Biology:Outline of Karnataka

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Short description: Overview of and topical guide to Karnataka
Location of Karnataka

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

Karnataka is the 6th 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 reference

Names

  • Common name: Karnataka
  • Previously known as :State of Mysore
  • Official name: Karnāṭaka
  • Nicknames: Kannada nādu, Karunādu
  • Adjectivals
    • Karnataka
    • Karnāṭakadavaru/Karnatakan
    • Canarese
  • Demonyms
    • Kannadigaru
    • Kannadigas
    • Canarese
  • Abbreviations and name codes

Rankings (amongst India's states)

  • by population: 8th
  • by area: 6th
  • by crime rate (2016): 12th
  • by gross domestic product (GDP) (2019): 3rd
  • by Human Development Index (HDI): 18th
  • by life expectancy at birth: 10th
  • by literacy rate: 23rd

Geography

Geography of Karnataka

  • Karnataka is: an Indian state, a state of the Republic of India.
  • Rainfall in Karnataka

Location of Karnataka

[2][3]

The state has three principal geographical zones:

  1. Karavali
  2. Malenadu
  3. Bayaluseeme

East flowing rivers

26 east-flowing rivers.

  • Amarja
  • Arkavathy River
  • Bhadra River
  • Chakra River
  • Dandavathi
  • Ghataprabha River
  • Hemavati River
  • Honnuhole River
  • Kabini River
  • Kaveri River
  • Kedaka River
  • Krishna River
  • Kubja River
  • Lakshmana Tirtha River
  • Malaprabha River
  • Palar River
  • Panchagangavalli River
  • Penner River
  • Ponnaiyar River
  • Shimsha
  • South Pennar River
  • Tunga River
  • Tungabhadra River
  • Varada
  • Vedavathi River
  • Vrishabhavathi River

[4][5][6]

West flowing rivers

Wide photo of large waterfall in mist
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.

  • Gangavalli River
  • Aghanashini River
  • Kali River
  • Kumaradhara River
  • Shambhavi River
  • Varahi River
  • Souparnika River
  • Sharavathi River
  • Kumadvathi River
  • Netravati River
  • Gurupura River

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

Reservoirs

  • Alamatti
  • Linganamakki
  • Bhadra reservoir
  • Tungabhadra dam, Hospete
  • Krishna Raja Sagara
  • Tippagondanahalli Reservoir
  • Haringi dam
  • Gorur dam.
  • Kabini dam.
  • Navilatirtha Dam, Saundatti taluka of Belgaum District

[8]

Lakes

  • Lakes in Bangalore
  • Mysore city lakes
  • Unkal lake, Hubli
  • Fort Lake Belgaum
  • Heggeri Lake, Haveri
  • Hagari Jalashaya, Malavi

[9][10]

Administrative divisions

Districts of Karnataka

Map of 30 districts in region
Districts of Karnataka

Districts of Karnataka There are 30 districts in Karnataka:

  • Bagalkote
  • Bengaluru Rural
  • Bengaluru Urban
  • Belagavi
  • Bellary
  • Bidar
  • Vijayapura
  • Chamarajanagar
  • Chikkaballapur[11]
  • Chikkamagaluru
  • Chitradurga
  • Dakshina Kannada
  • Davanagere
  • Dharwad
  • Gadag
  • Kalburgi
  • Hassan
  • Haveri
  • Kodagu
  • Kolar
  • Koppal
  • Mandya
  • Mysuru
  • Raichur
  • Ramanagara[11]
  • Shimoga
  • Tumakuru
  • Udupi
  • Uttara Kannada
  • Yadgir


