Mysore division

Mysore division
Mysuru division
Office of the Regional Commissioner, Mysore; headquarters of Mysore division
Office of the Regional Commissioner, Mysore; headquarters of Mysore division
Mysuru administrative division; Mysore (inside the dotted Mysore district) is the division's headquarters
Mysuru administrative division; Mysore (inside the dotted Mysore district) is the division's headquarters
Country India
StateKarnataka
HeadquartersMysore
Area
 • Total
43,503 km2 (16,797 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
12,563,598
 • Density290/km2 (750/sq mi)
Websitehttps://rcmysore.gov.in/

Mysore division, officially Mysuru division, is an administrative division in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. It is one of four administrative divisions in Karnataka, the others being Bangalore division, Belagavi division, and Kalaburagi division.[1] Mysore division comprises eight districts of Karnataka, namely, Chamarajanagar, Chikmagalur, Dakshina Kannada, Hassan, Kodagu, Mandya, Mysore and Udupi district.[2] The city of Mysore is the administrative headquarters of the division. Mysore division covers parts of historical Old Mysore region and southern part of Coastal Karnataka.The total area of the division is 43,503 sq.km.[3] The total population as of 2011 census is 12,563,598.[4]

  1. ^ "Mysuru Division | Definition, Examples, Diagrams". www.toppr.com. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  2. ^ "RC Mysuru". rcmysore.gov.in. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  3. ^ "List of Karnataka Districts | Districts | Bangalore". Karnataka.com. 14 July 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Karnataka Population 2020/2021". www.populationu.com. Retrieved 4 January 2021.