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Karnataka

ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ
Capital ·
Area · — km²
Population ·
Languages ·
31
Districts
240
Mandals
30,777
Villages
About the state

About Karnataka

Karnataka has 31 districts indexed on VoiceOfVillage. Editorial content for this state hasn't been published yet — browse districts and villages below.

State at a glance

About Karnataka

Chief Minister
Siddaramaiah
INC · Since 2023
Governor
Thawar Chand Gehlot
Since 2021
Capital
Bengaluru
Formed
1956
70 years ago

State symbols

  • State bird
    Indian Roller
  • State animal
    Indian Elephant
  • State flower
    Lotus
  • State tree
    Sandalwood
  • Classical dance
    Yakshagana

Top crops

CoffeeRagiSugarcaneRiceCotton

Must-visit places in Karnataka

Hampi — Karnataka
Featured
historical

Hampi

Vijayanagara empire ruins on the Tungabhadra — UNESCO World Heritage.

Image: Vinayaraj / CC-BY-SA-4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

  • monument
    Mysuru Palace

    Indo-Saracenic Wadiyar palace; Dasara illuminations in October.

  • hill
    Coorg (Kodagu)

    Western Ghats coffee plantations + Tibetan settlement at Bylakuppe.

  • beach
    Gokarna & Om Beach

    Pilgrim town + crescent-shaped beach hideaways on the Konkan.

  • waterfall
    Jog Falls

    253m four-segment Sharavati river plunge — Asia's tallest non-block fall.

Browse by district

All 31 districts of Karnataka

Click any district to drill into its mandals, then into every village.

240 mandals · 30,777 villages
Sorted alphabetically
01 · ZP-1

Bagalkote

ಬಾಗಲಕೋಟೆ
10 mandals627 villages
02 · ZP-2

Ballari

ಬಳ್ಳಾರಿ
5 mandals308 villages
03 · ZP-3

Belagavi

ಬೆಳಗಾವಿ
15 mandals1,344 villages
04 · ZP-4

Bengaluru Rural

ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಗ್ರಾಮಾಂತರ
4 mandals1,104 villages
05 · ZP-5

Bengaluru Urban

ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು
5 mandals960 villages
06 · ZP-6

Bidar

ಬೀದರ್‌
8 mandals642 villages
07 · ZP-7

Chamarajanagara

ಚಾಮರಾಜನಗರ
5 mandals484 villages
08 · ZP-8

Chikkaballapura

ಚಿಕ್ಕಬಳ್ಳಾಪುರ
8 mandals1,558 villages
09 · ZP-9

Chikkamagaluru

ಚಿಕ್ಕಮಗಳೂರು
9 mandals1,149 villages
10 · ZP-10

Chitradurga

ಚಿತ್ರದುರ್ಗ
6 mandals1,120 villages
11 · ZP-11

Dakshina Kannada

ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಕನ್ನಡ
9 mandals422 villages
12 · ZP-12

Davangere

ದಾವಣಗೆರೆ
6 mandals873 villages
13 · ZP-13

Dharwad

ಧಾರವಾಡ
8 mandals421 villages
14 · ZP-14

Gadag

ಗದಗ
7 mandals343 villages
15 · ZP-15

Hassan

ಹಾಸನ
8 mandals2,602 villages
16 · ZP-16

Haveri

ಹಾವೇರಿ
8 mandals708 villages
17 · ZP-17

Kalaburagi

ಕಲಬುರಗಿ
11 mandals938 villages
18 · ZP-18

Kodagu

ಕೊಡಗು
5 mandals522 villages
19 · ZP-19

Kolar

ಕೋಲಾರ
6 mandals1,825 villages
20 · ZP-20

Koppal

ಕೊಪ್ಪಳ
7 mandals637 villages
21 · ZP-21

Mandya

ಮಂಡ್ಯ
7 mandals1,493 villages
22 · ZP-22

Mysuru

ಮೈಸೂರು
9 mandals1,384 villages
23 · ZP-23

Raichur

ರಾಯಚೂರು
8 mandals887 villages
24 · ZP-24

Ramanagara

ರಾಮನಗರ
5 mandals833 villages
25 · ZP-25

Shivamogga

ಶಿವಮೊಗ್ಗ
7 mandals1,633 villages
26 · ZP-26

Tumakuru

ತುಮಕೂರು
10 mandals2,744 villages
27 · ZP-27

Udupi

ಉಡುಪಿ
7 mandals267 villages
28 · ZP-28

Uttara Kannada

ಉತ್ತರ ಕನ್ನಡ
12 mandals1,363 villages
29 · ZP-29

Vijayanagar

6 mandals362 villages
30 · ZP-30

Vijayapura

ವಿಜಯಾಪುರ
13 mandals697 villages
31 · ZP-31

Yadgir

ಯಾದಗಿರಿ
6 mandals527 villages
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Karnataka has 28 Lok Sabha seats and 224 assembly seats.

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