https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Outline_of_Karnataka Outline of Karnataka - Revision history 2026-09-06T21:44:53Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_Karnataka&diff=215928&oldid=prev >GreenC bot: Rescued 1 archive link; reformat 1 link. Wayback Medic 2.5 2021-04-21T21:29:14Z <p>Rescued 1 archive link; reformat 1 link. <a href="/w/index.php?title=User:GreenC/WaybackMedic_2.5&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="User:GreenC/WaybackMedic 2.5 (page does not exist)">Wayback Medic 2.5</a></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|1=Overview of and topical guide to Karnataka}}<br /> &lt;!--... Attention: THIS IS AN OUTLINE<br /> <br /> part of the set of 740+ outlines listed at<br /> [[Portal:Contents/Outlines]].<br /> <br /> Bharatpedia outlines are<br /> a special type of list article.<br /> They make up one of Bharatpedia&#039;s<br /> content navigation systems<br /> <br /> See [[Bharatpedia:Outlines]]<br /> for more details.<br /> Further improvements<br /> to this outline are on the way<br /> ...--&gt;<br /> [[File:India Karnataka locator map.svg|thumb|Location of [[Karnataka]]]]<br /> <br /> The following [[Outline (list)|outline]] is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Karnataka:<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Karnataka]]&#039;&#039;&#039; is the [[States in India#List of states and territories|7th biggest]], [[List of states and union territories of India by population|8th most populous]], [[List of Indian states and territories by highest point|13th highest]] and [[Indian states ranking by literacy rate|16th most literate state]] of the [[Indian state|28 states]] of the democratic [[Republic of India]]. Karnataka is ranked 3rd in the country in [[States of India by tax revenues|tax revenue]] and 7th in the country in [[List of Indian states by GDP|GDP]]. Karnataka is at 8th position in [[List of Indian states by life expectancy at birth|life expectancy]] and 11th in [[Indian states and territories ranking by sex ratio|female-to-male sex ratio]] among the states in [[India]]. Karnataka is at 7th [[Indian states ranking by media exposure|most media exposed]] states in India.<br /> [[File:Karnataka emblem.svg|thumb|[[Seal of Karnataka]]]]<br /> <br /> {{TOC limit|limit=2}}<br /> <br /> ==General reference==<br /> <br /> === Names ===<br /> * Common name: [[Karnataka]]<br /> * Previously known as :[[State of Mysore]]<br /> ** Pronunciation: {{IPAc-en|k|ər|ˈ|n|ɑː|t|ə|k|ə|,_|k|ɑːr|-}}&lt;ref&gt;{{Citation |last=Jones |first=Daniel |author-link=Daniel Jones (phonetician) |title=English Pronouncing Dictionary |editor=Peter Roach |editor2=James Hartmann |editor3=Jane Setter |place=Cambridge |publisher=Cambridge University Press |orig-year=1917 |year=2003 |isbn=3-12-539683-2 }}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * [[States and territories of India|Official name]]: Karnāṭaka<br /> * Nicknames: Kannada nādu, Karunādu<br /> * [[Adjectivals and demonyms for states and territories of India|Adjectivals]]<br /> ** [[Karnataka]]<br /> ** Karnāṭakadavaru/Karnatakan<br /> **[[Canarese]]<br /> * [[Adjectivals and demonyms for states and territories of India|Denonyms]]<br /> ** [[kannada people|Kannadigaru]]<br /> ** Kannadigas<br /> ** [[Canarese]]<br /> * Abbreviations and name codes<br /> ** [[ISO 3166-2:IN#Current codes|ISO 3166-2 code]]: [[IN-KA]]<br /> ** [[Vehicle registration]] code: [[Vehicle registration plates of India#States|KA]]<br /> <br /> === Rankings (amongst India&#039;s states) ===<br /> <br /> * [[India states ranked by population|by population]]: 8th<br /> * [[List of states and territories of India by area|by area]]: 6th<br /> * [[Indian