List of districts of Karnataka

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The Indian State of Karnataka is divided into 30 districts and 4 administrative divisionsed into 3 principal regions:the coastal region of Karavali, the hilly Malenadu region comprising the Western Ghats and the Bayaluseeme region comprising the plains of the Deccan plateau.

History

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Mysore State that was created during States Reorganisation of 1956.

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Main articles: History of Karnataka and Unification of Karnataka

Karnataka took its present shape in 1956, when the states of Mysore and Coorg (Kodagu) were merged with the Kannada-speaking districts of the former states of Bombay, Hyderabad, and Madras. Mysore state was made up of ten districts, Bangalore, Kolar, Tumakuru, Mandya, Mysore, Hassan, Chikmagalur (Kadur), Shimoga and Chitradurga; Bellary had been transferred from Madras state to Mysore in 1953, when the new state of Andhra Pradesh was created out of Madras' northern districts.[1] Coorg state became a district,[2] Dakshina Kannada (South Kanara) district was transferred from Madras State, Uttara Kannada, Dharwad District, Belgaum District, and Bijapur District from Bombay State, and Bidar, Gulbarga District, and Raichur district from Hyderabad State.

In 1989, the Bangalore Rural district was split from Bangalore.

Notification RD 42 LRD 87 Part III was part of a notification issued by the Government of Karnataka on August 2, 1997 in Bangalore that resulted in the creation of seven new districts in the Indian state of Karnataka. The new districts created were

The notification resulted in Karnataka being politically subdivided into 27 official districts with various taluks existing within each district.

On June 21, 2007 the Government announced the cabinet approval for the creation of two more districts:Ramanagara District and Chikballapur district. Ramanagara District and Chikballapura District are being formed by the bifurcation of Bangalore Rural District and Kolar Districts respectively.[3]

On December 30, 2009, Yadgir district was carved out of Gulbarga district and officially declared the 30th district of Karnataka.[4]

Also there is a Proposal of creating Chikodi District out of Belagavi District for betterment of Administration and development of border areas.This includes Chikodi, Athani, Raybag, Hukkeri, Nipani and Kagawad taluks.

Administrative structure

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Administrative divisions of Karnataka

A district of an Indian state is an administrative geographical unit, headed by a Deputy Commissioner or District Magistrate, an officer belonging to the Indian Administrative Service. The district magistrate or the deputy 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, Mysore, Mangalore and Hubli-Dharwad are headed by a Commissioner of Police holding the rank of Additional Director General of Police(ADGP) or Inspector General of Police (IGP).

A Deputy Conservator of Forests, an officer belonging to the Indian Forest Service is responsible for managing the forests, the environment and wild-life of the district. He is assisted by the officers of the Karnataka Forest Service and other Karnataka Forest officials and Karnataka wildlife officials.

Sectoral 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.

