A district of an Indian state is an administrative geographical unit, headed by a District Commissioner, an officer belonging to the Indian Administrative Service selected through the UPSC examination. The district commissioner is assisted by a number of officers belonging to the Karnataka Administrative Service selected through the KPSC examination.
A Superintendent of Police (India), usually an officer belonging to the Indian Police Service selected through the UPSC examination. is entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining law and order and related issues of the district. He is assisted by the officers of the Karnataka Police Service and other Karnataka Police officials. Big cities like Bengaluru, Belagavi, Hubballi-Dharwad, Kalaburagi, Mangaluru and Mysuru are headed by a Commissioner of Police holding the rank of Additional Director General of Police(ADGP) for Bengaluru, Inspector General of Police (IGP) for Mysuru and Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) for Belagavi, Hubballi-Dharwad, Kalaburagi and Mangaluru. They are assisted by officers belonging to the Karnataka Police Service selected through the KPSC examination.
A Deputy Conservator of Forests, an officer belonging to the Indian Forest Service selected through the UPSC examination is responsible for managing the forests, the environment and wildlife of the district. He is assisted by the officers of the Karnataka Forest Service selected through the KPSC examination.
Sect-oral development is looked after by the district head of each development department such as Public Works, Health, Education, Agriculture, Animal husbandry, etc. These officers belong to the various state services.
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^ ab"Know India – Districts of Karnataka". Government of India portal. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
^Here 'Established' means year of establishment as a district of Karnataka. If the district was formed earlier to the formation of district in the state of Karnataka, 1 November 1956 will be considered as the day of establishment of the district.
^. Archived from the original on 16 May 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
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^(PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
^Note: This date means the day when the district was initially formed, even before the formation of the state of Karnataka (Mysore). Hence 1 November 1956 will be considered as the day of formation of district in the state of Karnataka
^. Archived from the original on 2 August 2010. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
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list, districts, karnataka, southern, indian, state, karnataka, consists, districts, grouped, into, administrative, divisions, belagavi, bengaluru, gulbarga, mysore, geographically, state, three, principal, variants, western, coastal, stretch, hilly, belt, com. The southern Indian state of Karnataka consists of 31 districts grouped into 4 administrative divisions viz Belagavi Bengaluru Gulbarga and Mysore Geographically the state has three principal variants the western coastal stretch the hilly belt comprising the Western Ghats and the plains comprising the plains of the Deccan plateau 4 Divisions and 31 Districts of Indian state of Karnataka Contents 1 History 1 1 Formations of districts 2 Administrative structure 2 1 Administrative divisions 3 Alphabetical listing of districts 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory Edit Mysore State that was created during States Reorganisation of 1956 Main articles History of Karnataka and Unification of Karnataka Karnataka took its present shape in 1956 when the former states of Mysore and Coorg were unified into a linguistically homogenous Kannada speaking state along with agglomeration