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Outline of Karnataka

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

Location of Karnataka

Karnataka is the 7th biggest, 8th most populous, 13th highest and 16th most literate state of the 28 states of the democratic Republic of India. Karnataka is ranked 3rd in the country in tax revenue and 7th in the country in GDP. Karnataka is at 8th position in life expectancy and 11th in female-to-male sex ratio among the states in India. Karnataka is at 7th most media exposed states in India.

Seal of Karnataka

General referenceEdit

NamesEdit

Rankings (amongst India's states)Edit

GeographyEdit

Geography of Karnataka

Location of KarnatakaEdit

[2][3]

The state has three principal geographical zones:

  1. Karavali
  2. Malenadu
  3. Bayaluseeme

East flowing riversEdit

26 east-flowing rivers.

[4][5][6]

West flowing riversEdit

 
Jog Falls are the highest plunge waterfalls in India, formed by Sharavathi River.

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

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

ReservoirsEdit

[8]

LakesEdit

[9][10]

Administrative divisionsEdit

Districts of KarnatakaEdit

 
Districts of Karnataka

Districts of Karnataka There are 30 districts in Karnataka:

Taluks of KarnatakaEdit

Taluks of Karnataka

DemographicsEdit

 
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 KarnatakaEdit

 
The Vidhana Soudha

Politics of Karnataka

Union government in KarnatakaEdit

Branches of the government of KarnatakaEdit

Government of Karnataka

Executive branch of the government of KarnatakaEdit

Legislative branch of the government of KarnatakaEdit

Karnataka Legislative Assembly

Judicial branch of the government of KarnatakaEdit

Law and order in KarnatakaEdit

Law of Karnataka

HistoryEdit

 
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

CultureEdit

 
A yakshagana artist
Art and culture of Karnataka

Symbols of KarnatakaEdit

Symbols of Karnataka

TourismEdit

Template:Karnataka tourism map

North KarnatakaEdit

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

Coastal KarnatakaEdit

South KarnatakaEdit

See alsoEdit

Karnataka

ReferencesEdit

  1. ↑ Jones, Daniel (2003) [1917], Peter Roach; James Hartmann; Jane Setter (eds.), English Pronouncing Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 3-12-539683-2
  2. ↑ "Location & Boundaries of Karnataka". Karnataka.com. 2007-07-14. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
  3. ↑ "Location map of Karnataka, Where is Karnataka". Mapsofindia.com. 2012-09-26. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Karnataka River Map, Karnataka Rivers". Mapsofindia.com. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "River Systems Of Karnataka". Waterresources.kar.nic.in. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "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)
  9. ↑ "Lake Development Authority". Karnataka.gov.in. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
  10. ↑ "Lake Development Authority". Karunadu.gov.in. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "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". 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 linksEdit

  Wikimedia Atlas of Karnataka

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