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• 38.67% of Karnataka's population resides in urban areas.
• The urban population grew by 31.54% from 2001 to 2011 and is projected to continue rising.
• The sex ratio in urban areas is 963 females per 1,000 males.
• The average literacy rate in urban regions is 85.78%.

Karnataka Rural Population

• Approximately 61.33% of Karnataka’s population lives in rural areas.
• The rural population growth rate from 2001 to 2011 was 7.40%.
• The female sex ratio in rural areas is 979 females per 1,000 males.
• The average literacy rate in rural areas is 68.73%.

Karnataka City List

• Bangalore
• Hubli and Dharwad
• Mysore
• Gulbarga
• Mangalore
• Belgaum
• Davanagere
• Bellary
• Bijapur
• Shimoga

Karnataka Metropolitan Regions

Karnataka State Information

• According to recent Karnataka census data, 74.25% of houses are owned by their residents, while 23.02% are rented.
• 70.06% of couples in Karnataka live in single-family households.
• In 2011, 61.11% of the population had access to Banking and Non-Banking Finance Corporations.
• Only 4.84% of the population had internet access in 2011, but this is expected to improve by 2021 due to the expansion of services by Reliance Jio and Airtel, which could lead to increased e-commerce activities through platforms like Flipkart and Amazon.
• 6.32% of families in Karnataka owned a car, and 25.60% owned a two-wheeler.
• The increase in Karnataka’s literacy rate has sparked growing interest among its population in purchasing Health and Life Insurance policies.
• In a few months, more details about election data for Karnataka will be available.
• Bangalore is both the capital and the largest city of Karnataka.
• The primary language spoken in Karnataka is Kannada.
• Karnataka is divided into 30 districts.
• The ISOCODE assigned to Karnataka by the International Organization for Standardization is KA.