of districts of the former states of Bombay Hyderabad and Madras as part of the States Reorganisation Act of 1956 The unified Mysore State was made up of ten districts viz Bangalore Kolar Tumkur Mandya Mysore Hassan Chikkamagalur Shimoga Chitradurga and Ballari which had been transferred from Madras Presidency to Mysore State earlier in 1953 when the new state of Andhra Pradesh was created out of Madras northern districts 1 Coorg State became Kodagu district 2 South Canara was transferred from Madras State North Canara Dharwad Belgaum and Bijapur from Bombay State Bidar Gulbarga and Raichur from Hyderabad State The state received its new name of Karnataka in the year 1973 Formations of districts Edit Chronology of formation of new districts Date New district Formerly part of Administration15 August 1986 Bengaluru Urban Bengaluru Ramakrishna Hegde s ministryBengaluru Rural25 August 1997 Chamarajanagara Mysuru J H Patel s ministryDavanagere Chitradurga Ballari and ShivamoggaBagalakote VijayapuraGadaga Haveri and DharwadUdupi Dakshina KannadaKoppala Raichur21 June 2007 Ramanagara Bengaluru Rural H D Kumaraswamy s ministry 3 Chikkaballapura Kolar30 December 2009 Yadagiri 4 Kalaburagi B S Yediyurappa s second ministry18 November 2020 Vijayanagara 5 Ballari B S Yediyurappa s second fourth ministryCurrently there are demands to carve out the following district Bailhongal Kittur Chikkodi and Gokak from Belagavi largest district Tipaturu and Madhugiri from Tumakuru Sirsi from Uttara Kannada Putturu from Dakshina Kannada Hunasuru from Mysuru Jamakhandi from Bagalkote Indi from Vijayapura Sedam from Kalaburagi Sindhanuru from RaichuruAdministrative structure Edit 4 Divisions of Indian State of Karnataka 31 Districts of Indian state of Karnataka A district of an Indian state is an administrative geographical unit headed by a District Commissioner an officer belonging to the Indian Administrative Service selected through the UPSC examination The district commissioner is assisted by a number of officers belonging to the Karnataka Administrative Service selected through the KPSC examination A Superintendent of Police India usually an officer belonging to the Indian Police Service selected through the UPSC examination is entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining law and order and related issues of the district He is assisted by the officers of the Karnataka Police Service and other Karnataka Police officials Big cities like Bengaluru Belagavi Hubballi Dharwad Kalaburagi Mangaluru and Mysuru are headed by a Commissioner of Police holding the rank of Additional Director General of Police ADGP for Bengaluru Inspector General of Police IGP for Mysuru and Deputy Inspector General of Police DIG for Belagavi Hubballi Dharwad Kalaburagi and Mangaluru They are assisted by officers belonging to the Karnataka Police Service selected through the KPSC examination A Deputy Conservator of Forests an officer belonging to the Indian Forest Service selected through the UPSC examination is responsible for managing the forests the environment and wildlife of the district He is assisted by the officers of the Karnataka Forest Service selected through the KPSC examination Sect oral development is looked after by the district head of each development department such as Public Works Health Education Agriculture Animal husbandry etc These officers belong to the various state services Administrative divisions Edit Belagavi Division Bangalore Division Kalaburagi Division Mysore DivisionBagalkote Belagavi Headquarters Dharwada Gadaga Haveri Uttara Kannada Vijayapura Bengaluru Rural Bengaluru Urban Headquarters Chikkaballapura Chitradurga Davanagere Kolar Ramanagara Shivamogga Tumakuru Ballari Bidar Kalaburagi Headquarters Koppala Raichuru Vijayanagara Yadagiri Chamarajanagara Chikkamagaluru Dakshina Kannada Hassan Kodagu Mandya