Karnataka

A deep overview into the Karnataka state

Karnataka is a massive state with great agriculture, employment and established economy. Karnataka is South Indian state that was created in 1956 November. This state was formed after passing the reorganization act. This day is celebrated as the Karnataka formation day. Initially it was called as State of Mysore which was later named in 1973 as Karnataka. The largest city in Karnataka is Bangalore that is also the capital. A Karnataka map is the best option to start your journey with the state.

Geographical dynamics:

Karnataka is surrounded in the west by the Arabian sea, Goa in the northwest, Andhra Pradesh in East, Maharashtra in the north, Kerala in southwest and Tamil Nadu in Southeast. Karnataka state is spread in 191,976 square kilometers, which is 5.83% of India geographically. Karnataka is 8th largest Indian state which has nearly 61 million residents till 2011. Karnataka is even 9th largest State in India which includes 30 districts. The official language of the Karnataka State is Kannada. There are certain river systems of the state along its tributaries like Tungabhadra, Vedavati, Ghataprabha, Cauvery, Bhima and Malaprabha. All these tributaries will follow in the eastward direction in the Bay of Bengal.

There are 4 important geographical types in the Karnataka state which are known as Archean complex, granitic gneisses, Dharwad schists and the Proterozoic. It is called the sedimentary formations of Bhima and Kaladgi series. The intertrappean and the Deccan trappean tertiary deposits are having alluvial and laterites deposits.

Constitution

In Karnataka State there is the parliamentary system by the government which are democratically elected. The state also has the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly. There is the Legislative Council that has 75 members and 25 members who are retiring in 2 years. There are plenty of public sector and manufacturing companies in India like the National Aerospace Laboratories, BHEL, HAL (Hindustan Aeronautics limited), Bharat earth movers limited, Indian Telephone Industries and chunk of IT industries (more than 283) are based in Bangalore. There are premium technology and research centers like the Central power research Institute, Bharat electronically limited, ISRO, Central food technology have headquarters in Bangalore.

Karnataka state has many cities like Dharwad, chikmaglur, Belgaum, Bellary, Gulbarga, Kolar, Udupi, tumkur, Shimoga, Raichur, Mandya, Mysore and many more.

Contribution of Karnataka state in Indian economy

Karnataka since 1980s has emerged as the leader in information technology field. There were 2000 firms operating from Karnataka city and some big names like Wipro, Infosys have been headquartered in the state. Nearly ($12.5 billion exports and 38% for accounting in IT exports had been done from India. You can check the Karnataka map to determine the locations important for the economy.

Nandi hills is on the outskirts of Devanahalli and has $22 Billion BIAL IT investment region. It is the largest infrastructure development in Karnataka state history. Bangalore after this is known as the Silicon Valley of India. Karnataka nation leads in biotechnology after being 158 biocluster companies out of 320 are set up here. Karnataka also greatly contributes in floriculture by supplying ornamental plants and flowers.

Karnataka has also been home to State Bank of Mysore, Corporation Bank, Vysya, Canara, Vijaya, syndicate which originated from here. Karnataka is also known as a prime destination of the silk industry.