Taluks of Karnataka

Taluks of Karnataka

  • Afzalpur
  • Aland
  • Alanvara
  • Alur
  • Anekal
  • Ankola
  • Annigeri
  • Arkalgud
  • Arsikere
  • Athani
  • Babaleshwar
  • Badami
  • Bagalkot
  • Bagepalli
  • Bailahongal
  • Bangarapet
  • Bantwal
  • Basavakalyan
  • Basavana Bagevadi
  • Belgaum
  • Bellary
  • Beltangadi
  • Belur
  • Bengaluru East
  • Bengaluru North
  • Bengaluru South
  • Bhadravati
  • Bhalki
  • Bhatkal
  • Bidar
  • Bidar
  • Bijapur
  • Bilagi
  • Brahmavara
  • Byadgi
  • Baindur
  • Chadchan
  • Challakere
  • Chamrajnagar
  • Channagiri
  • Channarayapattana
  • Chik Ballapur
  • Chikmagalur
  • Chiknayakanhalli
  • Chikodi
  • Chincholi
  • Chintamani
  • Chitapur
  • Chitgoppa
  • Chitradurga
  • Dandeli
  • Davanagere
  • Devadurga
  • Devanhalli
  • Devar Hipparagi
  • Dharwad
  • Doddaballapura
  • Gadag-Betigeri
  • Gangawati
  • Ganjendragad
  • Gauribidanur
  • Gokak
  • Gubbi
  • Gudibanda
  • Kalaburagi
  • Guledgudda
  • Gundlupet
  • Gurmitkal
  • Hagaribommanahalli
  • Haliyal
  • Hangal
  • Hanur
  • Harihar
  • Harpanahalli
  • Hassan
  • Haveri
  • Heggadadevanakote
  • Hirekerur
  • Hiriyur
  • Holalkere
  • Holenarsipur
  • Homnabad
  • Honavar
  • Honnali
  • Hoovina Hadagalli
  • Hosanagara
  • Hosdurga
  • Hoskote
  • Hospet
  • Hubli city
  • Hubli
  • Hukkeri
  • Hulsoor
  • Hungund
  • Hunsagi
  • Hunsur
  • Ilkal
  • Indi
  • Jagalur
  • Jamkhandi
  • Jevargi
  • Joida
  • Kadaba
  • Kadur
  • Kagawad
  • Kalghatgi
  • kanakapura
  • Kamalapura
  • Kamalnagar
  • Kampli
  • Kanakagiri
  • Karatagi
  • Karkal
  • Karwar
  • Khanapur
  • Kittur
  • Kolar
  • Kolhar
  • Kollegal
  • Koppa
  • Koppal
  • Koratagere
  • Kotturu
  • Krishnarajanagar
  • Krishnarajpet
  • Kudligi
  • Kukanur
  • Kumta
  • Kundapura
  • Kundgol
  • Kunigal
  • Kurugodu
  • Kushtagi
  • Lakshmeshwara
  • Lingsugur
  • Maddur
  • Madhugiri
  • Madikeri
  • Malavalli
  • Malur
  • Mandya
  • Mangalore
  • Manvi
  • Maski
  • Molakalmuru
  • Moodbidri
  • Mudalgi
  • Muddebihal
  • Mudhol
  • Mudigere
  • Mulbagal
  • Mundargi
  • Mundgod
  • Mysore
  • Nagamangala
  • Nanjangud
  • Narasimharajapura
  • Nargund
  • Navalgund
  • Nelmangala
  • Nidagundi
  • Nipani
  • Nyamati
  • Pandavapura
  • Pavagada
  • Piriyapatna
  • Puttur
  • Rabkavi Banhatti
  • Raichur
  • Ramdurg
  • Ranibennur
  • Raybag
  • Ron
  • Sagar
  • Sakleshpur
  • Sanduru
  • Saundatti
  • Savanur
  • Sedam
  • Shahabad
  • Shahpur
  • Shiggaon
  • Shikaripura
  • Shimoga
  • Shirahatti
  • Shorapur
  • Shrirangapattana
  • Siddapur
  • Sidlaghatta
  • Sindagi
  • Sindhnur
  • Sira
  • Sirsi
  • Siruguppa
  • Sirwar
  • Somvarpet
  • Sorab
  • Sringeri
  • Srinivaspur
  • Sulya
  • Talikota
  • Tarikere
  • Tikota
  • Tiptur
  • Tirthahalli
  • Tirumakudalu Narasipura
  • Tumkur
  • Turuvekere
  • Udupi
  • Vadagera
  • Virajpet
  • Yadgir
  • Yadrami
  • Yelahanka
  • Yelandur
  • Yelbarga
  • Yellapur


Demographics

Distribution of population in Karnataka
  • Demographics of Karnataka
  • Economy of Karnataka
  • Religion 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 Karnataka

The Vidhana Soudha

Politics of Karnataka

Union government in Karnataka

  • Rajya Sabha members from Karnataka
  • Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee
  • Indian general election, 2009 (Karnataka)
  • Indian general election, 2014 (Karnataka)

