Country – India

Time zone - +05:30

Coordinates – 12*58 N 77*30E / 12.97N 77.50E

Border with –Andhra pradesh, Goa , kerala, Maharashtra, telangana

                   Tamil nadu

Highest elevation – 1925m

Lowest elevation – 0m

Region – south India  

Capital – Bangalore

Area – 191791sq km

Area rank – 7^th

Distt – 30

Established in – 1 nov 1956 as state of mysore

Renamed in – 1973 as Karnataka

Population – 61130704

Density – 320/sqkm

Literacy rate – 75.6%

Language – Kannada

Vidhansabha members – 224

Lok sabha members – 28

Rajya sabha members - 12

High court – Karnataka high court

State code –IN-KA

Website – www.karnataka.gov.in

Mountain range – Nilgiri

Mountain – 1.kodachadri 2.mullayana

Ghats – 1.malayadri 2.western ghats

Lakes – 1.hebbal 2.bellandur 3.halasuru 4.ishanti sagar 5.kukkarahalli

               6.lingambudhi

Water falls – 1.barkana 2.jog 3.magod 4.hebble 5.kalhatti 6.keppa

                     7.koosalli 8.shivanosamudra 9.kidumari 10.mithyala

                    11.chunchakatte 12.god chinamalaki 13.gokak 14.irupa

                    15.taluk16.santhodi 17.varapoha 18.sirimane

Bird sanctuary – rangnathittu

Sea – Arabian sea, laccadive sea

Beaches – 1.tannirbhavi 2.maravanthe 3.kudli

Island – 1.srirangapatna 2.st.marys 3.netrani

Forts – 1.tipusultan fort Gwalior 2.anegondi 3.ankola 4.bijapur 5.banglore

              6.bidar 7.basavahalli 8.belgaum 9.chitra durga 10.devanahalli

             11.gulbarga 12.parasgad 13.sadashivgad 14.vanadurga

Palace – 1.banglore 2.jaganmohan 3.anthapura 4.lalitha mahal

Rivers – 1.krishna 2.kaveri 3.ghatprabha 4.bhima 5.malprabha 6.tungbhadra

               7.akravati 8.vedvanti 9.hemvanti 10.simsa 11.laxmantirtha 12.kabini

National park – 1.badipur 2.danharta 3.hagarhol

Dance – yaksha gana

Airport – 1.bangalore international airport 2.menglur international airport

             3.belgaum airpor