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KARNATAKA
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Area: 1,92,000 sq.Km (eighth largest state
in India) 
Length: 760 Km. (north-south)
Breath:420 Km. (east-west)
Population: (1981 Census) 3,71,360,000(eighth rank in India);
Urban Population:28.5%
Literacy: 56 %
Major Cities/Towns: Bangalore, Hubli-Dharwad, Belgaum, Bellary,
Gulbarga, Mangalore, Mysore,Bhadravati, Bijapur, Chitradurga, Gadag-Betagiri,
hospet, KGF, Mandya, Raichur, Shimoga, Tumkur.
No. of Districts: 20
No.
of Bank Branches: 4.230
Major Ports: Mangalore Airports Bangalore, Belgaum, Mangalore
Religion: Hindus, Jains, Muslims, Christians
Languages: Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Urdu, Marathi, Tulu, Kodagu,
Konkani, Hindi
Climate: Semi-tropical Seasons Summer, March to May (18oC
to 40oC); Winter December, March to May (14oC to 32oC);
Seasons, South-West Monsoon: June to August; North-East
Monsoon: October to December
Rainfall: 500 mm to over 4000 mm.
Traditional Products: Coffee, silk, sandalwood,
agarbathis, ivory carvings, inlay work, badriware, lacquerware
Rivers:
The Krishna System- Krishna, Tungabhadra, Vedavati, Hagari
Malaprabha, Ghataprabha, Doni, Bhima.
The Kaveri System- Kaveri, Hemavati, Harangi,Kapila, Shimsha.
West-flowing rivers - Kalinadi, Gagavali, Aghanashini, Sharavati,
Varahi, Netravati.
Other rivers - Manjra and Karanja (tributaries of the Godavari);Palar,
Pennar, Poonaiyar
Major Industries: Electronics, Computer
Engineering, Aeronautics, Machine Tools, Watch-making, Electrical
Engineering, Aluminiun, Steel
Major Crops: Ragi, jowar, rice; sugarcane, coconut, groundnuts;
coffee; cotton
Major Minerals: Gold (90% of India's production), iron ore,
manganese, maganesite
Main Educational Centres: Indian Institute of Science, Raman
Research Institute, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences,
Central Food Technological Research Institute, Indian Space Research
Organisation, National Aeronautical Laboratory, National Institute
for Sports(South).
Karnataka is also responsible for
producing some of the country's foremost statesmen, scholars and
sportspersons, and is one of the major revenue rakers through its
strong tourism industry. The landscape is very vaired, with a beautiful
coast, flatland plains and a lot of mountains. It is dotted with
hill stations, beach resorts and architectural excavations, making
it a great vista for tourists with every kind of interest.The people
are known as Kannadigas, which are the Kannada speaking peole, there
are also the Coorgis of the Coorg hills and the Tulus of the Udipi
regions.
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