Karnataka is one of the states in India, The population increased by 15.60% compared to the 2001 census, the density is 319 per sq km with a total population of 61,095,297. Karnataka covers 191,791 sq km of area. Bangalore city witnessed the highest growth in population, increased by 47.18% while Chikmagalur is the lowest even not increased, it decreased by -0.26%. There are 30 districts in Karnataka state and the list shows districts from Highest to lowest population.
| # | District | Population | Increase | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangalore | 96,21,551 | 47.18% | 4381 |
| 2 | Belgaum | 47,79,661 | 13.41% | 356 |
| 3 | Mysore | 30,01,127 | 13.63% | 476 |
| 4 | Tumkur | 26,78,980 | 3.65% | 253 |
| 5 | Gulbarga | 25,66,326 | 18.01% | 234 |
| 6 | Bellary | 24,52,595 | 20.99% | 290 |
| 7 | Bijapur | 21,77,331 | 20.50% | 207 |
| 8 | Dakshina Kannada | 20,89,649 | 10.11% | 430 |
| 9 | Davanagere | 19,45,497 | 8.63% | 328 |
| 10 | Raichur | 19,28,812 | 15.51% | 228 |
| 11 | Bagalkot | 18,89,752 | 14.40% | 288 |
| 12 | Dharwad | 18,47,023 | 15.13% | 434 |
| 13 | Mandya | 18,05,769 | 2.38% | 364 |
| 14 | Hassan | 17,76,421 | 3.18% | 261 |
| 15 | Shimoga | 17,52,753 | 6.71% | 207 |
| 16 | Bidar | 17,03,300 | 13.37% | 313 |
| 17 | Chitradurga | 16,59,456 | 9.33% | 197 |
| 18 | Haveri | 15,97,668 | 11.02% | 331 |
| 19 | Kolar | 15,36,401 | 10.77% | 386 |
| 20 | Uttara Kannada | 14,37,169 | 6.17% | 140 |
| 21 | Koppal | 13,89,920 | 16.21% | 250 |
| 22 | Chikkaballapura | 12,55,104 | 9.23% | 296 |
| 23 | Udupi | 11,77,361 | 5.85% | 329 |
| 24 | Yadgir | 11,74,271 | 22.81% | 223 |
| 25 | Chikmagalur | 11,37,961 | -0.26% | 158 |
| 26 | Ramanagara | 10,82,636 | 5.05% | 308 |
| 27 | Gadag | 10,64,570 | 9.54% | 229 |
| 28 | Chamarajanagar | 10,20,791 | 5.73% | 181 |
| 29 | Bangalore Rural | 9,90,923 | 16.45% | 431 |
| 30 | Kodagu | 5,54,519 | 1.09% | 135 |