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{{short description|Districts in the state of Karnataka in India}}
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The [[States and territories of India|Indian State]] of [[Karnataka]] consists of 31 districts grouped into 4 administrative divisions. The state geographically has 3 principal regions: the coastal region of [[Kanara|Karavali]], the hilly [[Malenadu]] region comprising the [[Western Ghats]], and the [[Bayaluseeme]] region, comprising the plains of the [[Deccan plateau]].
{{Infobox subdivision type
[[File:Karnataka-districts-numbered with legend.png|thumb|Map showing the 4 divisions and 31 districts (as of 2021) of Karnataka]]
| name = Districts of Karnataka
| map = Karnataka districts map.svg
| category = Districts
| territory = [[Karnataka]]
| start_date =
| current_number = 31 districts
| number_date =
| population_range = [[Kodagu district|Kodagu]] – 554,519 (lowest); [[Bengaluru Urban district|Bengaluru Urban]] –  9,621,551 (highest)
| area_range = [[Bengaluru Urban district|Bengaluru Urban]] – {{Convert|2190|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} (smallest); [[Belagavi district|Belagavi]] – {{Convert|13415|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} (largest)
| government = [[Government of Karnataka]]
| subdivision = [[List of taluks of Karnataka]]
| caption = Districts of Karnataka
}}The [[South India|southern Indian]] [[States and union territories of India|state]] of [[Karnataka]] consists of 31 [[districts in India|districts]] grouped into 4 administrative divisions, ''viz''., [[Belagavi division|Belagavi]], [[Bengaluru division|Bengaluru
]], [[Kalaburagi division|Gulbarga]], and [[Mysore division|Mysore]]. Geographically, the state has three principal variants: the western [[Kanara|coastal stretch]], the [[Malenadu|hilly belt]] comprising the [[Western Ghats]], and the [[Bayaluseeme|plains]], comprising the plains of the [[Deccan Plateau]].
[[File:India Karnataka location map.png|thumb|4 Divisions and 31 Districts of Indian state of Karnataka.]]


==History==
==History==
[[File:Karnataka 1956 Reorg.svg|thumb|[[Mysore State]] that was created during States Reorganisation of 1956.]]
[[File:Karnataka 1956 Reorg.svg|thumb|[[Mysore State]] that was created during States Reorganisation of 1956.]]
{{main|History of Karnataka|Unification of Karnataka}}
{{main|History of Karnataka|Unification of Karnataka}}
It took its present shape in 1956, when the former states of [[Mysore State|Mysore]] and [[Coorg State|Coorg]] were merged with the Kannada-speaking districts of the former states of [[Bombay State|Bombay]], [[Hyderabad State|Hyderabad]], and [[Madras State|Madras]]. Unified Mysore state was made up of ten districts, [[Bangalore district|Bangalore]], [[Kolar district|Kolar]], [[Tumkur district|Tumkur]], [[Mandya district|Mandya]], [[Mysore district|Mysore]], [[Hassan district|Hassan]], [[Chikmagalur district|Chikmagalur]] , [[Shimoga district|Shimoga]], [[Chitradurga]], and [[Bellary]] which had been transferred from Madras state to Mysore in 1953, when the new state of [[Andhra Pradesh]] was created out of Madras' northern districts.<ref>{{cite news|title=Petition against transfer of Bellary dismissed|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TgJFAAAAIBAJ&dq=bellary%20district%20madras&pg=6922%2C6087026|access-date=17 December 2010|newspaper=Indian Express|date=30 September 1953}}</ref> [[Coorg State]] became a district known as [[Kodagu district|Kodagu]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Chinnappa|first=Jeevan |title=Did reorganisation panel ignore Kodava leaders' plea?|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/11/15/stories/2005111510700300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061212010817/http://www.hindu.com/2005/11/15/stories/2005111510700300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 December 2006|access-date=17 December 2010|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=15 November 2005}}</ref> [[Dakshina Kannada]] was transferred from Madras State, [[Uttara Kannada]], [[Dharwad District|Dharwad]], [[Belgaum District|Belgaum]], and [[Bijapur district, Karnataka|Bijapur]] from Bombay State. [[Bidar district|Bidar]], [[Gulbarga District|Gulbarga]], and [[Raichur district|Raichuru]] from Hyderabad State. It received its new name of [[Karnataka]] in the year 1973.
Karnataka took its present shape in 1956, when the former states of [[Mysore State|Mysore]] and [[Coorg State|Coorg]] were [[Unification of Karnataka|unified]] into a linguistically homogenous [[Kannada]]-speaking state along with agglomeration of districts of the former states of [[Bombay State|Bombay]], [[Hyderabad State|Hyderabad]], and [[Madras State|Madras]] as part of the [[States Reorganisation Act, 1956|States Reorganisation Act of 1956]]. The unified Mysore State was made up of ten districts, ''viz''., [[Bangalore district|Bangalore]], [[Kolar district|Kolar]], [[Tumkur district|Tumkur]], [[Mandya district|Mandya]], [[Mysore district|Mysore]], [[Hassan district|Hassan]], [[Chikmagalur district|Chikkamagalur]], [[Shimoga district|Shimoga]], [[Chitradurga district|Chitradurga]], and [[Ballari district|Ballari]] which had been transferred from Madras Presidency to Mysore State earlier in 1953, when the new state of [[Andhra Pradesh]] was created out of Madras' northern districts.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news|title=Petition against transfer of Bellary dismissed|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TgJFAAAAIBAJ&amp;dq=bellary%20district%20madras&amp;pg=6922%2C6087026|access-date=17 December 2010|newspaper=Indian Express|date=30 September 1953}}&lt;/ref&gt; [[Coorg State]] became [[Kodagu district]],&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news|last=Chinnappa|first=Jeevan |title=Did reorganisation panel ignore Kodava leaders' plea?|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/11/15/stories/2005111510700300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061212010817/http://www.hindu.com/2005/11/15/stories/2005111510700300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 December 2006|access-date=17 December 2010|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=15 November 2005}}&lt;/ref&gt; [[Dakshina Kannada|South Canara]] was transferred from Madras State, [[Uttara Kannada|North Canara]], [[Dharwad district|Dharwad]], [[Belagavi District|Belgaum]], and [[Vijayapura district|Bijapur]] from Bombay State. [[Bidar district|Bidar]], [[Kalaburagi district|Gulbarga]], and [[Raichur district|Raichur]] from Hyderabad State. The state received its new name of [[Karnataka]] in the year 1973.