Mysuru Headquarters UdupiAlphabetical listing of districts EditCode 6 District Headquarters 7 Established 8 9 Subdivisions Taluka Population 10 As of 2011 update Area 7 Population density 10 As of 2011 update MapBK Bagalkote Bagalkote 15 August 1997 11 Badami Bagalkote Bilagi Ilkal Hunagunda Rabkavi Banhatti Terdal Guledgudda Jamkhandi Mudhol 1 889 752 6 575 km2 2 539 sq mi 288 km2 750 sq mi BN Bengaluru Urban Bengaluru 1 November 1956 Anekal Yelahanka Bangalore North Bangalore East Bangalore South 9 621 551 2 190 km2 850 sq mi 4 393 km2 11 380 sq mi BR Bengaluru Rural Bengaluru 15 August 1986 12 Devanahalli Doddaballapura Hosakote Nelamangala 990 923 2 259 km2 872 sq mi 431 km2 1 120 sq mi BG Belagavi Belagavi 1 November 1956 Athni Bailhongal Belgagavi Chikodi Gokak Hukkeri Khanapur Kagawad Mudalagi Nippani Kittur Raybag Ramdurg Saundatti Yaragatti 4 779 661 13 415 km2 5 180 sq mi 356 km2 920 sq mi BL Ballary Ballary 1 November 1956 Bellari Kampli Kurugodu Sanduru Siruguppa 1 400 970 4 252 km2 1 642 sq mi 290 km2 750 sq mi BD Bidar Bidar 1 November 1956 Bidar Basavakalyan Kamalnagar Hulasuru Chitgoppa Bhalki Homnabad Aurad 1 703 300 5 448 km2 2 103 sq mi 313 km2 810 sq mi BJ Vijayapura Vijayapura 1 November 1956 Vijayapura Indi Muddebihal Babaleshwar Nidagundi Tikota Devara Hippargi Talikote Chadchan Kolhar Sindgi Basavana Bagevadi Almel 2 177 331 10 498 km2 4 053 sq mi 210 km2 540 sq mi CJ Chamarajanagara Chamarajanagara 15 August 1997 11 Chamarajanagar Gundlupet Kollegal Hanur Yelandur 1 020 791 5 101 km2 1 970 sq mi 181 km2 470 sq mi CB Chikkaballapura Chikballapura 10 September 2007 11 Bagepalli Chikballapur Chintamani Gauribidanur Gudibanda Sidlaghatta Manchenahalli 1 255 104 4 524 km2 1 747 sq mi 13 296 km2 770 sq mi CK Chikkamagaluru Chikkamagaluru 1 November 1956 Chikmagalur Kadur Koppa Mudigere Kalasa Narasimharajapura Sringeri Ajjampura Tarikere 1 137 961 7 201 km2 2 780 sq mi 158 km2 410 sq mi CT Chitradurga Chitradurga 1 November 1956 Challakere Chitradurga Hiriyur Holalkere Hosadurga Molakalmuru 1 659 456 8 440 km2 3 260 sq mi 197 km2 510 sq mi DK Dakshina Kannada Mangaluru 1 November 1956 Bantwal Beltangadi Mangalore Moodabidri Kadaba Puttur Sulya 2 089 649 4 560 km2 1 760 sq mi 430 km2 1 100 sq mi DA Davanagere Davanagere 15 August 1997 11 Channagiri Davanagere Harihar Honnali Jagalur Nyamati 1 643 494 4 460 km2 1 720 sq mi 370 km2 960 sq mi DH Dharwad Dharwad 1 November 1956 Annigeri Alnavara Dharwad Hubli Hubli City Kalghatgi Kundgol Navalgund 1 847 023 4 260 km2 1 640 sq mi 434 km2 1 120 sq mi GA Gadag Gadag 24 August 1997 11 Gadag Betigeri Mundargi Nargund Gajendragad Lakshmeshwar Ron Shirhatti 1 064 570 4 656 km2 1 798 sq mi 229 km2 590 sq mi GU Kalaburagi Kalaburagi 1 November 1956 Afzalpur Aland Chincholi Chitapur Kalaburagi Kamalapura Kalagi Jevargi Sedam Shahbad Yedrami 2 566 326 10 951 km2 4 228 sq mi 234 km2 610 sq mi HS Hassan Hassan 1 November 1956 Alur Arkalgud Arsikere Belur Channarayapattana Hassan Holenarsipur Sakleshpur 1 776 421 6 814 km2 2 631 sq mi 261 km2 680 sq mi HV Haveri Haveri 24 August 1997 11 Byadgi Hangal Haveri Hirekerur Ranibennur Rattihalli Savanur Shiggaon 1 597 668 4 823 km2 1 862 sq mi 331 km2 860 sq mi KD Kodagu Madikeri 1 November 1956 Madikeri Kushalanagar Virajpet Somvarpet Ponnampet 554 519 4 102 km2 1 584 sq mi 135 km2 350 sq mi KL Kolara Kolara 1 November 1956 Bangarapet Kolar Kolar Gold Fields Malur Mulbagal Srinivaspur 1 536 401 3 969 km2 1 532 sq mi 14 386 km2 1 000 sq mi KP Koppala Koppala 24 August 1997 11 Gangawati Kanakagiri Kuknur Karatagi Koppal Kushtagi Yelbarga 1 389 920 7 189 km2 2 776 sq mi 250 km2 650 sq mi MA Mandya Mandya 1 November 1956 15 16 Krishnarajpet Maddur Malavalli Mandya Nagamangala Pandavapura Shrirangapattana 1 805 769 4 961 km2 1 915 sq mi 364 km2 940 sq mi MY Mysuru Mysuru 1 November 1956 Heggadadevana kote Hunsur Krishnarajanagara