North Karnataka


North Karnataka
Location of North Karnataka in Karnataka
Location of North Karnataka in Karnataka
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Coordinates: 16°N 76°E / 16°N 76°E / 16; 76
Country India
StateKarnataka
Belagavi Division
Kalaburagi division
Government
 • TypeZilla Panchayat
Area
 • Total
88,361 km2 (34,116 sq mi)
 • Rank1st: Karnataka
Elevation
500 m (1,600 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
24,571,229
 • Rank2nd: Karnataka
 • Density280/km2 (720/sq mi)
DemonymUttara Karnatakadavaru
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationKA
Largest CityHubli–Dharwad[1]
Sex ratio960 /
Literacy70%

North Karnataka (kannada: ಉತ್ತರ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ Transliteration: Uttara Karnataka) is a geographical region in Deccan plateau from 300 to 730 metres (980 to 2,400 ft) elevation that constitutes the region of the Karnataka state in India and the region consists of 13 districts. It is drained by the Krishna River and its tributaries the Bhima, Ghataprabha, Malaprabha, and Tungabhadra. North Karnataka lies within the Deccan thorn scrub forests ecoregion, which extends north into eastern Maharashtra.

North Karnataka consists of total 13 districts and comprises the regions known as (Hyderabad-Karnataka) – Kalaburagi division and (Bombay-Karnataka) – Belagavi division. It includes districts of Bagalkote, Bijapur, Gadag, Dharwad, Haveri, Belagavi, Bellary, Bidar, Kalaburagi, Koppal, Raichur, Vijayanagara and Yadgir.

  1. ^ "Cities having population 1 lakh and above, Census 2011" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 27 February 2021.