In 1986, the [[Bangalore Rural district|Bangalore Rural]] and the [[Bangalore Urban district|Bangalore Urban]] districts were formed by splitting the [[Bangalore district]].
=== Formations of districts ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Chronology of formation of new districts
!Date
!New district
!Formerly part of
!Administration
|-
| rowspan="2" |15 August 1986
|[[Bengaluru Urban district|Bengaluru Urban]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Bangalore district|Bengaluru]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Second Hegde ministry|Ramakrishna Hegde's ministry]]
|-
|[[Bengaluru Rural district|Bengaluru Rural]]
|-
| rowspan="6" |25 August 1997
|[[Chamarajanagar district|Chamarajanagara]]
|[[Mysuru district|Mysuru]]
| rowspan="6" |[[J. H. Patel ministry|J. H. Patel's ministry]]
|-
|[[Davanagere district|Davanagere]]
|[[Chitradurga district|Chitradurga]], [[Ballari district|Ballari]] and [[Shivamogga district|Shivamogga]]
|-
|[[Bagalkot district|Bagalakote]]
|[[Vijayapura district, Karnataka|Vijayapura]]
|-
|[[Gadag district|Gadaga]]
|[[Dharwad district|Dharwad]]
|-
|[[Udupi district|Udupi]]
|[[Dakshina Kannada]]
|-
|[[Koppal district|Koppala]]
|[[Raichur district|Raichur]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |21 June 2007
|[[Ramanagara district|Ramanagara]]
|[[Bengaluru Rural District|Bengaluru Rural]]
| rowspan="2" |[[First Kumaraswamy ministry|H.D. Kumaraswamy's ministry]]&lt;ref name="newdis"&gt;{{cite news |date=6 August 2007 |title=2 new districts notified in Bangalore |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/2-new-districts-notified-in-Bangalore/articleshow/2258093.cms |url-status=live |access-date=2007-08-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811134957/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-08-06/bangalore/27961491_1_new-districts-ramanagaram-taluks |archive-date=11 August 2011}}&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Chikkaballapura district|Chikkaballapura]]
|[[Kolar District|Kolar]]
|-
|30 December 2009
|[[Yadagiri district|Yadagiri]]&lt;ref name="newdistrict"&gt;{{cite news |date=30 December 2009 |title=Creation of Yadgir district |work=Online Edition of The Hindu, dated 2009-12-30 |location=Chennai, India |url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/30/stories/2009123051050300.htm}}&lt;/ref&gt;
|[[Kalaburagi district|Kalaburagi]]
|[[Second Yediyurappa ministry|B.S. Yediyurappa's second ministry]]
|-
|18 November 2020
|[[Vijayanagara district|Vijayanagara]]&lt;ref name="newdistric"&gt;{{cite news |date=19 November 2020 |title=Vijayanagar to be Karnataka's 31st district, BSY Cabinet gives in-principle nod |work=The New Indian Express |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2020/nov/19/vijayanagar-to-be-karnatakas-31st-district-bsy-cabinet-gives-in-principle-nod-2225175.html |access-date=23 November 2020}}&lt;/ref&gt;
|[[Bellary district|Ballari]]
|[[Fourth Yediyurappa ministry|B.S. Yediyurappa's fourth ministry]]
|}


''Notification RD 42 LRD 87 Part III'' was part of a notification issued by the Government of Karnataka on 2 August 1997 in [[Bangalore]] that resulted in the creation of seven new [[Districts of Karnataka|districts]] in the [[India]]n state of [[Karnataka]]. The new districts created were
==Administrative structure==
*[[Chamarajanagar district|Chamarajanagara]] from [[Mysore district|Mysore]]
[[File:India Karnataka Divisions map.png|thumb|4 Divisions of Indian State of Karnataka.]]
*[[Davanagere district|Davanagere]] from [[Chitradurga district|Chitradurga]], [[Bellary district|Bellary]] and [[Shimoga district|Shimoga]]
[[File:India Karnataka location map.png|thumb|31 Districts of Indian state of Karnataka.]]
*[[Bagalkot district|Bagalkot]] from [[Bijapur district, Karnataka|Bijapur]]
*[[Gadag district|Gadag]] from [[Dharwad district|Dharwad]]
*[[Haveri district|Haveri]] from [[Dharwad district|Dharwad]]
*[[Udupi district|Udupi]] from [[Dakshina Kannada]]
*[[Koppal district|Koppala]] from [[Raichur district|Raichuru]]
 
The notification resulted in Karnataka being politically subdivided into 27 official districts with various [[taluk]]s existing within each district.
 
On 21 June 2007, the [[Government of Karnataka|Government]] announced the cabinet approval for the creation of two more districts, [[Ramanagara District|Ramanagara]] and [[Chikballapur district|Chikballapur]] were formed from the bifurcation of [[Bangalore Rural District|Bangalore Rural]] and [[Kolar District|Kolar]] respectively.<ref name="newdis">{{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|access-date=2007-08-09|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=6 August 2007}}</ref>
 
On 30 December 2009, [[Yadgir district|Yadagiri]] was carved out of [[Gulbarga district|Gulbarga]] and officially declared the 30th district of Karnataka.<ref name="newdistrict">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/30/stories/2009123051050300.htm|title=Creation of Yadgir district|work=Online Edition of The Hindu, dated 2009-12-30 | location=Chennai, India|date=30 December 2009}}</ref>


On 18 November 2020, the cabinet approved the separation of Vijayanagara district from Bellari.<ref name="newdistric">{{cite news |title=Vijayanagar to be Karnataka's 31st district, BSY Cabinet gives in-principle nod |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2020/nov/19/vijayanagar-to-be-karnatakas-31st-district-bsy-cabinet-gives-in-principle-nod-2225175.html |access-date=23 November 2020 |work=The New Indian Express |date=19 November 2020}}</ref>
=== District administration ===
A district of an Indian state is an administrative geographical unit, headed by a [[District magistrate|Deputy Commissioner]] (DC), an officer belonging to the [[Indian Administrative Service]] (IAS). The Deputy Commissioner reports to the [[Divisional commissioner|Regional Commissioner]]. The Deputy Commissioner is also the [[District collector|Collector]] and [[District magistrate|District Magistrate]] of the district. The Deputy Commissioner is assisted by an Additional Deputy Commissioner at the district headquarters. The deputy commissioner is assisted by a number of officers belonging to the [[Karnataka Administrative Service]].  The  deputy commissioner/collector is assisted by assistant commissioners and tahsildars, who are incharge of [[Revenue division|subdivisions]] and [[List of taluks of Karnataka|taluks]] respectively. The district (''revenue district'') is divided into subdivisions. Each subdivision consists of several talukas under its administrative purview. Each subdivision is headed by a [[Sub-divisional magistrate|Sub-Divisional Officer]] (SDO), who holds the designation of Assistant Commissioner and Sub-Divisional Magistrate. Each taluka is headed by a [[Tehsildar|Tahsildar]]. These subdivisions and talukas are established for land revenue and land administration purposes. Each taluk contains [[hobli]] and villages, headed by Revenue Inspectors and Village Accountants respectively.


