Outline of Karnataka

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Location of Karnataka

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Karnataka:

female-to-male sex ratio among the states in India. Karnataka is at 7th most media exposed
states in India.

Seal of Karnataka

General reference

Names

  • Common name: Karnataka
  • Previously known as :
    State of Mysore
  • Official name
    : Karnāṭaka
  • Nicknames: Kannada nādu, Karunādu
  • Adjectivals
    • Karnataka
    • Karnāṭakadavaru/Karnatakan
    • Canarese
  • Demonyms
    • Kannadigaru
    • Kannadigas
    • Canarese
  • Abbreviations and name codes
    • IN-KA
    • Vehicle registration code: KA

Rankings (amongst India's states)

Geography

Geography of Karnataka

Location of Karnataka

[2][3]

The state has three principal geographical zones:

  1. Karavali
  2. Malenadu
  3. Bayaluseeme

East flowing rivers

26 east-flowing rivers.

[4][5][6]

West flowing rivers

Sharavathi River
.

10 west-flowing rivers, providing 60% of state's inland water resources.

[4][5][6][7]

Reservoirs

  • Alamatti
  • Linganamakki
  • Bhadra reservoir
  • Tungabhadra dam,
    Hospete
  • Krishna Raja Sagara
  • Tippagondanahalli Reservoir
  • Haringi dam
  • Gorur dam.
  • Kabini dam.
  • Belgaum District

[8]

Lakes

[9][10]

Administrative divisions

Districts of Karnataka

Map of 30 districts in region
Districts of Karnataka

Districts of Karnataka There are 30 districts in Karnataka:

Taluks of Karnataka

Taluks of Karnataka

Demographics

Distribution of population in Karnataka
Religion in Karnataka
Hindus
 
 83%
Muslim
 
 12.2%
Christian
 
 3.1%
Others
 
 1.7%
Languages in Karnataka[12]
Kannada
 
 64.8%
Urdu
 
 9.7%
Telugu
 
 8.3%
Tamil
 
 3.8%
Tulu
 
 5.4%
konkani
 
 5.4%
Marathi
 
 4%
other
 
 4%

Government and politics of Karnataka

The Vidhana Soudha

Politics of Karnataka

Union government in Karnataka

Branches of the government of Karnataka

Government of Karnataka

Executive branch of the government of Karnataka

Legislative branch of the government of Karnataka

Karnataka Legislative Assembly

  • Constituencies of Karnataka Legislative Assembly

Judicial branch of the government of Karnataka

  • High Court of Karnataka
    • Chief Justice of Karnataka

Law and order in Karnataka

Law of Karnataka

History

Brown stone statue of smiling deity sitting cross-legged under arch
Statue of Ugranarasimha at Hampi (a World Heritage Site), located within the ruins of Vijayanagara, the former capital of the Vijayanagara Empire.
History of Karnataka
Political history of medieval Karnataka
Etymology of Karnataka

Culture

A yakshagana artist wearing pagaDe
A yakshagana artist
Art and culture of Karnataka

Symbols of Karnataka

Symbols of Karnataka

Tourism

Kabini backwaters
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Different tourist places in Karnataka. (
)

North Karnataka

North Karnataka Region Tourism
  • World heritage centres
Hampi
Group of monuments At Pattadakal
Mallikarjuna and Kasivisvanatha temples at Pattadakal

Coastal Karnataka

South Karnataka

See also

Karnataka

References

  1. ISBN 3-12-539683-2
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  3. ^ "Location map of Karnataka, Where is Karnataka". Mapsofindia.com. 2012-09-26. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
  4. ^ a b "Karnataka River Map, Karnataka Rivers". Mapsofindia.com. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
  5. ^ a b "River Systems Of Karnataka". Waterresources.kar.nic.in. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
  6. ^ a b "List of Rivers in Karnataka". Worldlistmania.com. 2013-08-13. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
  7. ^ G. Sathyamoorthi (2012-10-05). "Water of west-flowing rivers of Karnataka remains unutilised". The Hindu. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
  8. ^ Bangalore, June 17, 2013, DHNS (2013-06-17). "Plentiful flow into Karnataka reservoirs". Deccanherald.com. Retrieved 2013-10-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ "Lake Development Authority". Karnataka.gov.in. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
  10. ^ "Lake Development Authority". Karunadu.gov.in. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
  11. ^ a b "2 new districts notified in Bangalore". The Times of India. 6 August 2007. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 2007-08-09.
  12. ^ A. R. Fatihi. "Urdu in Karnataka". Language in India, Volume 2: 2002-12-09. M. S. Thirumalai, Managing Editor, Language in India. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
  13. ^ Sankara Subramanian (2011-06-27). "Indian Roller–Karnataka's State Bird". Beontheroad.com. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
  14. ^ "hampi, UNESCO World Heritage Centre". Retrieved 2008-08-06.
  15. ^ "Pattadakal, UNESCO World Heritage Centre". Retrieved 2008-08-06.
  16. ^ "Aihole is located near Badami". 14 July 2007. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
  17. ^ "Badami Cave Temples, Karnataka". Retrieved 2008-08-06.
  18. ^ "New tourist spot to be developed". Retrieved 2008-08-08.
  19. ^ "Ancient and Medieval Historical Indian Architecture and Art - Bijapur". Kaladarshana. Archived from the original on 2013-10-10. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
  20. ^ "Bidar has 30 tombs of former kings". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 2008-08-06. Archived from the original on 2008-08-10. Retrieved 2008-08-08.

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Karnataka