Branches of the government of Karnataka

Government of Karnataka

Executive branch of the government of Karnataka

Legislative branch of the government of Karnataka

Karnataka Legislative Assembly

  • Constituencies of Karnataka Legislative Assembly

Judicial branch of the government of Karnataka

  • High Court of Karnataka
    • Chief Justice of Karnataka

Law and order in Karnataka

Law of Karnataka

  • Law enforcement in Karnataka
    • Karnataka Police

History

Brown stone statue of smiling deity sitting cross-legged under arch
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
  • Nanda Empire
  • Mauryan empire of Emperor Ashoka
  • Satavahana
  • Kadambas
  • Kadamba Dynasty founded by Mayurasharma
  • Western Ganga Dynasty
  • Badami Chalukyas
  • Rashtrakuta Empire of Manyakheta
  • Western Chalukya Empire
  • Hoysalas
  • Vijayanagara empire
  • Nayakas of Chitradurga
  • Madakari Nayaka
  • Kempegowda
  • Moghuls
  • architecture
  • literature
  • Literature
  • literary metres
  • Vesara style of architecture
  • Indo-Saracenic
  • Battle of Talikota
  • Nizam of Hyderabad
  • Tippu Sultan
  • Ekikarana Movement

Culture

A yakshagana artist wearing pagaDe
A yakshagana artist
Art and culture of Karnataka
  • Carnatic music
  • Architecture of Karnataka
  • Cuisine of Karnataka
  • Kannada people
  • Tulu people
  • Kodava people
  • Beary people
  • Konkani people
  • Folk arts of Karnataka
  • Cinema of Karnataka
  • Languages
  • Dances
    • Gubbi Veeranna Nataka Company
    • Veeragase
    • Kamsale
    • Dollu Kunitha
    • Bharatanatya
    • Dollu Kunitha
    • Bhuta Kola
    • Yakshagana
    • Nagaradhane
    • Gaarudi Gombe
    • Togalu Gombeyaata
    • Veeragase

Symbols of Karnataka

Symbols of Karnataka

Tourism

North Karnataka

North Karnataka Region Tourism
  • World heritage centres
Hampi
Group of monuments At Pattadakal
Mallikarjuna and Kasivisvanatha temples at Pattadakal
    • Hampi[14]
    • Group of 8th century CE monuments, Pattadakal:[15]
  • Historical locations
    • Western Chalukya
      • Aihole:[16]
      • Badami:[17]
      • Basavana Bagewadi
      • Basavakalyana,[18]
      • Bidar District
      • Annigeri
      • Bankapura
      • Dambal
      • Haveri
      • Gadag
      • Lakkundi
      • Someshwara temple complex Lakshmeshwar
      • Galaganatha Galageshwara temple
      • Chaudayyadanapura
      • Mahadeva Temple (Itagi)
      • Shambulinga Temple Kundgol
      • Hooli Panchalingeshwara Temple
      • Lakshmeshwar
      • Kudalasangama
    • Rashtrakuta dynasty
      • Malkhed, Kalaburagi district
      • Naregal, Gadag District
    • Kadamba dynasty
    • Deccan Sultanates
      • Bijapur[19] jaws are trying to devour an elephant.
      • Bidar:[20]
      • Gulbarga
      • Raichur
      • Lakshmeshwar
    • Rattas
      • Saundatti
    • Forts
      • Basavakalyan Fort
      • Bidar Fort
      • Gulbarga Fort
      • Savadatti Fort
      • Bellary Fort
      • Sandur Fort
      • Gajendragad
      • Nargund fort
    • Other
      • Sonda
      • Ulavi
      • Yana
      • Utsav Rock Garden, Shiggaon

Coastal Karnataka

  • Gokarna
  • Mangalore
  • Udupi
  • Karkala
  • Venur
  • Malpe Beach
  • Panambur Beach
  • Kukke Subramanya
  • Dharmastala
  • Kollur
  • Moodabidre
  • Bhatkal
  • Honnavar
  • Ankola
  • Murudeshwar
  • Karwar

South Karnataka

  • Bengaluru
  • Mysuru
  • Belur
  • Halebidu
  • Arasikere
  • Aralaguppe
  • Madhugiri
  • Sira
  • Yediyur
  • Madikeri
  • Srirangapattana
  • Melukote
  • Maddur
  • Nanjanagudu
  • Talakadu
  • Bhadravathi
  • Ikkeri
  • Sravanabelgola
  • Somnathpur
  • Jog Falls
  • Mekedatu
  • Hesaraghatta
  • Shivanasamudram
  • Hogenakkal Falls
  • Devarayanadurga

See also

Karnataka

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