Currently there is a proposal to carve [[Chikodi]] out of [[Belagavi District|Belgaum district]], [[Sagara, Shimoga District|Sagara]] out of [[Shivamogga District]], [[Sirsi, Karnataka|Sirsi]] out of [[Uttara Kannada District]] , [[madhugiri]] out of [[tumakuru district]] currently the largest district in the state.
=== Police administration ===
A [[Superintendent of Police (India)|Superintendent of Police (SP)]], usually an officer belonging to the [[Indian Police Service]] (IPS), is entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining law and order and related issues of the district. He is assisted by the officers of the Karnataka Police Service and other Karnataka Police officials. Big cities like [[Bengaluru]], [[Belagavi]], [[Hubballi-Dharwad]], [[Kalaburagi]], [[Mangalore|Mangaluru]] and [[Mysuru]] are headed by a [[Commissioner of Police]] holding the rank of Additional Director General of Police(ADGP) for Bengaluru, Inspector General of Police (IGP) for Mysuru and Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) for Belagavi, Hubballi-Dharwad, Kalaburagi and Mangaluru. They are assisted by officers belonging to the [[Karnataka Police Service]] (KSPS).


==Administrative structure==
=== Forest ===
[[File:Karnataka divisions.svg|thumb|Administrative divisions of Karnataka]]
A Deputy Conservator of Forests, an officer belonging to the [[Indian Forest Service]] selected through the [[Union Public Service Commission|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 [[Karnataka Public Service Commission|KPSC]] examination.
[[File:Taluks of Karnataka - 2011 Census.pdf|thumb|]]
A district of an Indian state is an administrative geographical unit, headed by a District Commissioner, an officer belonging to the [[Indian Administrative Service]]. The district commissioner is assisted by a number of officers belonging to the Karnataka Civil Service and other Karnataka state services.


A [[Superintendent of Police (India)]], usually an officer belonging to the [[Indian Police Service]] is entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining law and order and related issues of the district. He is assisted by the officers of the Karnataka Police Service and other Karnataka Police officials. Cities like [[Bangalore]], [[Mangalore]], [[Hubli-Dharwad]], [[Mysore]] and [[Belgaum]] are headed by a [[Commissioner of Police]] holding the rank of Additional Director General of Police(ADGP) or Inspector General of Police (IGP).
=== Other department ===
 
Sectoral 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.
A [[Deputy Conservator of Forests (India)|Deputy Conservator of Forests]], an officer belonging to the [[Indian Forest Service]] is responsible for managing the forests, the environment and wildlife of the district. He is assisted by the officers of the Karnataka Forest Service and other Karnataka Forest officials and Karnataka wildlife officials.
 
Sect-oral development is looked after by the district head of each development department such as PWD, Health, Education, Agriculture, Animal husbandry, etc. These officers belong to the various state services.


===Administrative divisions===
===Administrative divisions===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"
|-
|-
! [[Belagavi Division]]!! [[Bengaluru Division]]!! [[Gulbarga Division]]!! [[Mysuru Division]]
! [[Belagavi division|Belagavi Division]]!! [[Bangalore division|Bengaluru Division]]!! [[Kalaburagi division|Kalaburagi Division]]!! [[Mysore division|Mysuru Division]]
|-
| [[File:Karnataka Belgaum division.svg|center|173x173px]]|| [[File:Karnataka Bangalore division.svg|center|173x173px]]|| [[File:Karnataka Gulbarga division.svg|center|173x173px]]|| [[File:Karnataka Mysore division.svg|center|173x173px]]
|-
|-
|style="vertical-align:top;"|
|style="vertical-align:top;"|
* [[Belagavi District|Belagavi (Headquarters)]]
* [[Bagalkote district|Bagalkote]]
* [[Bagalkote district|Bagalkote]]
* [[Belagavi District|Belagavi]]
* [[Dharwad district|Dharwada]]
* [[Vijayapura district, Karnataka|Vijayapura]]
* [[Gadag district|Gadaga]]
* [[Dharwad district|Dharwad]]
* [[Gadag district|Gadag]]
* [[Haveri district|Haveri]]
* [[Haveri district|Haveri]]
* [[Uttara Kannada]]
* [[Uttara Kannada|Uttara Kannada (Karavara)]]
* [[Vijayapura district|Vijayapura]]
|style="vertical-align:top;"|
|style="vertical-align:top;"|
* [[Shimoga district|Shimoga]]
* [[Bengaluru Urban district|Bengaluru Urban (Headquarters)]]
* [[Bengaluru Rural district|Bengaluru Rural]]
* [[Bengaluru North District|Bengaluru North (Doddaballapura)]]
* [[Ramanagara district|Ramanagara]]
* [[Bengaluru South District|Bengaluru South (Ramanagara)]]
* [[Chikkaballapura district|Chikkaballapur]]
* [[Chikkaballapura district|Chikkaballapura]]
* [[Chitradurga district|Chitradurga]]
* [[Chitradurga district|Chitradurga]]
* [[Davanagere district|Davanagere]]
* [[Davanagere district|Davanagere]]
* [[Kolar district|Kolar]]
* [[Kolar district|Kolar]]
*[[Bangalore Urban district|Bengaluru Urban]]
* [[Shivamogga district|Shivamogga]]
* [[Tumakuru district|Tumkuru]]
* [[Tumakuru district|Tumakuru]]
|style="vertical-align:top;"|
|style="vertical-align:top;"|
* [[Bellary district|Bellary]]
* [[Kalaburagi district|Kalaburagi (Headquarters)]]
* [[Ballari district|Ballari]]
* [[Bidar district|Bidar]]
* [[Bidar district|Bidar]]
* [[Gulbarga district|Gulbarga]]
* [[Koppal district|Koppala]]
* [[Koppal district|Koppal]]
* [[Raichur district|Raichuru]]
* [[Raichur district|Raichur]]
* [[Vijayanagara district|Vijayanagara (Hospete)]]
* [[Vijayanagara district|Vijayanagara]]
* [[Yadgir district|Yadagiri]]
* [[Yadgir district|Yadagiri]]
|style="vertical-align:top;"|
|style="vertical-align:top;"|
* [[Chamarajanagar district|Chamarajanagar]]
* [[Mysuru district|Mysuru (Headquarters)]]
* [[Chikmagalur district|Chikmagalur]]
* [[Chamarajanagar district|Chamarajanagara]]
* [[Dakshina Kannada]]
* [[Chikmagalur district|Chikkamagaluru]]
* [[Dakshina Kannada|Dakshina Kannada (Mangaluru)]]
* [[Hassan district|Hassan]]
* [[Hassan district|Hassan]]
* [[Kodagu district|Kodagu]]
* [[Kodagu district|Kodagu (Madikeri)]]
* [[Mandya district|Mandya]]
* [[Mandya district|Mandya]]
* [[Mysuru district|Mysuru]]
* [[Udupi district|Udupi]]
* [[Udupi district|Udupi]]
|}
|}