Mysore Nanjangud Piriyapatna Saragur T Narsipur 3 001 127 6 854 km2 2 646 sq mi 476 km2 1 230 sq mi RA Raichuru Raichuru 1 November 1956 Devadurga Lingsugur Manvi Maski Raichur Sindhnur Sirwar 1 928 812 8 440 km2 3 260 sq mi 228 km2 590 sq mi RM Ramanagara Ramanagara 10 September 2007 11 Channapatna Kanakapura Ramanagara Magadi 1 082 636 3 556 km2 1 373 sq mi 308 km2 800 sq mi SH Shivamogga Shivamogga 1 November 1956 Bhadravati Hosanagara Sagar Shikaripura Shimoga Sorab Thirthahalli 1 752 753 8 477 km2 3 273 sq mi 207 km2 540 sq mi TU Tumakuru Tumkuru 1 November 1956 Chiknayakanhalli Gubbi Huliyar Koratagere Kunigal Madhugiri Pavagada Sira Tiptur Tumkur Turuvekere 2 678 980 10 597 km2 4 092 sq mi 253 km2 660 sq mi UD Udupi Udupi 25 August 1997 11 Udupi Brahmavara Karkal Kapu Kundapura Hebri Byndoor 1 177 361 3 880 km2 1 500 sq mi 329 km2 850 sq mi UK Uttara Kannada Karwara 1 November 1956 Ankola Bhatkal Dandeli Haliyal Honnavar Joida Karwar Kumta Mundgod Siddapur Sirsi Yellapur 1 437 169 10 291 km2 3 973 sq mi 140 km2 360 sq mi VN Vijayanagara Hospet 18 November 2020 Harapanahalli Hagaribommanahalli Hoovina Hadagali Hospete Kottur Kudligi 1 353 628 5 644 km2 2 179 sq mi 240 km2 620 sq mi YD Yadgiri Yadgiri 30 December 2009 Gurumitkal Hunasagi Shahpur Shorapur Vadagera Yadgir 1 174 271 5 234 km2 2 021 sq mi 224 km2 580 sq mi See also EditList of taluks of KarnatakaReferences Edit Petition against transfer of Bellary dismissed Indian Express 30 September 1953 Retrieved 17 December 2010 Chinnappa Jeevan 15 November 2005 Did reorganisation panel ignore Kodava leaders plea The Hindu Archived from the original on 12 December 2006 Retrieved 17 December 2010 2 new districts notified in Bangalore The Times of India 6 August 2007 Archived from the original on 11 August 2011 Retrieved 9 August 2007 Creation of Yadgir district Online Edition of The Hindu dated 2009 12 30 Chennai India 30 December 2009 Vijayanagar to be Karnataka s 31st district BSY Cabinet gives in principle nod The New Indian Express 19 November 2020 Retrieved 23 November 2020 NIC Policy on format of e mail Address Appendix 2 Districts Abbreviations as per ISO 3166 2 PDF Ministry Of Communications and Information Technology Government of India 18 August 2004 pp 5 10 Archived from the original PDF on 11 September 2008 Retrieved 24 November 2008 a b Know India Districts of Karnataka Government of India portal Retrieved 16 November 2010 Here Established means year of establishment as a district of Karnataka If the district was formed earlier to the formation of district in the state of Karnataka 1 November 1956 will be considered as the day of establishment of the district STATES REORGANISATION ACT 1956 Formation of a new Mysore State Archived from the original on 16 May 2008 Retrieved 17 November 2010 a b List of districts of Karnataka a b c d e f g h i A Handbook of Karnataka Administration PDF Government of Karnataka pp 354 355 Archived from the original PDF on 8 October 2011 Retrieved 16 November 2010 District Profile Archived from the original on 29 November 2010 Retrieved 18 November 2010 District Profile Area and population Archived from the original on 25 November 2010 Retrieved 18 November 2010 Kolar district at a glance PDF Archived from the original PDF on 12 March 2011 Retrieved 18 November 2010 Note This date means the day when the district was initially formed even before the formation of the state of Karnataka Mysore Hence 1 November 1956 will be considered as the day of formation of district in the state of Karnataka Formation of Mandya district Archived from the original on 2 August 2010 Retrieved 18 November 2010 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Districts of Karnataka Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of districts of Karnataka amp oldid 1154161429, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