Bangalore Division Belgaum Division Kalaburagi Division Mysore Division

Alphabetical listing

Code[5] District Headquarters[6] Established[7][8] Subdivisions Population[9](As of 2011) Area[6] Population density[10](As of 2011) Map
BK Bagalkot Bagalkot 15 August 1997[11] 1,889,752 6,575 km2 (2,539 sq mi) 288/km2 (750/sq mi) 75px
BN Bengaluru Urban Bengaluru 1 November 1956
  • Anekal
  • Bengaluru North
  • Bengaluru East
  • Bengaluru South
 9,621,551 2,190 km2 (850 sq mi) 4,381/km2 (11,350/sq mi) 75px
BR Bengaluru Rural Bengaluru 15 August 1986[13] 990,923 2,259 km2 (872 sq mi) 431/km2 (1,120/sq mi) 75px
BG Belagavi Belagavi 1 November 1956 4,779,661 13,415 km2 (5,180 sq mi) 356/km2 (920/sq mi) 75px
BL Bellary Ballari 1 November 1956 2,452,595 8,450 km2 (3,260 sq mi) 290/km2 (750/sq mi) 75px
BD Bidar Bidar 1 November 1956 1,703,300 5,448 km2 (2,103 sq mi) 313/km2 (810/sq mi) 75px
BJ Vijayapura Vijayapura 1 November 1956 2,177,331 10,494 km2 (4,052 sq mi) 207/km2 (540/sq mi) 75px
CJ Chamarajanagar Chamarajanagar 15 August 1997[11] 1,020,791 5,101 km2 (1,970 sq mi) 181/km2 (470/sq mi) 75px
Chikballapur Chikballapur 10 September 2007[11] 1,255,104 4,524 km2 (1,747 sq mi)[14] 296/km2 (770/sq mi) 75px
CK Chikkamagaluru Chikkamagaluru 1 November 1956 1,137,961 7,201 km2 (2,780 sq mi) 158/km2 (410/sq mi) 75px
CT Chitradurga Chitradurga 1 November 1956 1,659,456 8,440 km2 (3,260 sq mi) 197/km2 (510/sq mi) 75px
DK Dakshina Kannada Mangaluru 1 November 1956 2,089,649 4,560 km2 (1,760 sq mi) 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) 75px
DA Davanagere Davanagere 15 August 1997[11] 1,945,497 5,924 km2 (2,287 sq mi) 328/km2 (850/sq mi) 75px
DH Dharwad Dharwad 1 November 1956 1,847,023 4,260 km2 (1,640 sq mi) 434/km2 (1,120/sq mi) 75px
GA Gadag Gadag 24 August 1997[11] 1,064,570 4,656 km2 (1,798 sq mi) 229/km2 (590/sq mi) 75px
GU Kalaburagi Kalaburagi 1 November 1956 2,566,326 10,951 km2 (4,228 sq mi) 234/km2 (610/sq mi) 75px
HS Hassan Hassan 1 November 1956 1,776,421 6,814 km2 (2,631 sq mi) 261/km2 (680/sq mi) 75px
HV Haveri Haveri 24 August 1997[11] 1,597,668 4,823 km2 (1,862 sq mi) 331/km2 (860/sq mi) 75px
KD Kodagu Madikeri 1 November 1956 554,519 4,102 km2 (1,584 sq mi) 135/km2 (350/sq mi) 75px
KL Kolar Kolar 1 November 1956 1,536,401 3,969 km2 (1,532 sq mi)[15] 386/km2 (1,000/sq mi) 75px
KP Koppal Koppal 24 August 1997[11] 1,389,920 7,189 km2 (2,776 sq mi) 250/km2 (650/sq mi) 75px
MA Mandya Mandya 1 November 1956
(29 August 1939)[16][17]		 1,805,769 4,961 km2 (1,915 sq mi) 364/km2 (940/sq mi) 75px
MY Mysuru Mysuru 1 November 1956 3,001,127 6,854 km2 (2,646 sq mi) 476/km2 (1,230/sq mi) 75px
RA Raichur Raichur 1 November 1956 1,928,812 6,827 km2 (2,636 sq mi) 228/km2 (590/sq mi) 75px
Ramanagara Ramanagara 10 September 2007[11] 1,082,636 3,556 km2 (1,373 sq mi) 308/km2 (800/sq mi) 75px
SH Shivamogga Shivamogga 1 November 1956 1,752,753 8,477 km2 (3,273 sq mi) 207/km2 (540/sq mi) 75px
TU Tumakuru Tumakuru 1 November 1956 2,678,980 10,597 km2 (4,092 sq mi) 253/km2 (660/sq mi) 75px
UD Udupi Udupi 25 August 1997[11] 1,177,361 3,880 km2 (1,500 sq mi) 329/km2 (850/sq mi) Karnataka Udupi locator map.svg
UK Uttara Kannada Karwar 1 November 1956 1,437,169 10,291 km2 (3,973 sq mi) 140/km2 (360/sq mi) 75px
Yadgir Yadgir 30 December 2009[4] 1,174,271 5,273 km2 (2,036 sq mi) 223/km2 (580/sq mi) 75px

References

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  9. ↑ http://www.census2011.co.in/census/state/districtlist/karnataka.html
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  16. ↑ Note: This date means the day when the district was initially formed , even before the formation of the state of Karnataka(Mysuru). Hence 1 November 1956 will be considered as the day of formation of district in the state of Karnataka
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