==Alphabetical listing of districts==
==Alphabetical listing of districts==
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|- bgcolor=#99ccff
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!Code<ref>{{cite web
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!Code&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web
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  |url        = https://www.mail.nic.in/docs/MailService_e-mail_address_Policy_WithCodes.pdf
  |title      = NIC Policy on format of e-mail Address: Appendix (2): Districts Abbreviations as per ISO 3166–2
  |title      = NIC Policy on format of e-mail Address: Appendix (2): Districts Abbreviations as per ISO 3166–2
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  |archive-date = 2008-09-11
  |archive-date = 2008-09-11
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}}&lt;/ref&gt;
!'''District'''
!District
! '''Headquarters'''<ref name="goiport">{{cite web|title=Know India&nbsp;– Districts of Karnataka|url=http://india.gov.in/knowindia/districts/andhra1.php?stateid=KA|publisher=Government of India portal|access-date=16 November 2010}}</ref>
! Headquarters&lt;ref name="goiport"&gt;{{cite web|title=Know India&amp;nbsp;– Districts of Karnataka|url=http://india.gov.in/knowindia/districts/andhra1.php?stateid=KA|publisher=Government of India portal|access-date=16 November 2010}}&lt;/ref&gt;
!'''Established'''<ref>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.</ref><ref name="reorg">{{cite web|title=STATES REORGANISATION ACT 1956 - Formation of a new Mysore State |url=http://www.commonlii.org/in/legis/num_act/sra1956250/ |access-date=17 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516123014/http://www.commonlii.org/in/legis/num_act/sra1956250/ |archive-date=16 May 2008 }}</ref>
!Established&lt;ref&gt;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.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reorg"&gt;{{cite web|title=STATES REORGANISATION ACT 1956 - Formation of a new Mysore State |url=http://www.commonlii.org/in/legis/num_act/sra1956250/ |access-date=17 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516123014/http://www.commonlii.org/in/legis/num_act/sra1956250/ |archive-date=16 May 2008 }}&lt;/ref&gt;
!'''Subdivisions'''(Taluka)
!Subdivisions (Taluka)
!'''Population'''<ref name="census2011.co.in">{{Cite web | url=http://www.census2011.co.in/census/state/districtlist/karnataka.html |title = List of districts of Karnataka}}</ref>({{As of|2011}})
!Population&lt;ref name="census2011.co.in"&gt;{{Cite web | url=http://www.census2011.co.in/census/state/districtlist/karnataka.html |title = List of districts of Karnataka}}&lt;/ref&gt;({{As of|2011}})
!'''Area'''<ref name="goiport"/>
!Area&lt;ref name="goiport"/&gt;
!'''[[Population density]]'''<ref name="census2011.co.in"/>({{As of|2011}})
!Population density&lt;ref name="census2011.co.in"/&gt;({{As of|2011}})
!'''Map'''
!Map
|-
|-
|BK
|BK|
| [[Bagalkot District|Bagalkot]]
BAG
| [[Bagalkot]]
| [[Bagalkot district|Bagalkote]]
|15 August 1997<ref name="HanBokKar">{{cite web|title=A Handbook of Karnataka&nbsp;– Administration |url=http://www.karunadu.gov.in/gazetteer/HandbookKarnataka2010/Chapter%20IX%20Administration.pdf |publisher=Government of Karnataka |access-date=16 November 2010 |pages=354, 355 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008073453/http://www.karunadu.gov.in/gazetteer/HandbookKarnataka2010/Chapter%20IX%20Administration.pdf |archive-date=8 October 2011 }}</ref>
| [[Bagalkote]]
|15 August 1997&lt;ref name="HanBokKar"&gt;{{cite web|title=A Handbook of Karnataka&amp;nbsp;– Administration |url=http://www.karunadu.gov.in/gazetteer/HandbookKarnataka2010/Chapter%20IX%20Administration.pdf |publisher=Government of Karnataka |access-date=16 November 2010 |pages=354, 355 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008073453/http://www.karunadu.gov.in/gazetteer/HandbookKarnataka2010/Chapter%20IX%20Administration.pdf |archive-date=8 October 2011 }}&lt;/ref&gt;
|
|
{{colbegin}}
{{colbegin}}
* [[Badami]]
* [[Badami]]
* [[Bagalkot]]
* [[Bagalkote]]
* [[Bilgi, Karnataka|Bilgi]]
* [[Bilagi]]
* [[Ilkal]]
* [[Ilkal]]
* [[Hunagunda]]
* [[Hunagunda]]
* [[Halavagalu]]
* [[Rabkavi Banhatti]]
* [[Rabkavi Banhatti]]
* [[Terdal]]
* [[Terdal]]
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|{{convert|6575|sqkm|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|6575|sqkm|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|288|/sqkm|/sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|288|/sqkm|/sqmi|abbr=on}}
|[[File:Karnataka Bagalkot locator map.svg|75px]]
|[[File:Bagalkot in Karnataka (India).svg|75px]]
|-
|-
| BN
| BEU
| [[Bangalore Urban district|Bangalore Urban]]
| [[Bengaluru Urban district|Bengaluru Urban]]
|[[Bangalore]]
| [[Bangalore|Bengaluru]]
|1 November 1956
|1 November 1956
|
|
{{colbegin}}
{{colbegin}}
* [[Bangalore|Bengaluru]]
* [[Anekal]]
* [[Anekal]]
* [[Yelahanka]]
* [[Yelahanka]]
* [[Bangalore]] [[North]]
* [[Kengeri]]
* [[Bangalore]] [[East]]
* [[Krishnaraja Pura]]
* [[Bangalore]] [[South]]
* [[Sarjapura]]
{{colend}}
{{colend}}
|9,621,551
|9,621,551
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|[[File:Karnataka Bangalore Urban locator map.svg|75px]]
|[[File:Karnataka Bangalore Urban locator map.svg|75px]]
|-
|-
|BR
|BEN
|[[Bangalore Rural District|Bangalore Rural]]
|[[Bengaluru North District|Bengaluru North]]
|[[Bangalore]]
|[[Doddaballapura]]
|15 August 1986<ref>{{cite web|title=District Profile|url=http://bangalorerural.nic.in/District_profile.htm|access-date=18 November 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129041548/http://bangalorerural.nic.in/District_profile.htm|archive-date=29 November 2010}}</ref>
|15 August 1986&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|title=District Profile|url=http://bangalorerural.nic.in/District_profile.htm|access-date=18 November 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129041548/http://bangalorerural.nic.in/District_profile.htm|archive-date=29 November 2010}}&lt;/ref&gt;
|
|
{{colbegin}}
{{colbegin}}
* [[Doddaballapura]]
* [[Devanahalli]]
* [[Devanahalli]]
* [[Doddaballapura]]
* [[Hosakote]]
* [[Hosakote]]
* [[Nelamangala]]
* [[Nelamangala]]
* [[Dabaspete]]
* [[Dodda Belavangala]]
{{colend}}
{{colend}}
|990,923
|990,923
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|[[File:Karnataka Bangalore Rural locator map.svg|75px]]
|[[File:Karnataka Bangalore Rural locator map.svg|75px]]
|-
|-
|BG
|BES
| [[Belgaum district|Belagavi]]
|[[Bengaluru South District|Bengaluru South]]
|[[Belagavi]]
|[[Ramanagara]]
|10 September 2007&lt;ref name="HanBokKar"/&gt;
|
{{colbegin}}
*[[Ramanagara]]
*[[Bidadi]]
*[[Channapatna]]
*[[Kanakapura]]
*[[Harohalli]]
*[[Kodihalli, Kanakapura|Kodihalli]]
*[[Magadi]]
*[[Kuduru]]
*[[Huliyurdurga]]
*[[Kunigal]]
{{colend}}
|1,082,636
|{{convert|3556|sqkm|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|308|/sqkm|/sqmi|abbr=on}}
|[[File:Karnataka Ramanagara locator map.svg|75px]]
|-
|BEL
| [[Belagavi district|Belagavi]]
|[[Belgaum]]
|1 November 1956
|1 November 1956
|
|
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|[[File:Karnataka Belgaum locator map.svg|75px]]
|[[File:Karnataka Belgaum locator map.svg|75px]]