states and territories ranking by crime rate|by crime rate]] (2016): 12th<br /> * [[List of Indian states by GDP|by gross domestic product (GDP)]] (2019): 3rd<br /> *[[List of Indian states and territories by Human Development Index|by Human Development Index (HDI)]]: 18th<br /> *[[List of Indian states by life expectancy at birth|by life expectancy at birth]]: 10th<br /> *[[Indian states ranking by literacy rate|by literacy rate]]: 23rd<br /> <br /> ==Geography==<br /> <br /> [[Geography of Karnataka]]<br /> <br /> * Karnataka is: an [[Indian state]], a [[Administrative divisions of India#States and union territories|state]] of the [[Republic of India]].<br /> * [[Rainfall in Karnataka]]<br /> <br /> === Location of Karnataka ===<br /> * Karnataka is situated within the following regions:<br /> ** [[Northern Hemisphere]]<br /> ** [[Eastern Hemisphere]]<br /> *** [[Eurasia]]<br /> **** [[Asia]]<br /> ***** [[South Asia]]<br /> ****** [[Indian subcontinent]]<br /> ******* [[India]]<br /> ******** [[South India]]<br /> * [[Time zone]]: [[Indian Standard Time]] ([[UTC+05:30]])<br /> <br /> {{Geographic location<br /> |Centre = Karnataka<br /> |North = [[Maharashtra]]<br /> |Northeast =<br /> |East = [[Andhra Pradesh]]<br /> |Southeast = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br /> |South = [[Kerala]]<br /> |Southwest =<br /> |West = [[Arabian Sea]]<br /> |Northwest = [[Goa]]<br /> }}<br /> &lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.karnataka.com/profile/location/ |title=Location &amp; Boundaries of Karnataka |publisher=Karnataka.com |date=2007-07-14 |accessdate=2013-10-17}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/karnataka/karnatakalocation.htm |title=Location map of Karnataka, Where is Karnataka |publisher=Mapsofindia.com |date=2012-09-26 |accessdate=2013-10-17}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> The state has three principal geographical zones:<br /> # [[Karavali]]<br /> # [[Malenadu]]<br /> # [[Bayaluseeme]]<br /> <br /> ===East flowing rivers===<br /> 26 east-flowing rivers.<br /> {{div col|colwidth=22em}}<br /> * [[Amarja]]<br /> * [[Arkavathy River]]<br /> * [[Bhadra River]]<br /> * [[Chakra River]]<br /> * [[Dandavathi]]<br /> * [[Ghataprabha River]]<br /> * [[Hemavati River]]<br /> * [[Honnuhole River]]<br /> * [[Kabini River]]<br /> * [[Kaveri River]]<br /> * [[Kedaka River]]<br /> * [[Krishna River]]<br /> * [[Kubja River]]<br /> * [[Lakshmana Tirtha River]]<br /> * [[Malaprabha River]]<br /> * [[Palar River]]<br /> * [[Panchagangavalli River]]<br /> * [[Penner River]]<br /> * [[Ponnaiyar River]]<br /> * [[Shimsha]]<br /> * [[South Pennar River]]<br /> * [[Tunga River]]<br /> * [[Tungabhadra River]]<br /> * [[Varada]]<br /> * [[Vedavathi River]]<br /> * [[Vrishabhavathi River]]<br /> {{div col end}}<br /> &lt;ref name=&quot;mapsofindia1&quot;&gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/karnataka/rivers/ |title=Karnataka River Map, Karnataka Rivers |publisher=Mapsofindia.com |accessdate=2013-10-17}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;autogenerated1&quot;&gt;{{cite web|url=http://waterresources.kar.nic.in/river_systems.htm |title=River Systems Of Karnataka |publisher=Waterresources.kar.nic.in |accessdate=2013-10-17}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;worldlistmania1&quot;&gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.worldlistmania.com/list-notable-rivers-karnataka/ |title=List of Rivers in Karnataka |publisher=Worldlistmania.com |date=2013-08-13 |accessdate=2013-10-17}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ===West flowing rivers===<br /> [[Image:Jog Rani.JPG|right|thumb|alt=Wide photo of large waterfall in mist |[[Jog Falls]] are the highest plunge waterfalls in India, formed by [[Sharavathi River]].]]