by a

subdivisions and taluks
respectively.

A

Karnataka Police Service
(KSPS).

A Deputy Conservator of Forests, an officer belonging to the Indian Forest Service selected through the UPSC examination is responsible for managing the forests, the environment and wildlife of the district. He is assisted by the officers of the Karnataka Forest Service selected through the KPSC examination.

Sect-oral development is looked after by the district head of each development department such as Public Works, Health, Education, Agriculture, Animal husbandry, etc. These officers belong to the various state services.

Administrative divisions

Belagavi Division Bengaluru Division Kalaburagi Division Mysuru Division

Alphabetical listing of districts

Code[6] District Headquarters[7] Established[8][9] Subdivisions(Taluka) Population[10](As of 2011) Area[7] Population density[10](As of 2011) Map

BAG

Bagalkote
 Bagalkote 15 August 1997[11]
1,889,752 6,575 km2 (2,539 sq mi) 288/km2 (750/sq mi)
BEU
Bengaluru Urban
 Bengaluru 1 November 1956
9,621,551 2,190 km2 (850 sq mi) 4,393/km2 (11,380/sq mi)
BER
Bengaluru Rural
 Bengaluru 15 August 1986[12]
990,923 2,259 km2 (872 sq mi) 431/km2 (1,120/sq mi)
BEL
Belagavi
Belagavi
 1 November 1956
4,779,661 13,415 km2 (5,180 sq mi) 356/km2 (920/sq mi)
BAL
Ballari
Ballari
 1 November 1956
1,400,970 4,252 km2 (1,642 sq mi) 290/km2 (750/sq mi)
BID
Bidar
 Bidar 1 November 1956
1,703,300 5,448 km2 (2,103 sq mi) 313/km2 (810/sq mi)
VIJ
Vijayapura
Vijayapura
 1 November 1956
2,177,331 10,498 km2 (4,053 sq mi) 210/km2 (540/sq mi)
CHA
Chamarajanagar
 Chamarajanagar 15 August 1997[11]
1,020,791 5,101 km2 (1,970 sq mi) 181/km2 (470/sq mi)
CHI Chikkaballapura
Chikballapura
 10 September 2007[11]
1,255,104 4,524 km2 (1,747 sq mi)[13] 296/km2 (770/sq mi)
CHK
Chikkamagaluru
 Chikkamagaluru 1 November 1956
1,137,961 7,201 km2 (2,780 sq mi) 158/km2 (410/sq mi)
CHT
Chitradurga
 Chitradurga 1 November 1956
1,659,456 8,440 km2 (3,260 sq mi) 197/km2 (510/sq mi)
DAK
Dakshina Kannada
Mangaluru
 1 November 1956
2,089,649 4,560 km2 (1,760 sq mi) 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
DAV Davanagere Davanagere 15 August 1997[11]
1,643,494 4,460 km2 (1,720 sq mi) 370/km2 (960/sq mi)
DHA
Dharwad
 Dharwad 1 November 1956
1,847,023 4,260 km2 (1,640 sq mi) 434/km2 (1,120/sq mi)
GAD
Gadag
Gadag
 24 August 1997[11]
1,064,570 4,656 km2 (1,798 sq mi) 229/km2 (590/sq mi)
KAL Kalaburagi Kalaburagi 1 November 1956
2,566,326 10,951 km2 (4,228 sq mi) 234/km2 (610/sq mi)
HAS
Hassan
Hassan
 1 November 1956
1,776,421 6,814 km2 (2,631 sq mi) 261/km2 (680/sq mi)
HAV
Haveri
 Haveri 24 August 1997[11]
1,597,668 4,823 km2 (1,862 sq mi) 331/km2 (860/sq mi)
KOD
Kodagu
 Madikeri 1 November 1956
554,519 4,102 km2 (1,584 sq mi) 135/km2 (350/sq mi)
KL
Kolar
 Kolar 1 November 1956
1,536,401 3,969 km2 (1,532 sq mi)[14] 386/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
KOP
Koppal
 Koppal 24 August 1997[11]
1,389,920 7,189 km2 (2,776 sq mi) 250/km2 (650/sq mi)
MAN
Mandya
 Mandya 1 November 1956[15][16]
1,805,769 4,961 km2 (1,915 sq mi) 364/km2 (940/sq mi)
MYS
Mysuru
 Mysuru 1 November 1956
3,001,127 6,854 km2 (2,646 sq mi) 476/km2 (1,230/sq mi)
RAI
Raichur
 Raichur 1 November 1956
1,928,812 8,440 km2 (3,260 sq mi) 228/km2 (590/sq mi)
RAM
Ramanagara
 Ramanagara 10 September 2007[11]
1,082,636 3,556 km2 (1,373 sq mi) 308/km2 (800/sq mi)
SHI
Shivamogga
 Shivamogga 1 November 1956
1,752,753 8,477 km2 (3,273 sq mi) 207/km2 (540/sq mi)
TUM Tumakuru Tumakuru 1 November 1956
2,678,980 10,597 km2 (4,092 sq mi) 253/km2 (660/sq mi)
UDU
Udupi
 Udupi 25 August 1997[11]
1,177,361 3,880 km2 (1,500 sq mi) 329/km2 (850/sq mi)
UTK
Uttara Kannada
 Karwara 1 November 1956
1,437,169 10,291 km2 (3,973 sq mi) 140/km2 (360/sq mi)
VIJ Vijayanagara Hospet 18 November 2020
1,353,628 5,644 km2 (2,179 sq mi) 240/km2 (620/sq mi)
YAD Yadgiri Yadgiri 30 December 2009
1,174,271

5,234 km2 (2,021 sq mi)

224/km2 (580/sq mi)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Petition against transfer of Bellary dismissed". Indian Express. 30 September 1953. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
  2. ^ Chinnappa, Jeevan (15 November 2005). "Did reorganisation panel ignore Kodava leaders' plea?". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 12 December 2006. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
  3. ^ "2 new districts notified in Bangalore". The Times of India. 6 August 2007. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2007.
  4. ^ "Creation of Yadgir district". Online Edition of The Hindu, dated 2009-12-30. Chennai, India. 30 December 2009.
  5. ^ "Vijayanagar to be Karnataka's 31st district, BSY Cabinet gives in-principle nod". The New Indian Express. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  6. ^ "NIC Policy on format of e-mail Address: Appendix (2): Districts Abbreviations as per ISO 3166–2" (PDF). Ministry Of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India. 18 August 2004. pp. 5–10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 September 2008. Retrieved 24 November 2008.
  7. ^ a b "Know India – Districts of Karnataka". Government of India portal. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
  8. ^ Here 'Established' means year of establishment as a district of Karnataka. If the district was formed earlier to the formation of district in the state of Karnataka, 1 November 1956 will be considered as the day of establishment of the district.
  9. ^ "STATES REORGANISATION ACT 1956 - Formation of a new Mysore State". Archived from the original on 16 May 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
  10. ^ a b "List of districts of Karnataka".
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i "A Handbook of Karnataka – Administration" (PDF). Government of Karnataka. pp. 354, 355. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
  12. ^ "District Profile". Archived from the original on 29 November 2010. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
  13. ^ "District Profile – Area and population". Archived from the original on 25 November 2010. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
  14. ^ "Kolar district at a glance" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
  15. ^ Note: This date means the day when the district was initially formed, even before the formation of the state of Karnataka (Mysore). Hence 1 November 1956 will be considered as the day of formation of district in the state of Karnataka
  16. ^ "Formation of Mandya district". Archived from the original on 2 August 2010. Retrieved 18 November 2010.

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