|-
|-
|BL
|BAL
| [[Bellary district|Bellary]]
| [[Ballari district|Ballari]]
|[[Bellary]]
|[[Ballari]]
|1 November 1956
|1 November 1956
|
|
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|[[File:Karnataka Bellary locator map.svg|75px]]
|[[File:Karnataka Bellary locator map.svg|75px]]
|-
|-
|BD
|BID
| [[Bidar District|Bidar]]
| [[Bidar District|Bidar]]
|[[Bidar]]
|[[Bidar]]
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|[[File:Karnataka Bidar locator map.svg|75px]]
|[[File:Karnataka Bidar locator map.svg|75px]]
|-
|-
|BJ
|VIJ
| [[Vijayapura district, Karnataka|Vijayapura]]
| [[Bijapur district, Karnataka|Bijapur]]
|[[Vijayapura, Karnataka|Vijayapura]]
|[[Bijapur district, Karnataka|Bijapur]]
|1 November 1956
|1 November 1956
|
|
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*[[Talikote]]
*[[Talikote]]
*[[Chadchan]]
*[[Chadchan]]
*[[Kolhar, Vijayapura|Kolhar]]
*[[Kolhar, Bijapur|Kolhar]]
*[[Sindgi]]
*[[Sindgi]]
*[[Basavana Bagevadi]]
*[[Basavana Bagevadi]]
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|[[File:Karnataka Bijapur locator map.svg|75px]]
|[[File:Karnataka Bijapur locator map.svg|75px]]
|-
|-
|CJ
|CHA
| [[Chamarajanagar District|Chamarajanagar]]
| [[Chamarajanagar district|Chamarajanagara]]
|[[Chamarajanagar]]
|[[Chamarajanagar]]a
|15 August 1997<ref name="HanBokKar"/>
|15 August 1997&lt;ref name="HanBokKar"/&gt;
|
|
{{colbegin}}
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|[[File:Karnataka Chamarajanagar locator map.svg|75px]]
|[[File:Karnataka Chamarajanagar locator map.svg|75px]]
|-
|-
|CB
|CHI
|[[Chikballapur District|Chikballapur]]
| [[Chikkaballapura district|Chikkaballapura]]
|[[Chikballapur]]
|[[Chikkaballapur]]
||10 September 2007<ref name="HanBokKar"/>
||10 September 2007&lt;ref name="HanBokKar"/&gt;
|
|
{{colbegin}}
{{colbegin}}
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*[[Gudibanda]]
*[[Gudibanda]]
*[[Sidlaghatta]]
*[[Sidlaghatta]]
*[[Manchenahalli]]
{{colend}}
{{colend}}
|1,255,104
|1,255,104
|{{convert|4524|sqkm|sqmi|abbr=on}}<ref name="chikbpur">{{cite web|title=District Profile&nbsp;– Area and population |url=http://www.chikballapur.nic.in/district_areapopulation-1.html |access-date=18 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125225440/http://www.chikballapur.nic.in/district_areapopulation-1.html |archive-date=25 November 2010 }}</ref>
|{{convert|4524|sqkm|sqmi|abbr=on}}&lt;ref name="chikbpur"&gt;{{cite web|title=District Profile&amp;nbsp;– Area and population |url=http://www.chikballapur.nic.in/district_areapopulation-1.html |access-date=18 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125225440/http://www.chikballapur.nic.in/district_areapopulation-1.html |archive-date=25 November 2010 }}&lt;/ref&gt;
|{{convert|296|/sqkm|/sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|296|/sqkm|/sqmi|abbr=on}}
|[[File:Karnataka Chikballapur locator map.svg|75px]]
|[[File:Karnataka Chikballapur locator map.svg|75px]]
|-
|-
|CK
|CHK
|[[Chikmagalur District|Chikmagalur]]
|[[Chikmagalur district|Chikmagalur]]
|[[Chikmagalur]]
|[[Chikmagalur]]
|1 November 1956
|1 November 1956
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*[[Koppa, India|Koppa]]
*[[Koppa, India|Koppa]]
*[[Mudigere]]
*[[Mudigere]]
*[[Kalasa]]
*[[Narasimharajapura]]
*[[Narasimharajapura]]
*[[Sringeri]]
*[[Sringeri]]
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|[[File:Karnataka Chikmagalur locator map.svg|75px]]
|[[File:Karnataka Chikmagalur locator map.svg|75px]]
|-
|-
|CT
|CHT
|[[Chitradurga District|Chitradurga]]
|[[Chitradurga district|Chitradurga]]
|[[Chitradurga]]
|[[Chitradurga]]
|1 November 1956
|1 November 1956
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|[[File:Karnataka Chitradurga locator map.svg|75px]]
|[[File:Karnataka Chitradurga locator map.svg|75px]]
|-
|-
|DK
|DAK
| [[Dakshina Kannada District|Dakshina Kannada]]
| [[Dakshina Kannada]]
|[[Mangalore]]
|[[Mangaluru]]
|1 November 1956
|1 November 1956
|
|
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*[[Bantwal]]
*[[Bantwal]]
*[[Beltangadi]]
*[[Beltangadi]]
*[[Mangalore]]
*[[Mangaluru taluk|Mangaluru]]
*[[Moodabidri]]
*[[Moodabidri]]
*[[Kadaba]]
*[[Kadaba]]
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|[[File:Karnataka DK locator map.svg|75px]]
|[[File:Karnataka DK locator map.svg|75px]]
|-
|-
|DA
|DAV
|[[Davanagere district|Davanagere]]
|[[Davanagere district|Davanagere]]
|[[Davanagere]]
|[[Davanagere]]
|15 August 1997<ref name="HanBokKar"/>
|15 August 1997&lt;ref name="HanBokKar"/&gt;
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|
{{colbegin}}
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|[[File:Karnataka Davanagere locator map.svg|75px]]
|[[File:Karnataka Davanagere locator map.svg|75px]]
|-
|-
|DH
|DHA
| [[Dharwad District|Dharwad]]
| [[Dharwad district|Dhārawaḍa]]
|[[Dharwad]]
|[[Dharwad|Dhārawaḍa]]
|1 November 1956
|1 November 1956
|
|
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|{{convert|4260|sqkm|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|4260|sqkm|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|434|/sqkm|/sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|434|/sqkm|/sqmi|abbr=on}}
|[[File:Karnataka Dharwad locator map.svg|75px]]
|[[File:Dharwad in Karnataka (India).svg|75px]]
|-
|-
|GA
|GAD
|[[Gadag District|Gadag]]
|[[Gadag district|Gadag]]
|[[Gadag]]
|[[Gadag]]
|24 August 1997<ref name="HanBokKar"/>
|24 August 1997&lt;ref name="HanBokKar"/&gt;
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|
{{colbegin}}
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|[[File:Karnataka Gadag locator map.svg|75px]]
|[[File:Karnataka Gadag locator map.svg|75px]]
|-
|-
|GU
|KAL
|[[Gulbarga district|Gulbarga]]
|[[Kalaburagi district|Kalaburagi]]
|[[Gulbarga]]
|[[Kalaburagi]]
|1 November 1956
|1 November 1956
|
|
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*[[Chincholi]]
*[[Chincholi]]
*[[Chitapur]]
*[[Chitapur]]
*[[Gulbarga]]
*[[Kalaburagi]]
*[[Kamalapura]]
*[[Kamalapur, Kalaburagi|Kamalapura]]
*[[Kalagi]]
*[[Kalagi]]
*[[Jevargi]]
*[[Jevargi]]
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|[[File:Karnataka Gulbarga locator map.svg|75px]]
|[[File:Karnataka Gulbarga locator map.svg|75px]]
|-
|-
|HS
|HAS
|[[Hassan District|Hassan]]
|[[Hassan district|Hassan]]
|[[Hassan, India|Hassan]]
|[[Hassan, Karnataka|Hassan]]
|1 November 1956
|1 November 1956
|
|
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|[[File:Karnataka Hassan locator.svg|75px]]
|[[File:Karnataka Hassan locator.svg|75px]]
|-
|-
|HV
|HAV
|[[Haveri District|Haveri]]
|[[Haveri district|Haveri]]
|[[Haveri]]
|[[Haveri]]
|24 August 1997<ref name="HanBokKar"/>
|24 August 1997&lt;ref name="HanBokKar"/&gt;
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|
{{colbegin}}
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|[[File:Karnataka Haveri locator map.svg|75px]]
|[[File:Karnataka Haveri locator map.svg|75px]]
|-
|-
|KD
|KOD
| [[Kodagu District|Kodagu]]
| [[Kodagu district|Kodagu]]
|[[Madikeri]]
|[[Madikeri]]
|1 November 1956
|1 November 1956
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|-
|-
|KL
|KL
|[[Kolar District|Kolar]]
|[[Kolar district|Kolāra]]
|[[Kolar]]
|[[Kolar, Karnataka|Kolāra]]
|1 November 1956
|1 November 1956
