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Administrative Level 3 • Districts Directory

Districts of Karnataka

Karnataka comprises 31 officially notified revenue districts. Each district serves as the primary administrative unit for land records, magisterial executive powers, disaster management, and public service delivery.

31 Profiled • 31 Total Notified

Administrative District Profiles (31)

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Bagalkote District

Bagalkote is a district of Karnataka with 10 sub-districts and a population of 1,889,752 (Census 2011).

Population18,89,752
Area6,552 km²
Sub-districts10 Talukas / Tehsils
PIN PrefixesN/A
Bagalkot
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Ballari District

Ballari is a district of Karnataka with 5 sub-districts.

Population—
Area—
Sub-districts5 Talukas / Tehsils
PIN PrefixesN/A
Ballari
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Belagavi Division

Belagavi District

HQ: Belagavi
KA 22

Belagavi is a district of Karnataka with 15 sub-districts and a population of 4,779,661 (Census 2011).

RTORegional Transport Office (RTO)
Population47,79,661
Area13,433 km²
Sub-districts15 Talukas / Tehsils
PIN Prefixes590, 591
Belagavi
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Bengaluru Rural District

Bengaluru Rural is a district of Karnataka with 4 sub-districts and a population of 990,923 (Census 2011).

Population9,90,923
Area2,298 km²
Sub-districts4 Talukas / Tehsils
PIN PrefixesN/A
Administrative ProfileFull Profile

Bengaluru South District

Bengaluru South is a district of Karnataka with 5 sub-districts and a population of 1,082,636 (Census 2011).

Population10,82,636
Area3,516 km²
Sub-districts5 Talukas / Tehsils
PIN PrefixesN/A
Administrative ProfileFull Profile
Bengaluru Division

Bengaluru Urban District

HQ: Bengaluru
KA 01

Bengaluru Urban is a district of Karnataka with 5 sub-districts.

RTORegional Transport Office (RTO)
Population—
Area—
Sub-districts5 Talukas / Tehsils
PIN Prefixes560
Bengaluru
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Bidar District

Bidar is a district of Karnataka with 8 sub-districts and a population of 1,703,300 (Census 2011).

Population17,03,300
Area5,448 km²
Sub-districts8 Talukas / Tehsils
PIN PrefixesN/A
Bidar
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Chamarajanagar District

Chamarajanagar is a district of Karnataka with 5 sub-districts and a population of 1,020,791 (Census 2011).

Population10,20,791
Area5,648 km²
Sub-districts5 Talukas / Tehsils
PIN PrefixesN/A
Administrative ProfileFull Profile

Chikkaballapura District

Chikkaballapura is a district of Karnataka with 8 sub-districts and a population of 1,255,104 (Census 2011).

Population12,55,104
Area4,244 km²
Sub-districts8 Talukas / Tehsils
PIN PrefixesN/A
Administrative ProfileFull Profile

Chikkamagaluru District

Chikkamagaluru is a district of Karnataka with 9 sub-districts and a population of 1,137,961 (Census 2011).

Population11,37,961
Area7,202 km²
Sub-districts9 Talukas / Tehsils
PIN PrefixesN/A
Chikmagalur
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Chitradurga District

Chitradurga is a district of Karnataka with 6 sub-districts and a population of 1,659,456 (Census 2011).

Population16,59,456
Area8,436 km²
Sub-districts6 Talukas / Tehsils
PIN PrefixesN/A
Chitradurga
Administrative ProfileFull Profile
Mysuru Division

Dakshina Kannada District

HQ: Mangaluru
KA 19

Dakshina Kannada is a district of Karnataka with 9 sub-districts and a population of 2,089,649 (Census 2011).

RTORegional Transport Office (RTO)
Population20,89,649
Area4,861 km²
Sub-districts9 Talukas / Tehsils
PIN Prefixes575, 574
Mangaluru
Collectorate ActiveFull Profile

Davanagere District

Davanagere is a district of Karnataka with 6 sub-districts.

Population—
Area—
Sub-districts6 Talukas / Tehsils
PIN PrefixesN/A
Davanagere
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Dharwad District

Dharwad is a district of Karnataka with 8 sub-districts and a population of 1,847,023 (Census 2011).

Population18,47,023
Area4,260 km²
Sub-districts8 Talukas / Tehsils
PIN PrefixesN/A
Hubballi-Dharwad
Administrative ProfileFull Profile

Gadag District

Gadag is a district of Karnataka with 7 sub-districts and a population of 1,064,570 (Census 2011).

Population10,64,570
Area4,657 km²
Sub-districts7 Talukas / Tehsils
PIN PrefixesN/A
Gadag-Betigeri
Administrative ProfileFull Profile

Hassan District

Hassan is a district of Karnataka with 8 sub-districts and a population of 1,776,421 (Census 2011).

