List of districts in Karnataka facts for kids

The Indian State of Karnataka is divided into 30 districts and 4 administrative divisions. The state is geographically consisted of 4 principal regions: the coastal region of Karavali, the hilly Malenadu region comprising the Western Ghats, Are Malnadu region of Kolar, Bengaluru and Tumakuru and the Bayaluseeme region comprising the plains of the Deccan plateau.

Administrative divisions

Belagavi Division	Bengaluru Division	Kalaburagi Division	Mysuru Division
Bagalkot Belagavi Vijayapura Dharwad Gadag Haveri Uttara Kannada	Bengaluru Urban Bengaluru Rural Chikkaballapur Chitradurga Davanagere Kolar Ramanagara Shivamogga Tumakuru	Ballari Bidar Kalaburagi Koppal Raichur Yadgir	Chamarajanagar Chikkamagaluru Dakshina Kannada Hassan Kodagu Mandya Mysuru Udupi

Alphabetical listing of districts

Code	District	Headquarters	Established	'Subdivisions'(Taluka)	Population(As of 2011[update])	Area	Population density(As of 2011[update])	Map
BK	Bagalkot	Bagalkot	15 August 1997	Badami Bagalkot Bilgi Hungund Ilkal Jamkhandi Mudhol	1,889,752	6,575 km2 (2,539 sq mi)	288/km2 (750/sq mi)
BN	Bengaluru Urban	Bengaluru	1 November 1956	Anekal Yelahanka Bengaluru North Bengaluru East Bengaluru South	9,621,551	2,190 km2 (850 sq mi)	4,393/km2 (11,380/sq mi)
BR	Bengaluru Rural	Bengaluru	15 August 1986	Devanahalli Doddaballapura Hoskote Nelamangala	990,923	2,259 km2 (872 sq mi)	431/km2 (1,120/sq mi)
BG	Belagavi	Belagavi	1 November 1956	Athni Bailahongal Belagavi Chikodi Gokak Hukkeri Khanapur Kagawad Mudalagi Nippani Kittur Raybag Ramdurg Saundatti	4,779,661	13,415 km2 (5,180 sq mi)	356/km2 (920/sq mi)
BL	Bellary	Ballari	1 November 1956	Ballari Hosapete Kampli Harpanahalli Hoovina Hadagalli Kudligi Kottur Kurugodu Sanduru Siruguppa Hagaribommanahalli	2,452,595	8,450 km2 (3,260 sq mi)	290/km2 (750/sq mi)
BD	Bidar	Bidar	1 November 1956	Bidar Basavakalyan Kamalanagar Hulasuru Chittiguppa Bhalki Homnabad Aurad	1,703,300	5,448 km2 (2,103 sq mi)	313/km2 (810/sq mi)
BJ	Vijayapura	Vijayapura	1 November 1956	Vijayapura Indi Muddebihal Babaleshwar Nidagundi Tikoot Devara Hippargi Talikote Chadachan Kolhar Sindgi Basavana Bagevadi	2,177,331	10,494 km2 (4,052 sq mi)	207/km2 (540/sq mi)
CJ	Chamarajanagar	Chamarajanagar	15 August 1997	Chamrajnagar Gundlupet Kollegal Haanur Yelandur	1,020,791	5,101 km2 (1,970 sq mi)	181/km2 (470/sq mi)
	Chikballapur	Chikballapur	10 September 2007	Bagepalli Chikballapur Chintamani Gauribidanur Gudibanda Sidlaghatta	1,255,104	4,524 km2 (1,747 sq mi)	296/km2 (770/sq mi)
CK	Chikkamagaluru	Chikkamagaluru	1 November 1956	Chikkamagaluru Kadur Koppa Mudigere Narasimharajapura Sringeri Ajjampura Tarikere	1,137,961	7,201 km2 (2,780 sq mi)	158/km2 (410/sq mi)
CT	Chitradurga	Chitradurga	1 November 1956	Challakere Chitradurga Hiriyur Holalkere Hosadurga Molakalmuru	1,659,456	8,440 km2 (3,260 sq mi)	197/km2 (510/sq mi)
DK	Dakshina Kannada	Mangaluru	1 November 1956	Bantwal Beltangadi Mangaluru Moodabidri Kadaba Puttur Sulya	2,089,649	4,560 km2 (1,760 sq mi)	430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