<br /> <br /> 10 west-flowing rivers, providing 60% of state&#039;s inland water resources.<br /> * [[Gangavalli River]]<br /> * Aghanashini River<br /> * [[Kali River (Karnataka)|Kali River]]<br /> * [[Kumaradhara River]]<br /> * [[Shambavi]]<br /> * [[Varahi River]]<br /> * [[Souparnika River]]<br /> * [[Sharavathi River]]<br /> * Kumadvathi River<br /> * [[Netravati River]]<br /> * [[Gurupura River]]<br /> <br /> &lt;ref name=&quot;mapsofindia1&quot;/&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;autogenerated1&quot;/&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;worldlistmania1&quot;/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|author=G. Sathyamoorthi |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/water-of-westflowing-rivers-of-karnataka-remains-unutilised/article3968205.ece |title=Water of west-flowing rivers of Karnataka remains unutilised |publisher=The Hindu |date=2012-10-05 |accessdate=2013-10-17}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> === Reservoirs ===<br /> *[[Alamatti]]<br /> *[[Linganamakki]]<br /> *[[Bhadra reservoir]]<br /> *Tungabhadra dam, [[Hospete]]<br /> *[[Krishna Raja Sagara]]<br /> *[[Tippagondanahalli Reservoir]]<br /> *Haringi dam <br /> *Gorur dam.<br /> *Kabini dam. <br /> * [[Navilatirtha]] Dam, [[Saundatti]] taluka of [[Belgaum District]]<br /> &lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|author=Bangalore, June 17, 2013, DHNS |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/339436/plentiful-flow-karnataka-reservoirs.html |title=Plentiful flow into Karnataka reservoirs |publisher=Deccanherald.com |date=2013-06-17 |accessdate=2013-10-17}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> === Lakes ===<br /> *[[Lakes in Bangalore]]<br /> *[[Mysore city lakes]]<br /> *[[Unkal lake]], [[Hubli]]<br /> *Fort Lake [[Belgaum]]<br /> *Heggeri Lake, [[Haveri]]<br /> *Hagari Jalashaya, Malavi<br /> &lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.karnataka.gov.in/lda/index.html |title=Lake Development Authority |publisher=Karnataka.gov.in |accessdate=2013-10-17}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.karunadu.gov.in/lda/lakes-list.html |title=Lake Development Authority |publisher=Karunadu.gov.in |accessdate=2013-10-17}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Administrative divisions==<br /> <br /> ===Districts of Karnataka===<br /> [[Image:Karnataka districts-new.svg|right|thumb|upright=1.20|alt=Map of 30 districts in region |Districts of Karnataka]]<br /> <br /> [[List of districts of Karnataka|Districts of Karnataka]]<br /> There are 30 districts in Karnataka:<br /> {{div col|colwidth=30em}}<br /> *[[Bagalkot district|Bagalkote]]<br /> *[[Bengaluru Rural District|Bengaluru Rural]]<br /> *[[Bengaluru Urban district|Bengaluru Urban]]<br /> *[[Belagavi district|Belagavi]]<br /> *[[Bellary district|Bellary]]<br /> *[[Bidar district|Bidar]]<br /> *[[Vijayapura district, Karnataka|Vijayapura]]<br /> *[[Chamarajanagar district|Chamarajanagar]]<br /> *[[Chikballapur district|Chikkaballapur]]&lt;ref name=&quot;newdis&quot;&gt;{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-08-06/bangalore/27961491_1_new-districts-ramanagaram-taluks|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811134957/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-08-06/bangalore/27961491_1_new-districts-ramanagaram-taluks|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 August 2011|title=2 new districts notified in Bangalore|accessdate=2007-08-09|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=6 August 2007}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> *[[Chikmagalur