Population17,76,421
Area6,814 km²
Sub-districts8 Talukas / Tehsils
PIN PrefixesN/A
Hassan
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Haveri District

Haveri is a district of Karnataka with 8 sub-districts and a population of 1,597,668 (Census 2011).

Population15,97,668
Area4,823 km²
Sub-districts8 Talukas / Tehsils
PIN PrefixesN/A
Ranibennur
Administrative ProfileFull Profile

Kalaburagi District

Kalaburagi is a district of Karnataka with 11 sub-districts and a population of 2,566,326 (Census 2011).

Population25,66,326
Area10,954 km²
Sub-districts11 Talukas / Tehsils
PIN PrefixesN/A
Kalaburagi
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Kodagu District

Kodagu is a district of Karnataka with 5 sub-districts and a population of 554,519 (Census 2011).

Population5,54,519
Area4,102 km²
Sub-districts5 Talukas / Tehsils
PIN PrefixesN/A
Administrative ProfileFull Profile

Kolar District

Kolar is a district of Karnataka with 6 sub-districts and a population of 1,536,401 (Census 2011).

Population15,36,401
Area3,979 km²
Sub-districts6 Talukas / Tehsils
PIN PrefixesN/A
Robertson PetKolar
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Koppal District

Koppal is a district of Karnataka with 7 sub-districts and a population of 1,389,920 (Census 2011).

Population13,89,920
Area5,570 km²
Sub-districts7 Talukas / Tehsils
PIN PrefixesN/A
Gangawati
Administrative ProfileFull Profile

Mandya District

Mandya is a district of Karnataka with 7 sub-districts and a population of 1,805,769 (Census 2011).

Population18,05,769
Area4,962 km²
Sub-districts7 Talukas / Tehsils
PIN PrefixesN/A
Mandya
Administrative ProfileFull Profile
Mysuru Division

Mysuru District

HQ: Mysuru
KA 09

Mysuru is a district of Karnataka with 9 sub-districts and a population of 3,001,127 (Census 2011).

RTORegional Transport Office (RTO)
Population30,01,127
Area6,307 km²
Sub-districts9 Talukas / Tehsils
PIN Prefixes570, 571
Mysuru
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Raichur District

Raichur is a district of Karnataka with 8 sub-districts and a population of 1,928,812 (Census 2011).

Population19,28,812
Area8,442 km²
Sub-districts8 Talukas / Tehsils
PIN PrefixesN/A
Raichur
Administrative ProfileFull Profile

Shivamogga District

Shivamogga is a district of Karnataka with 7 sub-districts and a population of 1,752,753 (Census 2011).

Population17,52,753
Area8,478 km²
Sub-districts7 Talukas / Tehsils
PIN PrefixesN/A
ShivamoggaBhadravati
Administrative ProfileFull Profile

Tumakuru District

Tumakuru is a district of Karnataka with 10 sub-districts and a population of 2,678,980 (Census 2011).

Population26,78,980
Area10,597 km²
Sub-districts10 Talukas / Tehsils
PIN PrefixesN/A
Tumakuru
Administrative ProfileFull Profile

Udupi District

Udupi is a district of Karnataka with 7 sub-districts and a population of 1,177,361 (Census 2011).

Population11,77,361
Area3,582 km²
Sub-districts7 Talukas / Tehsils
PIN PrefixesN/A
Udupi
Administrative ProfileFull Profile

Uttara Kannada District

Uttara Kannada is a district of Karnataka with 12 sub-districts and a population of 1,437,169 (Census 2011).

Population14,37,169
Area10,277 km²
Sub-districts12 Talukas / Tehsils
PIN PrefixesN/A
Administrative ProfileFull Profile

Vijayanagara District

Vijayanagara is a district of Karnataka with 6 sub-districts.

Population—
Area—
Sub-districts6 Talukas / Tehsils
PIN PrefixesN/A
Hosapete
Administrative ProfileFull Profile

Vijayapura District

Vijayapura is a district of Karnataka with 13 sub-districts and a population of 2,177,331 (Census 2011).

Population21,77,331
Area10,498 km²
Sub-districts13 Talukas / Tehsils
PIN PrefixesN/A
Vijayapura
Administrative ProfileFull Profile

Yadgir District

Yadgir is a district of Karnataka with 6 sub-districts and a population of 1,174,271 (Census 2011).

Population11,74,271
Area5,270 km²
Sub-districts6 Talukas / Tehsils
PIN PrefixesN/A
Administrative ProfileFull Profile
District Administration Hierarchy in Karnataka

In Karnataka, revenue districts are headed by the District Magistrate (DM) / Deputy Commissioner (DC) of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS). Districts are sub-divided into sub-divisions headed by the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM), and further into Talukas / Tehsils administered by Tehsildars who oversee land mutation, revenue collection, and local law enforcement coordination.

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