The criteria for formation of Indian States is language [and of course politicians these days!]. India became a Republic in the year 1950 and in same year linguistic provinces were formed. The state of Mysore is one such state in South India. The state of Mysore was created taking into fold various parts of the […]
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Forests in Karnataka – A Complete Guide
Karnataka is spread across a geographical area of 191,791 square km (74,051 sq. mi). The recorded forest area of Karnataka is 43,356.47 sq. km, as per the annual report of the state’s Forest Department for the year 2014-15. Karnataka’s forest area is about 22.61% of the state’s geographical area. It accounts for around 6.18% of India’s […]
Traditional Games of Karnataka
Traditional games have always been a part of Karnataka’s rich culture. There are a variety of indoor, outdoor and board games that were popular in Karnataka. Many of these interesting games were played by both the young and the old. But with the advent of computers, mobile phones and play stations the concept of playing […]
District Roads of Karnataka
Karnataka is the seventh largest state in India with a geographical area of 191,791 square km (74,051 sq. mi). The state is divided into 30 districts. Karnataka has several National Highways (NH), State Highways (SH), and Major District Roads (MDR). Karnataka Public Works Department (Karnataka Public Works, Ports and Inland Water Transport Department/KPWD) is responsible […]
Rainfall in Karnataka
Karnataka is a province where the occurrence and distribution of rainfall is not uniform across the state. Karnataka receives mean annual rainfall of around 1355 millimetres. The state receives two monsoons: the North-East monsoon (October to December) and the South-West monsoon (June to September). Average annual rainfall across Karnataka Karnataka is divided into three meteorological […]
Population of Karnataka
According to the 2011 Census of India, Karnataka’s population stands at 61,130,704 (6.11 crores), which is 5.05 percent of the total population of the country. This figure comprises of 50.9 percent male population and 49.1 percent female population. The state has an urban population of 23,578,175, which accounts for 38.57 percent of its total population. […]
Area of Karnataka
Karnataka is one of the major states in the southern part of the Indian subcontinent. Its territory covers an area of 191,791 square km (74,051 sq. mi). It accounts for 5.83 percent of the total area of the country (32.88 lakh sq. km). Area-wise Karnataka is the seventh largest state in India. In terms of […]
Weather and Climate of Karnataka
Karnataka witnesses three types of climate. The state has a dynamic and erratic weather that changes from place to place within its territory. Due to its varying geographic and physio-graphic conditions, Karnataka experiences climatic variations that range from arid to semi-arid in the plateau region, sub-humid to humid tropical in the Western Ghats and humid […]
Everything You Should Know About the Location Of Karnataka
Karnataka is located in the south western region of India. Spread over an area of 191,791 square km, the state borders the western coast of the Indian subcontinent. Karnataka is situated in the Deccan Plateau and it witnesses the convergence of the Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats into the Nilgiri Hills. Karnataka covers about […]
Physiography of Karnataka
Karnataka is situated on the western edge of the Deccan Peninsular region of India. It is located approximately between 11.5° North and 18.5° North latitudes and 74° East and 78.5° East longitudes. Karnataka comprises the Deccan Plateau, the Western Ghats Mountain Range and the Coastal Plains. Physiograpically, Karnataka is part of two well-defined regions of […]