|
|
{{colbegin}}
{{colbegin}}
*[[Bangarapet]]
*[[Bangarapet]]
*[[Kolar]]
*[[Kolar, Karnataka|Kolar]]
*[[Kolar Gold Fields]]
*[[Kolar Gold Fields]]
*[[Malur]]
*[[Malur]]
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{{colend}}
{{colend}}
|1,536,401
|1,536,401
|{{convert|3969|sqkm|sqmi|abbr=on}}<ref name="kolar">{{cite web|title=Kolar district at a glance |url=http://kolar.nic.in/kolar_statistics.pdf |access-date=18 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110312084801/http://kolar.nic.in/kolar_statistics.pdf |archive-date=12 March 2011 }}</ref>
|{{convert|3969|sqkm|sqmi|abbr=on}}&lt;ref name="kolar"&gt;{{cite web|title=Kolar district at a glance |url=http://kolar.nic.in/kolar_statistics.pdf |access-date=18 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110312084801/http://kolar.nic.in/kolar_statistics.pdf |archive-date=12 March 2011 }}&lt;/ref&gt;
|{{convert|386|/sqkm|/sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|386|/sqkm|/sqmi|abbr=on}}
|[[File:Karnataka Kolar locator map.svg|75px]]
|[[File:Karnataka Kolar locator map.svg|75px]]
|-
|-
|KP
|KOP
|[[Koppal District|Koppal]]
|[[Koppal district|Koppal]]
|[[Koppal]]
|[[Koppal]]
|24 August 1997<ref name="HanBokKar"/>
|24 August 1997&lt;ref name="HanBokKar"/&gt;
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|
{{colbegin}}
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|[[File:Karnataka Koppal locator map.svg|75px]]
|[[File:Karnataka Koppal locator map.svg|75px]]
|-
|-
|MA
|MAN
|[[Mandya District|Mandya]]
|[[Mandya district|Mandya]]
|[[Mandya]]
|[[Mandya]]
|1 November 1956<ref>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</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Formation of Mandya district|url=http://www.mandya.nic.in/scmallaiah.htm|access-date=18 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100802203543/http://www.mandya.nic.in/scmallaiah.htm|archive-date=2 August 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|1 November 1956&lt;ref&gt;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&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|title=Formation of Mandya district|url=http://www.mandya.nic.in/scmallaiah.htm|access-date=18 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100802203543/http://www.mandya.nic.in/scmallaiah.htm|archive-date=2 August 2010|url-status=dead}}&lt;/ref&gt;
|
|
{{colbegin}}
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|[[File:Karnataka Mandya locator map.svg|75px]]
|[[File:Karnataka Mandya locator map.svg|75px]]
|-
|-
|MY
|MYS
|[[Mysore District|Mysore]]
|[[Mysore district|Mysuru]]
|[[Mysore]]
|[[Mysore|Mysuru]]
|1 November 1956
|1 November 1956
|
|
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|[[File:Karnataka Mysore locator map.svg|75px]]
|[[File:Karnataka Mysore locator map.svg|75px]]
|-
|-
|RA
|RAI
|[[Raichur District|Raichur]]
|[[Raichur district|Raichur]]
|[[Raichur]]
|[[Raichur]]
|1 November 1956
|1 November 1956
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|[[File:Karnataka Raichur locator map.svg|75px]]
|[[File:Karnataka Raichur locator map.svg|75px]]
|-
|-
|RM
|SHI
|[[Ramanagara District|Ramanagara]]
|[[Shimoga district|Shivamogga]]
|[[Ramanagara]]
|[[Shimoga|Shivamogga]]
|10 September 2007<ref name="HanBokKar"/>
|
{{colbegin}}
*[[Channapatna]]
*[[Kanakapura]]
*[[Ramanagara]]
*[[Magadi]]
{{colend}}
|1,082,636
|{{convert|3556|sqkm|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|308|/sqkm|/sqmi|abbr=on}}
|[[File:Karnataka Ramanagara locator map.svg|75px]]
|-
|SH
|[[Shimoga District|Shimoga]]
|[[Shimoga]]
|1 November 1956
|1 November 1956
|
|
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|[[File:Karnataka Shimoga locator map.svg|75px]]
|[[File:Karnataka Shimoga locator map.svg|75px]]
|-
|-
|TU
|TUM
|[[Tumkur district|Tumkur]]
|[[Tumakuru district|Tumakuru]]
|[[Tumkur]]
|[[Tumkur|Tumakuru]]
|1 November 1956
|1 November 1956
|
|
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*[[Chiknayakanhalli]]
*[[Chiknayakanhalli]]
*[[Gubbi]]
*[[Gubbi]]
*[[Huliyar]]
*[[Koratagere]]
*[[Koratagere]]
*[[Kunigal]]
*[[Kunigal]]
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|[[File:Karnataka Tumkur locator map.svg|75px]]
|[[File:Karnataka Tumkur locator map.svg|75px]]
|-
|-
|UD
|UDU
|[[Udupi District|Udupi]]
|[[Udupi district|Udupi]]
|[[Udupi]]
|[[Udupi]]
|25 August 1997<ref name="HanBokKar"/>
|25 August 1997&lt;ref name="HanBokKar"/&gt;
|
|
{{colbegin}}
{{colbegin}}
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*[[Brahmavara]]
*[[Brahmavara]]
*[[Karkal]]
*[[Karkal]]
*[[Kapu]]
*[[Kapu, Karnataka|Kapu]]
*[[Kundapura]]
*[[Kundapura]]
*[[Hebri]]
*[[Hebri]]
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|[[File:Karnataka Udupi locator map.svg|75px]]
|[[File:Karnataka Udupi locator map.svg|75px]]
|-
|-
|UK
|UTK
|[[Uttara Kannada District|Uttara Kannada]]
|[[Uttara Kannada]]
|[[Karwar]]
|[[Karwar]]
|1 November 1956
|1 November 1956
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|[[File:Karnataka UK locator map.svg|75px]]
|[[File:Karnataka UK locator map.svg|75px]]
|-
|-
|VN
|VIJ
|[[Vijayanagara district|Vijayanagara]]
|[[Vijayanagara district|Vijayanagara]]
|[[Hospet]]
|[[Hospet|Hosapete]]
|18 November 2020
|18 November 2020
|
|
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|[[File:Karnataka Vijayanagara locator map.svg|75px]]
|[[File:Karnataka Vijayanagara locator map.svg|75px]]
|-
|-
|YD
|YAD
|[[Yadgir district|Yadgir]]
|[[Yadgir district|Yadgiri]]
|[[Yadgir]]
|[[Yadgir]]i
|30 December 2009
|30 December 2009
|
|
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|
|
{{convert|5234|sqkm|sqmi|abbr=on}}
{{convert|5234|sqkm|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|224|/sqkm|/sqmi|abbr=on}}
|[[File:Karnataka Yadgir locator map.svg|75px]]
|}
==Proposed districts==
As of early 2026, The Karnataka government was considering dividing 5 following existing districts into several districts (listed north to south).&lt;ref name=karnew1&gt;[https://marvelousbelgaum.in/karnataka-govt-considers-division-of-five-districts Karnataka Govt Considers Division of Five Districts], marvelousbelgaum.in, 18 December 2025.&lt;/ref&gt;
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! Proposed District
! Proposed Since
! Current Division &amp; District
! COmment
|-
| [[Chikkodi]]
| 1997
|rowspan="2"| [[Belagavi Division]] ([[Belagavi district]])
| Chikkodi is 70 km north of Belagavi city and 45 km northwest of Gokak city.
|-
| [[Gokak]]
| 1990s
| Gokak is 60 km northeast of Belagavi city.
|-
| [[Sirsi, Karnataka|Sirsi]]
| 1980s
| [[Belagavi Division]] ([[Uttara Kannada|Uttara Kannada district]])
| Sirsi city is 115 km east of Karwar port city (HQ of Uttara Kannada district).
|-
| [[Sullia]]
| 2020s
| [[Mysuru Division]] ([[Dakshina Kannada|Dakshina Kannada district]])
| Sullia, an in-land city, is 85 km southeast of Mangaluru coastal city (HQ of Dakshina Kannada district).
|-
| [[Madhugiri]]
| 2020s
|rowspan="2"| [[Bengaluru Division]] ([[Tumakuru district]])
| Madhugiri is 50 km north of Tumakuru city.
|-
| [[Tiptur]]
| 2020s
| Tiptur is 75 km west of Tumakuru city.
|-
| [[Hunsur]]
| 2020s
| [[Mysuru Division]] ([[Mysuru district]])
| Hunsur, an in-land city, is 45 km west of Mysuru city.
|-
|}
|}


