States or Territories

Karnataka

State

Citation Formats

General Reference

Geography Atlas. "Karnataka." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/states/karnataka.

APA Style

Geography Atlas. (n.d.). Karnataka. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/states/karnataka

BibTeX

@misc{geographyatlas-karnataka,
  author = {Geography Atlas},
  title = {Karnataka},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/states/karnataka},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Karnataka is a state on the southwestern coast of India. It was formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956 and renamed Karnataka in 1973. The 2011 census recorded a population of 61,130,704 across an area of 191,791 square kilometers, and its capital is Bengaluru.

Facts

Capital

Bengaluru 1

Population

61,130,704 1

2011 figure from Karnataka's own Wikipedia infobox.

Population Estimate Year

2011 1

Area (sq km)

191,791 1

Latitude

12.97 degrees north 1

Longitude

77.5 degrees east 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Bengaluru

bengaluru is associated with karnataka.

Source Bengaluru (Wikipedia)

India

Karnataka is a state of India.

Source Karnataka (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Bengaluru

bengaluru is the capital of karnataka.

Source Bengaluru (Wikipedia)

On Continent

Asia

Karnataka is on continent.

Source Karnataka (Wikipedia)

Sources

1. Karnataka (Wikipedia)

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Karnataka is a state on the southwestern coast of India. It was formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, and renamed Karnataka in 1973.

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