India: Karnataka
Districts
The population of the districts in the State of Karnataka by census years.
| Name | Status | Population Census 1991-03-01 | Population Census 2001-03-01 | Population Census 2011-03-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bagalkot | District | 1,390,259 | 1,651,892 | 1,889,752 | → |
| Bangalore | District | 4,839,162 | 6,537,124 | 9,621,551 | → |
| Bangalore Rural | District | 717,525 | 850,968 | 990,923 | → |
| Belgaum | District | 3,583,606 | 4,214,505 | 4,779,661 | → |
| Bellary | District | 1,656,000 | 2,027,140 | 2,452,595 | → |
| Bidar | District | 1,255,799 | 1,502,373 | 1,703,300 | → |
| Bijapur | District | 1,537,731 | 1,806,918 | 2,177,331 | → |
| Chamarajanagar | District | 883,365 | 965,462 | 1,020,791 | → |
| Chikkaballapura (Chikballapur) | District | 1,005,031 | 1,149,007 | 1,255,104 | → |
| Chikmagalur (Chikkamagaluru) | District | 1,017,283 | 1,140,905 | 1,137,961 | → |
| Chitradurga | District | 1,312,717 | 1,517,896 | 1,659,456 | → |
| Dakshina Kannada | District | 1,656,165 | 1,897,730 | 2,089,649 | → |
| Davanagere | District | 1,559,222 | 1,790,952 | 1,945,497 | → |
| Dharwad | District | 1,374,895 | 1,604,253 | 1,847,023 | → |
| Gadag | District | 859,042 | 971,835 | 1,064,570 | → |
| Gulbarga | District | 1,786,138 | 2,174,742 | 2,566,326 | → |
| Hassan | District | 1,569,684 | 1,721,669 | 1,776,421 | → |
| Haveri | District | 1,269,213 | 1,439,116 | 1,597,668 | → |
| Kodagu | District | 488,455 | 548,561 | 554,519 | → |
| Kolar | District | 1,211,858 | 1,387,062 | 1,536,401 | → |
| Koppal | District | 958,078 | 1,196,089 | 1,389,920 | → |
| Mandya | District | 1,644,374 | 1,763,705 | 1,805,769 | → |
| Mysore | District | 2,281,653 | 2,641,027 | 3,001,127 | → |
| Raichur | District | 1,351,809 | 1,669,762 | 1,928,812 | → |
| Ramanagara | District | 955,669 | 1,030,546 | 1,082,636 | → |
| Shimoga | District | 1,452,259 | 1,642,545 | 1,752,753 | → |
| Tumkur | District | 2,305,819 | 2,584,711 | 2,678,980 | → |
| Udupi | District | 1,038,099 | 1,112,243 | 1,177,361 | → |
| Uttara Kannada | District | 1,220,260 | 1,353,644 | 1,437,169 | → |
| Yadgir | District | 796,031 | 956,180 | 1,174,271 | → |
| Karnataka | State | 44,977,201 | 52,850,562 | 61,095,297 |
Contents: Cities and Towns
The population of all cities and towns in the State of Karnataka by census years.
icon links to further information about a selected place including its population structure (gender, urbanization, population group, literacy (a7+), activity status (a7+)).| Name | Status | District | Population Census 1991-03-01 | Population Census 2001-03-01 | Population Census 2011-03-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 Heroor | Census Town | Udupi | ... | 4,021 | 4,778 | → |
| Addur | Census Town | Dakshina Kannada | ... | 5,132 | 5,426 | → |
| Adityapatna | Census Town | Tumkur | 4,871 | 4,236 | 2,623 | → |
| Adyar | Census Town | Dakshina Kannada | ... | 6,501 | 7,034 | → |
| Afzalpur | Town Panchayat | Gulbarga | ... | 19,335 | 27,088 | → |
| Aland | Town Municipal Council | Gulbarga | 26,564 | 35,245 | 42,371 | → |
| Alevoor | Census Town | Udupi | ... | 4,733 | 6,302 | → |
| Allipura | Census Town | Chikkaballapura | ... | 7,482 | 9,930 | → |
| Alnavar | Town Panchayat | Dharwad | 14,485 | 16,290 | 17,228 | → |
| Alur | Town Panchayat | Hassan | 4,961 | 6,133 | 6,541 | → |
| Amaravathi | Census Town | Davanagere | ... | 4,770 | 2,628 | → |
| Ambikanagara (Ambikanagar) | Census Town | Uttara Kannada | ... | 4,848 | 3,556 | → |
| Aminagad | Census Town | Bagalkot | ... | 13,593 | 15,073 | → |
| Anekal | Town Municipal Council | Bangalore | 24,938 | 33,157 | 44,260 | → |
| Ankola | Town Panchayat with Outgrowth | Uttara Kannada | 13,509 | 20,816 | 22,249 | → |
| Annigeri | Town Municipal Council | Dharwad | 25,239 | 25,710 | 28,267 | → |