DA	Davanagere	Davanagere	15 August 1997	Channagiri Davanagere Harihar Honnali Jagalur Nyamti	1,945,497	5,924 km2 (2,287 sq mi)	328/km2 (850/sq mi)
DH	Dharwad	Dharwad	1 November 1956	Annigeri Alnavara Dharwad Hubballi Hubballi City Kalghatgi Kundgol Navalgund	1,847,023	4,260 km2 (1,640 sq mi)	434/km2 (1,120/sq mi)
GA	Gadag	Gadag	24 August 1997	Gadag-Betigeri Mundargi Nargund Gajendragad Lakshmeshwar Ron Shirhatti	1,064,570	4,656 km2 (1,798 sq mi)	229/km2 (590/sq mi)
GU	Kalaburagi	Kalaburagi	1 November 1956	Afzalpur Aland Chincholi Chitapur Kalaburagi Kamalapura Kalagi Jevargi Sedam Shahbad Yadrami	2,566,326	10,951 km2 (4,228 sq mi)	234/km2 (610/sq mi)
HS	Hassan	Hassan	1 November 1956	Alur Arkalgud Arsikere Belur Channarayapattana Hassan Holenarsipur Sakleshpur	1,776,421	6,814 km2 (2,631 sq mi)	261/km2 (680/sq mi)
HV	Haveri	Haveri	24 August 1997	Byadgi Hangal Haveri Hirekerur Ranibennur Rattihalli Savanur Shiggaon	1,597,668	4,823 km2 (1,862 sq mi)	331/km2 (860/sq mi)
KD	Kodagu	Madikeri	1 November 1956	Madikeri Somvarpet Virajpet	554,519	4,102 km2 (1,584 sq mi)	135/km2 (350/sq mi)
KL	Kolar	Kolar	1 November 1956	Bangarapet Kolar K.G.F Malur Mulbagal Srinivaspur	1,536,401	3,969 km2 (1,532 sq mi)	386/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
KP	Koppal	Koppal	24 August 1997	Gangawati Kanakagiri Kukanooru Kartagi Koppal Kushtagi Yelbarga	1,389,920	7,189 km2 (2,776 sq mi)	250/km2 (650/sq mi)
MA	Mandya	Mandya	1 November 1956 (29 August 1939)	Krishnarajpet Maddur Malavalli Mandya Nagamangala Pandavapura Shrirangapattana	1,805,769	4,961 km2 (1,915 sq mi)	364/km2 (940/sq mi)
MY	Mysuru	Mysuru	1 November 1956	Heggadadevana kote Hunsur Krishnarajanagara Mysuru Nanjangud Piriyapatna Saraguru T.Narsipur	3,001,127	6,854 km2 (2,646 sq mi)	476/km2 (1,230/sq mi)
RA	Raichur	Raichur	1 November 1956	Devadurga Lingsugur Manvi Maski Raichur Sindhnur Sirwar	1,928,812	6,827 km2 (2,636 sq mi)	228/km2 (590/sq mi)
	Ramanagara	Ramanagara	10 September 2007	Channapatna Kanakapura Ramanagara Magadi	1,082,636	3,556 km2 (1,373 sq mi)	308/km2 (800/sq mi)
SH	Shivamogga	Shivamogga	1 November 1956	Bhadravati Hosanagara Sagar Shikaripura Shivamogga Sorab Thirthahalli	1,752,753	8,477 km2 (3,273 sq mi)	207/km2 (540/sq mi)
TU	Tumakuru	Tumakuru	1 November 1956	Chiknayakanhalli Gubbi Koratagere Kunigal Madhugiri Pavagada Sira Tiptur Tumakuru Turuvekere	2,678,980	10,597 km2 (4,092 sq mi)	253/km2 (660/sq mi)
UD	Udupi	Udupi	25 August 1997	Udupi Brahmavara Karkal Kaapu Kundapura Byndoor Hebri	1,177,361	3,880 km2 (1,500 sq mi)	329/km2 (850/sq mi)
UK	Uttara Kannada	Karwar	1 November 1956	Ankola Bhatkal Dandeli Haliyal Honnavar Joida Karwar Kumta Mundgod Siddapur Sirsi Yellapur	1,437,169	10,291 km2 (3,973 sq mi)	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
	Yadgir	Yadgir	30 December 2009	Gurumitkal Hunasagi Shahpur Shorapur Vadagera Yadgir	1,174,271	5,273 km2 (2,036 sq mi)	223/km2 (580/sq mi)

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  4 Divisions and 31 Districts of Indian state of Karnataka.

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  4 Divisions of Indian State of Karnataka.

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  31 Districts of Indian state of Karnataka.