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Districts of Karnataka
Districts of Karnataka
CategoryDistricts
LocationKarnataka
Number31 districts
PopulationsKodagu – 554,519 (lowest); Bengaluru Urban – 9,621,551 (highest)
AreasBengaluru Urban – 2,190 km2 (850 sq mi) (smallest); Belagavi – 13,415 km2 (5,180 sq mi) (largest)
GovernmentGovernment of Karnataka
SubdivisionsList of taluks of Karnataka

The southern Indian state of Karnataka consists of 31 districts grouped into 4 administrative divisions, viz., Belagavi, Bengaluru , Gulbarga, and Mysore. Geographically, the state has three principal variants: the western coastal stretch, the hilly belt comprising the Western Ghats, and the plains, comprising the plains of the Deccan Plateau.

4 Divisions and 31 Districts of Indian state of Karnataka.

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 Mysore and Coorg were unified into a linguistically homogenous Kannada-speaking state along with agglomeration of districts of the former states of Bombay, Hyderabad, and Madras as part of the States Reorganisation Act of 1956. The unified Mysore State was made up of ten districts, viz., Bangalore, Kolar, Tumkur, Mandya, Mysore, Hassan, Chikkamagalur, Shimoga, Chitradurga, and Ballari which had been transferred from Madras Presidency to Mysore State earlier in 1953, when the new state of Andhra Pradesh was created out of Madras' northern districts.<ref>"Petition against transfer of Bellary dismissed". Indian Express. 30 September 1953. Retrieved 17 December 2010.</ref> Coorg State became Kodagu district,<ref>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.</ref> South Canara was transferred from Madras State, North Canara, Dharwad, Belgaum, and 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 Chitradurga, Ballari and Shivamogga
Bagalakote Vijayapura
Gadaga Dharwad
Udupi Dakshina Kannada
Koppala Raichur
21 June 2007 Ramanagara Bengaluru Rural H.D. Kumaraswamy's ministry<ref name="newdis">"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.</ref>
Chikkaballapura Kolar
30 December 2009 Yadagiri<ref name="newdistrict">"Creation of Yadgir district". Online Edition of The Hindu, dated 2009-12-30. Chennai, India. 30 December 2009.</ref> Kalaburagi B.S. Yediyurappa's second ministry
18 November 2020 Vijayanagara<ref name="newdistric">"Vijayanagar to be Karnataka's 31st district, BSY Cabinet gives in-principle nod". The New Indian Express. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.</ref> Ballari B.S. Yediyurappa's fourth ministry

