The district of Udupi gets the highest average rainfall while the districts such as Chitradurga, Koppal and Bijapur receive the lowest rainfall. Karnataka is connected with the neighbouring states and other parts of India through a network of National Highways NH.
The 30 districts of the state are interlinked through State Highways SH. There are two international airports, 13 domestic or regional airports and 15 small airports in Karnataka. The state also has 2 military base airports and 1 flying school airport. Bengaluru and Mangaluru are the two cities with international airports in Karnataka.
The only major port of Karnataka is the New Mangalore Port. Karnataka has a wide-spread railway network. The total length of rail track in Karnataka is 3, km. The state has introduced metro railways in the capital city of Bangalore.
Bangalore Metro or Namma Metro is being built in phases. At present there are 2 operational metro lines in Bangalore. Agriculture is a major occupation for most people in rural Karnataka. About , sq. This is about The major crops grown in the state are cereals, pulses, oilseeds and cash crops.
Ragi, paddy, maize, jowar, and bajra are the major food crops grown in Karnataka. The main oil seed crops in the state are sunflower, safflower, ground nut and sesame. Important crop exports from the state include coffee, tea and mango.
About Us Profile Feedback. Home » Profile » Karnataka — A brief profile. Historical Profile of Karnataka. Workers plucking chillies, from the fields at Gabbur, district Raichur, Karnataka. Source Asian Development Bank.
This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. It has granite rock's spread over Sq. Karnataka accounts for about six percent of the country's surface water resources of 17 Lakh million cubic meters Mcum About 40 percent of this is available in the east flowing rivers and the remaining from the west flowing rivers.
The State enjoys three distinct climates varying with the seasons. The winter season from January to February is followed by summer season from March to May. The period from October to December forms the post-monsoon season. The period from October to March, covering the post-Monsoon and winter seasons, is generally pleasant over the entire State except during a few spells of rain associated with north-east monsoon which affects the south-eastern parts of the State during October to December.
The months April and May are hot, very dry and generally uncomfortable. Weather tends to be oppressive during June due to high humidity and temperature. The next three months July, August and September are somewhat comfortable due to reduced day temperature although the humidity's continue to be very high. The annual rainfall in the state varies roughly from 50 to cm.
In the districts of Bijapur, Raichur, Bellary and Southern half of Gulbarga, the rainfall is the lowest varying from 50 to 60 cm. Karnataka is situated approximately between Karnataka shares its western border with the Arabian Sea and the Laccadive Sea. Area wise Karnataka is the seventh largest state in India and it shares its boundaries with one union territory and five states of the country. The union territory of Goa lies to the north west of Karnataka.
The state has Maharashtra neighbouring it on the north. Telangana stands to the north east side of Karnataka while Andhra Pradesh shares its eastern border. On the south east side lies the state of Tamil Nadu while Kerala surrounds it on the south west side. The state of Karnataka was earlier known as Mysore state. Before India gained independence, Mysore was a landlocked princely state situated on the South Karnataka Plateau.
In the ancient days Mysore was a vast kingdom but after the British annexed it, Mysore was left with an area of just 78, square km. After the country gained independence, Mysore became a part of the Union of India. As the states were reorganised based on linguistic and other criteria, the Kannada speaking population came together to form present day Karnataka under the name of Mysore.
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