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Karnataka (ISO: Karnāṭaka, Kannada pronunciation: [kɐnaːʈɐka]) is a state in the south western region of India. It is the largest state in South India and seventh largest in India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as the State of Mysore, it was renamed Karnataka in 1973. The state corresponds to the Carnatic region. The capital and largest city is Bangalore.

Karnataka

State

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7th - 9th century Hindu and Jain temples, Pattadakal monuments Karnataka 5.jpg Shravanabelagola Bahubali wideframe.jpg

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From top, left to right:

Mysore Palace, Pattadakal, Gommateshwara statue, Hoysala Empire emblem, Shivanasamudra Falls, Bhutanatha Temple, Yakshagana Dance and Virupaksha Temple, Hampi

Official logo of Karnataka

Emblem

Anthem: "Jaya Bharata Jananiya Tanujate"[1]

"(Victory To You Mother Karnataka, Daughter of Mother India)

Map of Karnataka

Map of Karnataka

Coordinates (Bangalore): 12.97°N 77.50°E

Country

India

Formation

1 November 1956

(as Mysore State)

Capital

Bangalore

Largest City

Bangalore

Districts

30

Government

• Body

Government of Karnataka

• Governor

Vajubhai Vala

• Chief Minister

B. S. Yediyurappa (BJP)

• Deputy Chief Ministers

C. N. Ashwath Narayan (BJP)

Govind Karjol (BJP)

Laxman Savadi (BJP)

• Legislature

Bicameral

Assembly (224 seats)

Council (75 seats)

• Parliamentary constituency

Lok Sabha (28 seats)

Rajya Sabha (12 seats)

Area[1]

• Total

191,791 km2 (74,051 sq mi)

Area rank

6th

Highest elevation

1,925 m (6,316 ft)

Lowest elevation (MSL)

0 m (0 ft)

Population (2011)[2]

• Total

61,130,704

• Rank

8th

• Density

320/km2 (830/sq mi)

Demonym(s)

KANNADIGA (masculine)

Kannadati (feminine)

GDP (2019–20)[3][4]

• Total

₹16.99 trillion (US$240 billion)

• Per capita

₹231,246 (US$3,200)

Time zone

UTC+05:30 (IST)

ISO 3166 code

IN-KA

Vehicle registration

KA

Official languages

Kannada[5]

HDI (2018)

Increase 0.682[6] medium · 19th

Literacy (2011)

75.36%[7]

Sex ratio (2011)

973 ♀/1000 ♂[7]

Website

www.karnataka.gov.in

Symbols of Karnataka

Emblem Emblem of Karnataka Seal of Karnataka.svg[8]

Song Jaya Bharata Jananiya Tanujate[9]

Mammal IndianElephant.jpgIndian elephant[10]

Bird Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis)2.jpgIndian Roller[10]

Flower Lotus flower (978659).jpgLotus[10]

Tree (Pterocarpus santalinus) red sandalwood tree at IG Zoo Park in Visakhapatnam 02.jpgSandalwood[10]

Karnataka is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, Goa to the northwest, Maharashtra to the north, TELANGANA to the northeast, Andhra Pradesh to the east, Tamil Nadu to the southeast, and Kerala to the south. It is the only southern state to have land borders with all of the other 4 southern Indian sister states. The state covers an area of 191,976 square kilometres (74,122 sq mi), or 5.83 percent of the total geographical area of India. It is the sixth largest Indian state by area. With 61,130,704 inhabitants at the 2011 census, Karnataka is the eighth largest state by population, comprising 30 districts. Kannada, one of the classical languages of India, is the most widely spoken and official language of the state. Other minority languages spoken include Urdu, Konkani, Marathi, Tulu, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kodava and Beary. Karnataka also contains some of the only villages in India where Sanskrit is primarily spoken.[11][12][13]

Though several etymologies have been suggested for the name Karnataka, the generally accepted one is that Karnataka is derived from the Kannada words karu and nādu, meaning "elevated land". Karu Nadu may also be read as karu, meaning "black" and nadu, meaning "region", as a reference to the black cotton soil found in the Bayalu Seeme region of the state. The British used the word Carnatic, sometimes Karnatak, to describe both sides of peninsular India, south of the Krishna.[14]

With an antiquity that dates to the paleolithic, Karnataka has been home to some of the most powerful empires of ancient and medieval India. The philosophers and musical bards patronised by these empires LAUNCHED socio-religious and literary movements which have endured to the present day. Karnataka has contributed significantly to both forms of Indian classical music, the Carnatic and Hindustani traditions.

The economy of Karnataka is the fourth-largest of any Indian state with ₹16.99 trillion (US$240 billion) in gross domestic product and a per capita GDP of ₹231,000 (US$3,200).[3][4] Karnataka has the nineteenth highest ranking among Indian states in HUMAN Development Index.[6]