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Karnataka

State profile

💡Fun factKarnataka's Kolar Gold Fields became the first place in India to be electrified, in 1902.

Factsheet

Capital: Bengaluru
Language(s): Kannada
Formed: 1956
Area: 1,91,791 km²
Districts: 31
Head (2025): Siddaramaiah
State animal: 🐾 Indian elephant
State bird: 🐦 Indian roller
State flower: 🌸 Lotus
State tree: 🌳 Sandalwood

Report Card

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SDG India Index

75

#9 of 36India: 71

NITI Aayog· 2023-24

Economy

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Per-Capita NSDP

₹3.04 L

#6 of 33

MoSPI· 2022-23

Unemployment Rate

2.7%

#11 of 36India: 3.2%

Labour Force Participation

56.8%

#26 of 36India: 60.1%

Healthcare

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Infant Mortality Rate

19 per 1,000

#8 of 22India: 28 per 1,000

Life Expectancy at Birth

69.8 yrs

#13 of 21India: 70.0 yrs

Total Fertility Rate

1.7

#22 of 35India: 2.0

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Institutional Births

97.7%

#6 of 35India: 88.6%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Child Stunting (under 5)

35.4%

#28 of 35India: 35.5%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Full Immunisation (12-23 mo)

84.1%

#6 of 31India: 76.4%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Education

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Literacy Rate

75.4%

#22 of 35India: 74.0%

Census 2011· 2011

Female Literacy Rate

68.1%

#21 of 34India: 65.5%

Census 2011· 2011

Higher Education GER

36.2%

#12 of 36India: 28.4%

AISHE· 2021-22

Law & Order

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IPC Crime Rate

192.1 per lakh

#22 of 36India: 258.1 per lakh

Crimes Against Women Rate

53.6 per lakh

#18 of 36India: 66.4 per lakh

Government Budget

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Debt-to-GSDP Ratio

25.3%

#5 of 31India: 28.1%

Demographics

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Population

6,10,95,297

#8 of 36India: 1,21,08,54,977

Census 2011· 2011

Sex Ratio

973 per 1,000 men

#12 of 36India: 943 per 1,000 men

Census 2011· 2011

Urban Population Share

38.6%

#13 of 35India: 31.2%

Census 2011· 2011

Decadal Population Growth

15.6%

#20 of 34India: 17.7%

Census 2011· 2011

Infrastructure

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Electricity Access

99.4%

#12 of 31India: 96.8%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Improved Sanitation

77.6%

#20 of 31India: 70.2%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Clean Cooking Fuel

73.0%

#16 of 31India: 58.6%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Agriculture

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Agriculture Share of GSVA

15.1%

#22 of 33

MoSPI· 2022-23

Foodgrain Yield

1,832 kg/ha

#25 of 35India: 2,494 kg/ha

DA&FW· 2022-23

Net Irrigated Area

45.1%

#14 of 30India: 56.4%

DA&FW· 2022-23

Average Landholding Size

1.36 ha

#11 of 34India: 1.08 ha

Agri Census· 2015-16

Sports

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Khelo India Medals

58

#6 of 33

Khelo India· 2025

Tourism

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Domestic Tourist Visits

28,41,21,000

#3 of 36India: 2,50,96,27,000

Ministry of Tourism· 2023

Foreign Tourist Visits

4,09,000

#12 of 36India: 1,92,46,000

Ministry of Tourism· 2023