Administrative structure

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

District administration

A district of an Indian state is an administrative geographical unit, headed by a Deputy Commissioner (DC), an officer belonging to the Indian Administrative Service (IAS). The Deputy Commissioner reports to the Regional Commissioner. The Deputy Commissioner is also the Collector and District Magistrate of the district. The Deputy Commissioner is assisted by an Additional Deputy Commissioner at the district headquarters. The deputy commissioner is assisted by a number of officers belonging to the Karnataka Administrative Service. The deputy commissioner/collector is assisted by assistant commissioners and tahsildars, who are incharge of subdivisions and taluks respectively. The district (revenue district) is divided into subdivisions. Each subdivision consists of several talukas under its administrative purview. Each subdivision is headed by a Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO), who holds the designation of Assistant Commissioner and Sub-Divisional Magistrate. Each taluka is headed by a Tahsildar. These subdivisions and talukas are established for land revenue and land administration purposes. Each taluk contains hobli and villages, headed by Revenue Inspectors and Village Accountants respectively.

Police administration

A Superintendent of Police (SP), usually an officer belonging to the Indian Police Service (IPS), is entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining law and order and related issues of the district. He is assisted by the officers of the Karnataka Police Service and other Karnataka Police officials. Big cities like Bengaluru, Belagavi, Hubballi-Dharwad, Kalaburagi, Mangaluru and Mysuru are headed by a Commissioner of Police holding the rank of Additional Director General of Police(ADGP) for Bengaluru, Inspector General of Police (IGP) for Mysuru and Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) for Belagavi, Hubballi-Dharwad, Kalaburagi and Mangaluru. They are assisted by officers belonging to the Karnataka Police Service (KSPS).

Forest

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.

Other department

Sectoral 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

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Code<ref>"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.</ref> District Headquarters<ref name="goiport">"Know India&nbsp;– Districts of Karnataka". Government of India portal. Retrieved 16 November 2010.</ref> Established<ref>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.</ref><ref name="reorg">"STATES REORGANISATION ACT 1956 - Formation of a new Mysore State". Archived from the original on 16 May 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2010.</ref> Subdivisions (Taluka) Population<ref name="census2011.co.in">"List of districts of Karnataka".</ref>(As of 2011) Area<ref name="goiport"/> Population density<ref name="census2011.co.in"/>(As of 2011) Map

BAG

Bagalkote Bagalkote 15 August 1997<ref name="HanBokKar">"A Handbook of Karnataka&nbsp;– Administration" (PDF). Government of Karnataka. pp. 354, 355. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2010.</ref>
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) File:Karnataka Bangalore Urban locator map.svg
BEN Bengaluru North Doddaballapura 15 August 1986<ref>"District Profile". Archived from the original on 29 November 2010. Retrieved 18 November 2010.</ref>
990,923 2,259 km2 (872 sq mi) 431/km2 (1,120/sq mi) File:Karnataka Bangalore Rural locator map.svg
BES Bengaluru South Ramanagara 10 September 2007<ref name="HanBokKar"/>
1,082,636 3,556 km2 (1,373 sq mi) 308/km2 (800/sq mi)
BEL Belagavi Belgaum 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 Bijapur Bijapur 1 November 1956
2,177,331 10,498 km2 (4,053 sq mi) 210/km2 (540/sq mi)
CHA Chamarajanagara Chamarajanagara 15 August 1997<ref name="HanBokKar"/>
1,020,791 5,101 km2 (1,970 sq mi) 181/km2 (470/sq mi)
CHI Chikkaballapura Chikkaballapur 10 September 2007<ref name="HanBokKar"/>
1,255,104 4,524 km2 (1,747 sq mi)<ref name="chikbpur">"District Profile&nbsp;– Area and population". Archived from the original on 25 November 2010. Retrieved 18 November 2010.</ref> 296/km2 (770/sq mi)
CHK Chikmagalur Chikmagalur 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<ref name="HanBokKar"/>
1,643,494 4,460 km2 (1,720 sq mi) 370/km2 (960/sq mi)
DHA Dhārawaḍa Dhārawaḍa 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<ref name="HanBokKar"/>
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) File:Karnataka Gulbarga locator map.svg
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<ref name="HanBokKar"/>
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 Kolāra Kolāra 1 November 1956
1,536,401 3,969 km2 (1,532 sq mi)<ref name="kolar">"Kolar district at a glance" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2010.</ref> 386/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
KOP Koppal Koppal 24 August 1997<ref name="HanBokKar"/>
1,389,920 7,189 km2 (2,776 sq mi) 250/km2 (650/sq mi)
MAN Mandya Mandya 1 November 1956<ref>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</ref><ref>"Formation of Mandya district". Archived from the original on 2 August 2010. Retrieved 18 November 2010.</ref>
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) File:Karnataka Mysore locator map.svg
RAI Raichur Raichur 1 November 1956
1,928,812 8,440 km2 (3,260 sq mi) 228/km2 (590/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) File:Karnataka Tumkur locator map.svg
UDU Udupi Udupi 25 August 1997<ref name="HanBokKar"/>
1,177,361 3,880 km2 (1,500 sq mi) 329/km2 (850/sq mi)
UTK Uttara Kannada Karwar 1 November 1956
1,437,169 10,291 km2 (3,973 sq mi) 140/km2 (360/sq mi) File:Karnataka UK locator map.svg
VIJ Vijayanagara Hosapete 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)

Proposed districts

As of early 2026, The Karnataka government was considering dividing 5 following existing districts into several districts (listed north to south).<ref name=karnew1>Karnataka Govt Considers Division of Five Districts, marvelousbelgaum.in, 18 December 2025.</ref>

Proposed District Proposed Since Current Division & District COmment
Chikkodi 1997 Belagavi Division (Belagavi district) Chikkodi is 70 km north of Belagavi city and 45 km northwest of Gokak city.
Gokak 1990s Gokak is 60 km northeast of Belagavi city.


Sirsi 1980s Belagavi Division (Uttara Kannada district) Sirsi city is 115 km east of Karwar port city (HQ of Uttara Kannada district).


Sullia 2020s Mysuru Division (Dakshina Kannada district) Sullia, an in-land city, is 85 km southeast of Mangaluru coastal city (HQ of Dakshina Kannada district).


Madhugiri 2020s Bengaluru Division (Tumakuru district) Madhugiri is 50 km north of Tumakuru city.
Tiptur 2020s Tiptur is 75 km west of Tumakuru city.


Hunsur 2020s Mysuru Division (Mysuru district) Hunsur, an in-land city, is 45 km west of Mysuru city.

See also

References

External links

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