district|Chikkamagaluru]]<br /> *[[Chitradurga district|Chitradurga]]<br /> *[[Dakshina Kannada]]<br /> *[[Davanagere district|Davanagere]]<br /> *[[Dharwad district|Dharwad]]<br /> *[[Gadag district|Gadag]]<br /> *[[Gulbarga district|Kalburgi]]<br /> *[[Hassan district|Hassan]]<br /> *[[Haveri district|Haveri]]<br /> *[[Kodagu district|Kodagu]]<br /> *[[Kolar district|Kolar]]<br /> *[[Koppal district|Koppal]]<br /> *[[Mandya district|Mandya]]<br /> *[[Mysuru district|Mysuru]]<br /> *[[Raichur district|Raichur]]<br /> *[[Ramanagaram district|Ramanagara]]&lt;ref name=&quot;newdis&quot;/&gt;<br /> *[[Shivamogga district|Shimoga]]<br /> *[[Tumakuru district|Tumakuru]]<br /> *[[Udupi district|Udupi]]<br /> *[[Uttara Kannada]]<br /> *[[Yadgir district|Yadgir]]<br /> {{div col end}}<br /> <br /> ===Taluks of Karnataka===<br /> <br /> [[Taluks of Karnataka]]<br /> {{div col|colwidth=18em}}<br /> * [[Afzalpur]]<br /> * [[Aland (India)|Aland]]<br /> * Alanvara<br /> * [[Alur, Hassan|Alur]]<br /> * [[Anekal]]<br /> * [[Ankola]]<br /> * [[Annigeri]]<br /> * [[Arkalgud]]<br /> * [[Arsikere]]<br /> * [[Athani (Karnataka)|Athani]]<br /> * [[Babaleshwar]]<br /> * [[Badami]]<br /> * [[Bagalkot]]<br /> * [[Bagepalli]]<br /> * [[Bailahongal]]<br /> * [[Bangarapet]]<br /> * [[Bantwal]]<br /> * [[Basavakalyan]]<br /> * [[Basavan Bagevadi]]<br /> * [[Belgaum]]<br /> * [[Bellary]]<br /> * [[Beltangadi]]<br /> * [[Belur, Karnataka|Belur]]<br /> * [[Bengaluru]] [[East]]<br /> * [[Bengaluru]] [[North]]<br /> * [[Bengaluru]] [[South]]<br /> * [[Bhadravathi, Karnataka|Bhadravati]]<br /> * [[Bhalki]]<br /> * [[Bhatkal]]<br /> * [[Bidar district|Bidar]]<br /> * [[Bidar]]<br /> * [[Bijapur, Karnataka|Bijapur]]<br /> * [[Bilagi]]<br /> * [[Brahmavara]]<br /> * [[Byadgi]]<br /> * [[Baindur]]<br /> * [[Chadchan]]<br /> * [[Challakere]]<br /> * [[Chamrajnagar]]<br /> * [[Channagiri]]<br /> * [[Channarayapattana]]<br /> * [[Chik Ballapur]]<br /> * [[Chikmagalur]]<br /> * [[Chiknayakanhalli]]<br /> * [[Chikodi]]<br /> * [[Chincholi]]<br /> * [[Chintamani, Karnataka|Chintamani]]<br /> * [[Chitapur]]<br /> * [[Chitgoppa]]<br /> * [[Chitradurga]]<br /> * [[Dandeli]]<br /> * [[Davanagere district|Davanagere]]<br /> * [[Devadurga, India|Devadurga]]<br /> * [[Devanhalli]]<br /> * [[Devar Hipparagi]]<br /> * [[Dharwad]]<br /> * [[Doddaballapura]]<br /> * [[Gadag-Betigeri]]<br /> * [[Gangawati]]<br /> * Ganjendragad<br /> * [[Gauribidanur]]<br /> * [[Gokak]]<br /> * [[Gubbi]]<br /> * [[Gudibanda]]<br /> * [[Gulbarga district|Gulbarga]]<br /> * [[Guledgudda]]<br /> * [[Gundlupet]]<br /> * [[Gurmitkal]]<br /> * [[Hagaribommanahalli]]<br /> * [[Haliyal]]<br /> * [[Hangal]]<br /> * [[Hanur]]<br /> * [[Harihar]]<br /> * [[Harpanahalli]]<br /> * [[Hassan, India|Hassan]]<br /> * [[Haveri]]<br /> * [[Heggadadevanakote]]<br /> * [[Hirekerur]]<br /> * [[Hiriyur]]<br /> * [[Holalkere]]<br /> * [[Holenarsipur]]<br /> * [[Homnabad]]<br /> * [[Honavar]]<br /> * [[Honnali]]<br /> * [[Hoovina Hadagalli]]<br /> * [[Hosanagara]]<br /> * [[Hosdurga]]<br /> * [[Hoskote]]<br /> * [[Hospet]]<br /> * Hubli city<br /> * [[Hubli]]<br /> * [[Hukkeri]]<br /> * [[Hulsoor]]<br /> * [[Hungund]]<br /> * [[Hunsagi]]<br /> * [[Hunsur]]<br /> * [[Ilkal]]<br /> * [[Indi, Karnataka|Indi]]<br /> * [[Jagalur]]<br /> * [[Jamkhandi]]<br /> * [[Jevargi]]<br /> * [[Joida]]<br /> * [[Kadaba]]<br /> * [[Kadur]]<br /> * [[Kagawad]]<br /> * [[Kalghatgi]]<br /> * [[kanakapura]]<br /> * [[Kamalapura]]<br /> * [[Kamalnagar]]<br /> * [[Kampli]]<br /> * [[Kanakagiri]]<br /> * [[Karatagi]]<br /> * [[Karkal]]<br /> * [[Karwar]]<br /> * [[Khanapur]]<br /> * [[Kittur]]<br /> * [[Kolar]]<br /> * [[Kolhar, Bijapur|Kolhar]]<br /> * [[Kollegal]]<br /> * [[Koppa, India|Koppa]]<br /> * [[Koppal]]<br /> * [[Koratagere]]<br /> * [[Kotturu, Karnataka|Kotturu]]<br /> * [[Krishnarajanagar]]<br /> * [[Krishnarajpet]]<br /> * [[Kudligi]]<br /> * Kukanur<br /> * [[Kumta]]<br /> * [[Kundapura]]<br /> * [[Kundgol]]<br /> * [[Kunigal]]<br /> * [[Kurugodu]]<br /> * [[Kushtagi]]<br /> * [[Lakshmeshwara]]<br /> * [[Lingsugur]]<br /> * [[Maddur, Mandya|Maddur]]<br /> * [[Madhugiri]]<br /> * [[Madikeri]]<br /> * [[Malavalli]]<br /> * [[Malur]]<br /> * [[Mandya]]<br /> * [[Mangalore]]<br /> * [[Manvi]]<br /> * [[Maski]]<br /> * [[Molakalmuru]]<br /> * [[Moodbidri]]<br /> * [[Mudalgi]]<br /> * [[Muddebihal]]<br /> * [[Mudhol]]<br /> * [[Mudigere]]<br /> * [[Mulbagal]]<br /> * [[Mundargi]]<br /> * [[Mundgod]]<br /> * [[Mysore district|Mysore]]<br /> * [[Nagamangala]]<br /> * [[Nanjangud]]<br /> * [[Narasimharajapura]]<br /> * [[Nargund]]<br /> * [[Navalgund]]<br /> * [[Nelmangala]]<br /> * [[Nidagundi]]<br /> * [[Nipani]]<br /> * [[Nyamati]]<br /> * [[Pandavapura]]<br /> * [[Pavagada]]<br /> * [[Piriyapatna]]<br /> * [[Puttur, Karnataka|Puttur]]<br /> * [[Rabkavi Banhatti]]<br /> * [[Raichur]]<br /> * [[Ramdurg]]<br /> * [[Ranibennur]]<br /> * [[Raybag]]<br /> * [[Ron, Karnataka|Ron]]<br /> * [[Sagara, India|Sagar]]<br /> * [[Sakleshpur]]<br /> * [[Sanduru]]<br /> * [[Saundatti]]<br /> * [[Savanur]]<br /> * [[Sedam]]<br /> * [[Shahabad, Gulbarga|Shahabad]]<br /> * [[Shahpur, Karnataka|Shahpur]]<br /> * [[Shiggaon]]<br /> * [[Shikaripura]]<br /> * [[Shimoga]]<br /> * [[Shirahatti]]<br /> * [[Shorapur]]<br /> * [[Shrirangapattana]]<br /> * [[Siddapura taluk|Siddapur]]<br /> * [[Sidlaghatta]]<br /> * [[Sindagi]]<br /> * [[Sindhnur]]<br /> * [[Sira, India|Sira]]<br /> * [[Sirsi, Karnataka|Sirsi]]<br /> * [[Siruguppa]]<br /> * [[Sirwar]]<br /> * [[Somvarpet]]<br /> * [[Sorab]]<br /> * [[Sringeri]]<br /> * [[Srinivaspur]]<br /> * [[Sulya]]<br /> * [[Talikota]]<br /> * [[Tarikere]]<br /> * [[Tikota]]<br /> * [[Tiptur]]<br /> * [[Tirthahalli]]<br /> * [[Tirumakudalu Narasipura]]<br /> * [[Tumkur]]<br /> * [[Turuvekere]]<br /> * [[Udupi district|Udupi]]<br /> * Vadagera<br /> * [[Virajpet]]<br /> * [[Yadgir]]<br /> * Yadrami<br /> * [[Yelahanka]]<br /> * [[Yelandur]]<br /> * [[Yelbarga]]<br /> * [[Yellapur]]<br /> <br /> {{div col end}}<br /> <br /> ==Demographics==<br /> [[Image:Karnataka Population.png|thumb|right|Distribution of population in Karnataka]]<br /> *[[Demographics of Karnataka]]<br /> *[[Economy of Karnataka]]<br /> *[[Religion in Karnataka]]<br /> <br /> {{bar box<br /> |title=[[Religion in Karnataka]]<br /> |titlebar=#ddd<br /> |left1=<br /> |float=left<br /> |bars=<br /> {{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|orange|83}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[Muslim]]|Green|12.2}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[Christians|Christian]]|Blue|3.1}}<br /> {{bar percent|Others|Black|1.7}}<br /> }}<br /> <br /> {{bar box<br /> |title=Languages in Karnataka&lt;ref name=&quot;demographics&quot;&gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.languageinindia.com/dec2002/urduinkarnataka.html|author=A. R. Fatihi|work=Language in India, Volume 2: 2002-12-09|publisher=M. S. Thirumalai, Managing Editor, Language in India|title=Urdu in Karnataka|accessdate=2007-06-29}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |titlebar=#ddd<br /> |left1=<br /> |float=left<br /> |bars=<br /> {{bar percent|[[Kannada language|Kannada]] |Red|64.8}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[Urdu]]|Green|9.7}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[Telugu language|Telugu]]|Blue|8.3}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]|Orange|3.8}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[Tulu