Karnataka

Karnataka is a state in South India. The state is in the south western region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the... Wikipedia

• Country:  India
• Formation:  1 November 1956, (as Mysore State)
• Capital:  Bangalore
• Largest City:  Bangalore
• Body:  Government of Karnataka
• Governor:  Thawarchand Gehlot
• Chief Minister:  Basavaraj Bommai
• Legislature:  Bicameral, Council (75 seats), Assembly (224 seats)
• Parliamentary constituency:  Rajya Sabha (12 seats), Lok Sabha (28 seats)
• Area rank:  6th
• Population (2011):  61,130,704
• Rank:  8th
• Demonym(s):  Kannadiga (masculine), Kannadati (feminine)
• Time zone:  IST (UTC+05:30)
• ISO 3166 code:  IN-KA
• Vehicle registration:  KA
• Official languages:  Kannada
• Regional languages:  Tulu, Kodava, Konkani
• Literacy (2011):  75.36%
• Sex ratio (2011):  973 ♀/1000 ♂
• Website:  www.karnataka.gov.in/
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo