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Fast Facts – Karnataka
Information About Karnataka
| Fast Facts |
| Established |
1st November 1956 |
| Area |
1,91,791 sq. Km (eighth largest state in India) |
| Capital |
Bengaluru (Bangalore) |
| Heritage City |
Mysore |
| Population |
52,850,562 (2001 Census) |
| Governor |
Vajubhai Vala |
| Chief Minister |
Siddaramaiah (INC) |
| Official language |
Kannada |
| Other languages |
Telugu, Tamil, Urdu, Marathi, Tulu, Kodagu, Konkani, Hindi |
| Literacy |
69.3% |
| Life expectancy |
64 years (men), 67 years (women) (UN) |
| Climate |
Semi-tropical |
| Summer Season |
March to May (18oC to 40oC) |
| Winter Season |
Oct to Dec (14oC to 32oC) |
| Rainfall |
Agumbe in the Shivamogga district receives the second highest annual rainfall in India. |
| Major Rivers |
Kaveri, Tungabhadra, Krishna, Malaprabha and the Sharavathi. |
| Major Crops |
Ragi, jowar, rice, sugarcane, coconut, groundnuts, coffee, cotton |
| Major Minerals |
Gold (90% of India’s production), Iron ore, Manganese, Maganesite |
| Major Festivals |
Mysore Dasara (Nada habba; State Festival), Ugadi (Kannada New Year), Makara Sankranti (The harvest festival), Sri Rama Navami, Ganesh Chaturthi, Nagapanchami, Basava Jayanthi, Deepavali, Ramzan and Christmas |
| Airlines |
Major airlines such as Kingfisher Airlines and Air Deccan are based in Bangalore. |
| Popular Foods |
Jolada rotti, Sorghum, Bisi bele bath, Jolada rotti, Ragi mudde, Uppittu, Masala Dose and Maddur Vade.(Udupi cuisine of coastal Karnataka is popular all over India.) |
| Popular Sweets |
Mysore Pak, Belgaavi Kunda, Gokak karadantu and Dharwad pedha |
| Government |
www.karnataka.gov.in |
| Tourism |
www.karnatakatourism.org |
| Districts |
Bagalkote, Bangalore Rural, Bangalore Urban, Belagavi, Bellary, Bidar, Bijapur, Chamarajanagar, Chikkaballapur, Chikkamagaluru, Chitradurga, Dakshina Kannada, Davanagere, Dharwad, Gadag, Gulbarga, Hassan, Haveri, Kodagu, Kolar, Koppal, Mandya, Mysore, Raichur, Ramanagara, Shimoga, Tumkur, Udupi, Uttara Kannada, Yadgir. |
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