language|Tulu]]|Violet|5.4}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[konkani language|konkani]]|Violet|5.4}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[Marathi language|Marathi]]|Yellow|4}}<br /> {{bar percent|other|black|4}}<br /> }}<br /> {{clear}}<br /> <br /> == Government and politics of Karnataka ==<br /> [[Image:Vidhana Soudha 2012.jpg|350px|thumb|right|The [[Vidhana Soudha]]]]<br /> <br /> [[Politics of Karnataka]]<br /> <br /> * [[Form of government]]: [[Indian state government]] ([[parliamentary system]] of [[representative democracy]])<br /> * [[Capital (political)|Capital]] of Karnataka: [[Bengaluru]]<br /> * [[Elections in Karnataka]]<br /> ** (specific elections)<br /> * [[Unification of Karnataka]]<br /> <br /> === Union government in Karnataka ===<br /> * [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Karnataka|Rajya Sabha members from Karnataka]]<br /> * [[Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee]]<br /> * [[Indian general election, 2009 (Karnataka)]]<br /> * [[Indian general election, 2014 (Karnataka)]]<br /> <br /> === Branches of the government of Karnataka ===<br /> <br /> [[Government of Karnataka]]<br /> <br /> ==== Executive branch of the government of Karnataka ====<br /> <br /> * [[Head of state]]: [[Governor of Karnataka]]<br /> * [[Head of government]]: [[Chief Minister of Karnataka]]<br /> * [[Council of Ministers of Karnataka]]<br /> <br /> ==== Legislative branch of the government of Karnataka ====<br /> <br /> [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]<br /> * [[List of constituencies of Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Constituencies of Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]<br /> <br /> ==== Judicial branch of the government of Karnataka ====<br /> <br /> * [[High Court of Karnataka]]<br /> ** [[Chief Justice of Karnataka]]<br /> <br /> === Law and order in Karnataka ===<br /> <br /> [[Law of Karnataka]]<br /> * [[Law enforcement in Karnataka]]<br /> ** [[Karnataka Police]]<br /> <br /> == History ==<br /> [[Image:Ugranarasimha statue at Hampi dtv.JPG|thumb|right|alt=Brown stone statue of smiling deity sitting cross-legged under arch |Statue of [[Narasimha|Ugranarasimha]] at [[Hampi]] (a [[World Heritage Site]]), located within the ruins of [[Vijayanagara]], the former capital of the [[Vijayanagara Empire]].]]<br /> <br /> :[[History of Karnataka]]<br /> :[[Political history of medieval Karnataka]]<br /> :[[Etymology of Karnataka]]<br /> <br /> * [[Nanda Empire]]<br /> * [[Mauryan empire]] of [[Emperor Ashoka]]<br /> * [[Satavahana Dynasty|Satavahana]]<br /> * [[Kadambas]]<br /> * [[Kadamba Dynasty]] founded by [[Mayurasharma]]<br /> * [[Western Ganga Dynasty]] <br /> * [[Badami Chalukyas]]<br /> * [[Rashtrakuta Dynasty|Rashtrakuta Empire of Manyakheta]]<br /> * [[Western Chalukya Empire]]<br /> * [[Hoysala Empire|Hoysalas]]<br /> * [[Vijayanagara empire]]<br /> * [[Nayakas of Chitradurga]]<br /> * [[Madakari Nayaka]]<br /> * [[Kempegowda]]<br /> * [[Moghul empire|Moghuls]]<br /> * [[Western Chalukya Architecture|architecture]] <br /> * [[Western Chalukya literature|literature]] <br /> * [[Hoysala literature|Literature]]<br /> * [[meter (music)|literary metres]]<br /> * [[Hoysala architecture|Vesara style of architecture]]<br /> * [[Indo-Saracenic]]<br /> * [[Battle of Talikota]]<br /> * [[Nizam of Hyderabad]]<br /> * [[Tippu Sultan]]<br /> * [[Unification of Karnataka|Ekikarana Movement]]<br /> <br /> ==Culture==<br /> {{Multiple image<br /> | align = right<br /> | direction = vertical<br /> | header =<br /> | header_align = left/right/center<br /> | header_background =<br /> | footer =<br /> | footer_align = left/right/center<br /> | footer_background =<br /> | width = 200<br /> <br /> | image1 = FullPagadeYakshagana.jpg|thumb<br /> | width1 =<br /> | alt1 = A yakshagana artist wearing pagaDe<br /> | caption1 = A [[yakshagana]] artist<br /> }}<br /> <br /> :[[Art and culture of Karnataka]]<br /> <br /> * [[Carnatic music]]<br /> * [[Architecture of Karnataka]]<br /> * [[Cuisine of Karnataka]]<br /> * [[Kannada people]]<br /> * [[Tulu people]]<br /> * [[Kodava people]]<br /> * [[Beary people]]<br /> * [[Konkani people]]<br /> * [[Folk arts of Karnataka]]<br /> * [[Cinema of Karnataka]]<br /> *Languages<br /> ** [[Kannada language]]<br /> ** [[Tulu language]]<br /> ** [[Kodava language]]<br /> ** [[Konkani language]]<br /> ** [[Beary language]]<br /> *Dances<br /> ** [[Gubbi Veeranna|Gubbi Veeranna Nataka Company]]<br /> ** [[Veeragase]]<br /> ** [[Kamsale]]<br /> ** [[Dollu Kunitha]]<br /> ** [[Bharatanatyam|Bharatanatya]]<br /> ** [[Dollu Kunitha]]<br /> ** [[Bhuta Kola]]<br /> ** [[Yakshagana]]<br /> ** [[Nagaradhane]]<br /> ** [[Gaarudi Gombe]]<br /> ** [[Togalu Gombeyaata]]<br /> ** [[Veeragase]]<br /> <br /> === Symbols of Karnataka ===<br /> <br /> [[Symbols of Karnataka]]<br /> * State animal: [[Indian Elephant]]<br /> * State bird: [[Indian roller]]&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|author=Sankara Subramanian |url=http://www.beontheroad.com/2011/06/indian-rollerkarnatakas-state-bird.html |title=Indian Roller–Karnataka&#039;s State Bird |publisher=Beontheroad.com |date=2011-06-27 |accessdate=2013-10-17}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * State flower: [[Nelumbo nucifera|Lotus]]<br /> * State seal: [[Seal of Karnataka]]<br /> * State tree: [[Sandalwood]]<br /> <br /> ==Tourism==<br /> {{Karnataka tourism map}}<br /> <br /> ===North Karnataka===<br /> [[File:North-Karnataka Region Tourism map - Manjuanth Doddamani.JPG|thumb|right|[[North Karnataka]] Region Tourism]]<br /> *World heritage centres<br /> [[Image:Panaromic view of the natural fortification and landscape at Hampi.jpg|thumb|right|[[Hampi]]]]<br /> [[Image:Mallikarjuna and Kasivisvanatha temples at Pattadakal.jpg|thumb|Group of monuments At [[Pattadakal]]]]<br /> [[Image:Mallikarjuna and Kashivishwanatha temples at Pattadakal.jpg|thumb|right| Mallikarjuna and Kasivisvanatha temples at [[Pattadakal]]]]<br /> ** [[Hampi]]&lt;ref name=&quot;Hampi_UNESCO&quot;&gt;{{cite web |url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/241 |title=hampi, UNESCO World Heritage Centre |accessdate=2008-08-06 }}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> ** Group of 8th century CE monuments, [[Pattadakal]]:&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/239 |title=Pattadakal, UNESCO World Heritage Centre |accessdate=2008-08-06 }}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * Historical locations<br /> ** Western Chalukya<br /> *** [[Aihole]]:&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=http://ellakavi.wordpress.com/2007/07/14/aihole-is-located-near-badami/ |title=Aihole is located near Badami|accessdate=2008-08-06}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> *** [[Badami]]:&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.cultureholidays.com/Temples/badami.htm |title=Badami Cave Temples, Karnataka <br /> |accessdate=2008-08-06 }}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> *** [[Basavana Bagewadi]]<br /> *** [[Basavakalyana]],&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20080614/974456.html|title=New tourist spot to be developed|accessdate=2008-08-08}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> *** [[Bidar District]]<br /> *** [[Annigeri]]<br /> *** [[Bankapura]]<br /> *** [[Dambal]]<br /> *** [[Haveri]]<br /> *** [[Gadag]]<br /> *** [[Lakkundi]]<br /> *** Someshwara temple complex [[Lakshmeshwar]]<br /> *** [[Galaganatha]] Galageshwara temple<br /> *** [[Chaudayyadanapura]]<br /> *** [[Mahadeva Temple (Itagi)]]<br /> *** Shambulinga Temple [[Kundgol]]<br /> *** [[Hooli]] Panchalingeshwara Temple<br /> *** [[Lakshmeshwar]]<br /> *** [[Kudalasangama]]<br /> ** Rashtrakuta dynasty<br /> *** [[Malkhed]], [[Gulbarga District]]<br /> *** [[Naregal, Gadag|Naregal]], [[Gadag District]]<br /> ** Kadamba dynasty<br /> *** [[Halasi]]<br /> *** [[Hangal]]<br /> *** [[Banavasi]]<br /> ** Deccan Sultanates<br /> *** [[Bijapur, Karnataka|Bijapur]]&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.kaladarshana.com/sites/bijapur/index.html |title=Ancient and Medieval Historical Indian Architecture and Art - Bijapur |publisher=Kaladarshana |accessdate=2013-07-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131010195438/http://www.kaladarshana.com/sites/bijapur/index.html |archive-date=2013-10-10 |url-status=dead }}&lt;/ref&gt; jaws are trying to devour an elephant.<br /> *** [[Bidar]]:&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/08/06/stories/2008080653730300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080810005251/http://www.hindu.com/2008/08/06/stories/2008080653730300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2008-08-10 |title=Bidar has 30 tombs of former kings |accessdate=2008-08-08 |location=Chennai, India |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=2008-08-06 }}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> *** [[Gulbarga]]<br /> *** [[Raichur]]<br /> *** [[Lakshmeshwar]]<br /> ** Rattas<br /> *** [[Saundatti]]<br /> **Forts<br /> *** [[Basavakalyan]] Fort<br /> *** [[Bidar]] Fort<br /> *** [[Gulbarga]] Fort<br /> *** Savadatti Fort<br /> *** [[Bellary]] Fort<br /> *** Sandur Fort<br /> *** [[Gajendragad]]<br /> *** [[Nargund]] fort<br /> ** Other<br /> *** Sonda<br /> *** [[Ulavi]]<br /> *** [[Yana, India|Yana]]<br /> *** [[Utsav Rock Garden, Shiggaon]]<br /> <br /> ===Coastal Karnataka===<br /> * [[Gokarna, India|Gokarna]]<br /> * [[Mangalore]]<br /> * [[Udupi]]<br /> * [[Karkala]]<br /> * [[Venur]]<br /> * [[Malpe Beach]]<br /> * [[Panambur Beach]]<br /> * [[Kukke Subramanya]]<br /> * [[Dharmastala]]<br /> * [[Kollur, Udupi district|Kollur]]<br /> * [[Moodabidre]]<br /> * [[Bhatkal]]<br /> * [[Honnavar]]<br /> * [[Ankola]]<br /> * [[Murudeshwar]]<br /> * [[Karwar]]<br /> <br /> ===South Karnataka===<br /> * [[Bengaluru]]<br /> *[[Mysore|Mysuru]]<br /> * [[Belur, Karnataka|Belur]]<br /> * [[Halebidu]]<br /> * [[Arasikere]]<br /> * [[Aralaguppe]]<br /> * [[Madhugiri]]<br /> * [[Sira, India|Sira]]<br /> * [[Yediyur]]<br /> * [[Madikeri]]<br /> * [[Srirangapattana]]<br /> * [[Melukote]]<br /> * [[Maddur, Mandya|Maddur]]<br /> *[[Nanjangud|Nanjanagudu]]<br /> * [[Talakadu]]<br /> * [[Bhadravathi, Karnataka|Bhadravathi]]<br /> * [[Ikkeri]]<br /> * [[Sravanabelgola]]<br /> * [[Somnathpur]]<br /> * [[Jog Falls]]<br /> * [[Mekedatu]]<br /> * [[Hesaraghatta]]<br /> * [[Shivanasamudram]]<br /> * [[Hogenakkal Falls]]<br /> * [[Devarayanadurga]]<br /> * [[List of tourist attractions in Kolar district]], [[Kolar]]<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> [[Karnataka]]<br /> {{Portal|Geography|Asia|India}}<br /> * [[Outline of India]]<br /> * [[Kannada]]<br /> * [[Kannada people]]<br /> * [[Kannada language]]<br /> {{clear}}<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> {{Sister project links|voy=Karnataka|Karnataka}}<br /> {{wikiatlas|Karnataka}}<br /> * [https://web.archive.org/web/20101219090604/http://karnataka.gov.in/ Official website 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