Districts in Karnataka - Census 2011

List of districts of Karnataka with Population, Literacy rate, Sex Ratio etc. As per the Census 2011, Karnataka is divided into 30 districts (zilla) which act as the administrative divisions. Bangalore is the largest district of Karnataka by population, while the least populated district of Karnataka is Kodagu.

Below is the complete list of districts (zilla) of Karnataka sorted by population.

# District Sub-districts Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Bangalore Talukas 9,621,551 87.67% 916
2 Belgaum Talukas 4,779,661 73.48% 973
3 Mysore Talukas 3,001,127 72.79% 985
4 Tumkur Talukas 2,678,980 75.14% 984
5 Gulbarga Talukas 2,566,326 64.85% 971
6 Bellary Talukas 2,452,595 67.43% 983
7 Bijapur Talukas 2,177,331 67.15% 960
8 Dakshina Kannada Talukas 2,089,649 88.57% 1,020
9 Davanagere Talukas 1,945,497 75.74% 972
10 Raichur Talukas 1,928,812 59.56% 1,000
11 Bagalkot Talukas 1,889,752 68.82% 989
12 Dharwad Talukas 1,847,023 80% 971
13 Mandya Talukas 1,805,769 70.4% 995
14 Hassan Talukas 1,776,421 76.07% 1,010
15 Shimoga Talukas 1,752,753 80.45% 998
16 Bidar Talukas 1,703,300 70.51% 956
17 Chitradurga Talukas 1,659,456 73.71% 974
18 Haveri Talukas 1,597,668 77.4% 950
19 Kolar Talukas 1,536,401 74.39% 979
20 Uttara Kannada Talukas 1,437,169 84.06% 979
21 Koppal Talukas 1,389,920 68.09% 986
22 Chikkaballapura Talukas 1,255,104 69.76% 972
23 Udupi Talukas 1,177,361 86.24% 1,094
24 Yadgir Talukas 1,174,271 51.83% 989
25 Chikmagalur Talukas 1,137,961 79.25% 1,008
26 Ramanagara Talukas 1,082,636 69.22% 976
27 Gadag Talukas 1,064,570 75.12% 982
28 Chamarajanagar Talukas 1,020,791 61.43% 993
29 Bangalore Rural Talukas 990,923 77.93% 946
30 Kodagu Talukas 554,519 82.61% 1,019