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Home » Districts » Districts in Karnataka

Districts in Karnataka

July 14, 2013 by madur

Karnataka has 31 districts and 4 administrative divisions to manage its three principal regions:

  • The Coastal Plain region (known as Karavalli)
  • The hilly region of the Western Ghats (known as Malenadu)
  • The elevated region of the Deccan Plateau (known as Bayalu Seeme)

Vijayanagara will be added as the 31st district of Karnataka. The cabinet approved the long depending demand on 18 November, 2020.

The new district, Vijayanagar will be carved out of the exiting Ballari district and the below taluks will be part of it:

  • Hospet
  • Kampli
  • Hagaribommanahalli
  • Kottur
  • Hadagali
  • Harapanahalli

District Administrative Structure in Karnataka

A district is an administrative geographical unit. As is the norm, every district in Karnataka is headed by a Deputy Commissioner or District Magistrate, an officer who belongs to the Indian Administrative Service.

The district magistrate or the deputy commissioner is helped by several officers who belong to the Karnataka Civil Service and other Karnataka State Services.

Every district has a Superintendent of Police, an officer belonging to the Indian Police Service, who is responsible for maintaining the law and order and other related issues of the district. He gets assistance from the officers of the Karnataka Police Service and other Karnataka Police officials.

Each of the districts is assigned a Deputy Conservator of Forests, an officer belonging to the Indian Forest Service, who is entrusted the responsibility of managing the forests, the environment and wild-life of the district.

He receives assistance from the officers of the Karnataka Forest Service and other Karnataka Forest officials and Karnataka wildlife officials.

The responsibility of Sectorial development lies with the district head of each development department such as Agriculture, Education, Health, PWD, Animal husbandry, etc. These officers belong to the various state services.

Karnataka Districts Map. Created by PlaneMad
Karnataka Districts Map. Created by PlaneMad

Administrative Divisions of Karnataka

The four administrative divisions of Karnataka are:

  1. Bangalore Division
  2. Belgaum Division
  3. Kalaburagi Division
  4. Mysore Division

The 30 districts of the state are divided under the four administrative divisions.

Bangalore DivisionBelgaum DivisionKalaburagi DivisionMysore Division
Bengaluru UrbanBagalkotBellaryChamarajanagar
Bengaluru RuralBelgaumBidarChikkamagaluru
ChikkaballapurVijayapuraKalaburagiDakshina Kannada
ChitradurgaDharwadKoppalHassan
DavanagereGadagRaichurKodagu
KolarHaveriYadgirMandya
RamanagaraUttara KannadaMysuru
ShivamoggaUdupi
Tumakuru

Districts of Karnataka

The following is the list of districts in Karnataka:

District & Established YearSubdivisionsArea
Bagalkot (Map)
15 August 1997
· Badami
· Bagalkot
· Bilgi
· Hungund
· Jamkhandi
· Mudhol
6,575 sq. km
(2,539 sq. mi)
Bengaluru Urban (Map)
1 November 1956
· Anekal
· Bengaluru North
· Bengaluru East
· Bengaluru South
2,190 sq. km
(850 sq. mi)
Bengaluru Rural (Map)
15 August 1986
· Devanahalli
· Doddaballapura
· Hoskote
· Nelamangala
2,259 sq. km
(872 sq. mi)
Belagavi (Map)
1 November 1956
· Athni
· Bailahongal
· Belagavi
· Chikodi
· Gokak
· Hukkeri
· Khanapur
· Kittur
· Raybag
· Ramdurg
· Saundatti
13,415 sq. km
(5,180 sq. mi)
Bellary (Map)
1 November 1956
· Ballari
· Hosapete
· Kampli
· Hoovina Hadagalli
· Kudligi
· Sanduru
· Siruguppa
8,450 sq. km
(3,260 sq. mi)
Bidar (Map)
1 November 1956
· Bidar
· Basavakalyan
· Bhalki
· Homnabad
· Aurad
5,448 sq. km
(2,103 sq. mi)
Vijayapura (Map)
1 November 1956
·         Vijayapura
·         Indi
·         Sindgi
·         Basavana Bagevadi
10,494 sq. km
(4,052 sq. mi)
Chamarajanagar (Map)
15 August 1997
·         Chamrajnagar
·         Gundlupet
·         Kollegal
·         Yelandur
5,101 sq. km
(1,970 sq. mi)
Chikballapur (Map)
10 September 2007
·         Bagepalli
·         Chikballapur
·         Chintamani
·         Gauribidanur
·         Gudibanda
·         Sidlaghatta
4,524 sq. km
(1,747 sq. mi)
Chikkamagaluru (Map)
1 November 1956
·         Chikkamagaluru
·         Kadur
·         Koppa
·         Mudigere
·         Narasimharajapura
·         Sringeri
·         Tarikere
7,201 sq. km
(2,780 sq. mi)
Chitradurga (Map)
1 November 1956
·         Challakere
·         Chitradurga
·         Hiriyur
·         Holalkere
·         Hosadurga
·         Molakalmuru
8,440 sq. km
(3,260 sq. mi)
Dakshina Kannada (Map)
1 November 1956
·         Bantwal
·         Beltangadi
·         Mangaluru
·         Puttur
·         Sulya
4,560 sq. km
(1,760 sq. mi)
Davanagere (Map)
15 August 1997
·         Channagiri
·         Davanagere
·         Harihar
·         Harpanahalli
·         Honnali
·         Jagalur
5,924 sq. km
(2,287 sq. mi)
Dharwad (Map)
1 November 1956
·         Dharwad
·         Hubballi
·         Kalghatgi
·         Kundgol
·         Navalgund
4,260 sq. km
(1,640 sq. mi)
Gadag (Map)
24 August 1997
· Gadag-Betigeri
· Mundargi
· Nargund
· Ron
· Shirhatti
4,656 sq. km
(1,798 sq. mi)
Kalaburagi (Map)
1 November 1956
· Afzalpur
· Aland
· Chincholi
· Chitapur
· Kalaburagi
· Jevargi
· Sedam
10,951 sq. km
(4,228 sq. mi)
Hassan (Map)
1 November 1956
· Alur
· Arkalgud
· Arsikere
· Belur
· Channarayapattana
· Hassan
· Holenarsipur
· Sakleshpur
6,814 sq. km
(2,631 sq. mi)
Haveri (Map)
24 August 1997
· Byadgi
· Hangal
· Haveri
· Hirekerur
· Ranibennur
· Savanur
· Shiggaon
4,823 sq. km
(1,862 sq. mi)
Kodagu (Map)
1 November 1956
· Madikeri
· Somvarpet
· Virajpet
4,102 sq. km
(1,584 sq. mi)
Kolar (Map)
1 November 1956
· Bangarapet
· Kolar
· Malur
· Mulbagal
· Srinivaspur
Koppal (Map)
24 August 1997
·  Gangawati
·  Koppal
· Kushtagi
· Yelbarga
Mandya (Map)
1 November 1956
·         Krishnarajpet
·         Maddur
·         Malavalli
·         Mandya
·         Nagamangala
·         Pandavapura
·         Shrirangapattana
3,969 sq. km
(1,532 sq. mi)
Mysuru (Map)
1 November 1956
·  Heggadadevana Kote
·  Hunsur
·  Krishnarajanagara
·  Mysuru
·  Nanjangud
· Piriyapatna
· T. Narsipur
6,854 sq. km
(2,646 sq. mi)
Raichur (Map)
1 November 1956
· Devadurga
· Lingsugur
· Manvi
· Raichur
· Sindhnur
6,827 sq. km
(2,636 sq. mi)
Ramanagara (Map)
10 September 2007
· Channapatna
· Kanakapura
· Ramanagara
· Magadi
3,556 sq. km
(1,373 sq. mi)
Shivamogga (Map)
1 November 1956
· Bhadravati
· Hosanagara
· Sagar
· Shikaripura
· Shivamogga
· Sorab
· Thirthahalli
8,477 sq. km
(3,273 sq. mi)
Tumakuru (Map)
1 November 1956
· Chiknayakanhalli
· Gubbi
· Koratagere
·         Kunigal
·         Madhugiri
·         Pavagada
·         Sira
·         Tiptur
·         Tumakuru
·         Turuvekere
10,597 sq. km
(4,092 sq. mi)
Udupi (Map)
25 August 1997
· Udupi
· Brahmavara
· Karkal
· Kundapura
· Byndoor
3,880 sq. km
(1,500 sq. mi)
Uttara Kannada (Map)
1 November 1956
· Ankola
· Bhatkal
· Haliyal
· Honnavar
· Joida
· Karwar
· Kumta
· Mundgod
·  Siddapur
·  Sirsi
·  Yellapur
10,291 sq.km
(3,973 sq. mi)
Yadgir (Map)
30 December 2009
· Shahpur
· Shorapur
· Yadgir
5,273 sq. km
(2,036 sq. mi)
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