| Arasinakunte | Census Town | Bangalore Rural | ... | ... | 10,567 | → |
| Arkalgud | Town Panchayat | Hassan | 13,457 | 15,169 | 16,810 | → |
| Arkula | Census Town | Dakshina Kannada | ... | 4,733 | 5,077 | → |
| Arsikere | Town Municipal Council with Outgrowth | Hassan | 39,650 | 45,166 | 53,216 | → |
| Athni (Athani) | Town Municipal Council with Outgrowth | Belgaum | 32,041 | 40,950 | 47,842 | → |
| Attibele | Census Town | Bangalore | ... | 10,559 | 20,532 | → |
| Aurad | Town Panchayat | Bidar | ... | 15,804 | 19,849 | → |
| Aversa | Census Town | Uttara Kannada | ... | 4,301 | 4,286 | → |
| Bada | Census Town | Udupi | ... | 7,300 | 8,117 | → |
| Badagabettu No.80 | Census Town | Udupi | ... | 6,985 | 9,309 | → |
| Badagaulipady | Census Town | Dakshina Kannada | ... | 5,885 | 7,062 | → |
| Badami | Town Municipal Council | Bagalkot | 19,982 | 25,847 | 30,943 | → |
| Bagalkot | City Municipal Council | Bagalkot | 76,903 | 90,988 | 111,933 | → |
| Bagepalli | Town Municipal Council | Chikkaballapura | 12,336 | 20,119 | 27,011 | → |
| Bail Hongal (Bailhongal) | Town Municipal Council | Belgaum | 33,916 | 43,225 | 49,182 | → |
| Bajpe | Census Town | Dakshina Kannada | ... | 8,033 | 9,701 | → |
| Bangalore [Bangalore] | Municipal Corporation with Outgrowth | Bangalore | 3,302,296 | 5,688,985 | 8,495,492 | → |
| Bangarapet | Town Municipal Council | Kolar | 29,122 | 38,703 | 44,849 | → |
| Bankapura | Town Municipal Council | Haveri | ... | 20,324 | 22,529 | → |
| Bannur | Town Municipal Council | Mysore | 17,820 | 23,239 | 21,896 | → |
| Bantval (Bantwal) | Town Municipal Council | Dakshina Kannada | 34,313 | 36,830 | 40,155 | → |
| Basavakalyan | City Municipal Council | Bidar | 42,748 | 58,785 | 69,717 | → |
| Basavana Bagevadi (Basavan Bagevadi) | Town Municipal Council | Bijapur | 23,022 | 28,560 | 33,198 | → |
| Basettihalli | Census Town | Bangalore Rural | ... | 4,060 | 7,943 | → |
| Belgaum | Municipal Corporation with Outgrowth | Belgaum | 326,399 | 404,237 | 490,045 | → |
| Belgaum Cantonment | Cantonment (Board) | Belgaum | 23,953 | 23,779 | 19,411 | → |
| Bellary | Municipal Corporation | Bellary | 245,391 | 316,766 | 410,445 | → |
| Belma | Census Town | Dakshina Kannada | ... | 4,963 | 6,452 | → |
| Beltangadi (Belthangady) | Town Panchayat | Dakshina Kannada | ... | 7,305 | 7,746 | → |
| Belur | Town Municipal Council | Hassan | 16,827 | 20,228 | 22,484 | → |
| Belvata | Census Town | Mysore | ... | 5,707 | 8,605 | → |
| Benakanahalli | Census Town | Belgaum | ... | 7,523 | 10,999 | → |
| Bethamangala | Census Town | Kolar | ... | 8,793 | 10,413 | → |
| Bhadravati | City Municipal Council | Shimoga | 67,019 | 160,662 | 151,102 | → |
| Bhalki | Town Municipal Council | Bidar | 26,876 | 35,093 | 40,333 | → |
| Bhatkal | Town Municipal Council | Uttara Kannada | 31,478 | 31,774 | 32,000 | → |
| Bhimarayanagudi | Notified Area Council | Yadgir | 7,049 | 4,792 | 8,029 | → |
| Bhogadi | Census Town | Mysore | ... | 4,815 | 9,041 | → |
| Bidadi | Census Town | Ramanagara | ... | 6,267 | 9,917 | → |
| Bidar | City Municipal Council with Outgrowth | Bidar | 108,016 | 174,257 | 216,020 | → |
| Bijapur | City Municipal Council | Bijapur | 186,939 | 253,891 | 327,427 | → |
| Bilgi | Town Panchayat | Bagalkot | ... | 15,454 | 17,792 | → |
| Birur | Town Municipal Council | Chikmagalur | 20,095 | 22,702 | 22,723 | → |
| Bobruwada | Census Town | Uttara Kannada | ... | 5,322 | 5,409 | → |
| Bommasandra | Census Town | Bangalore | ... | 7,614 | 15,254 | → |
| Bondathila | Census Town | Dakshina Kannada | ... | 4,612 | 5,858 | → |
| Byadgi (Byadagi) | Town Municipal Council | Haveri | 20,574 | 25,663 | 30,014 | → |
| Byrapura | Census Town | Mysore | ... | 12,095 | 14,276 | → |
| Challakere | Town Municipal Council | Chitradurga | 38,369 | 49,067 | 55,194 | → |
| Chamarajanagar | City Municipal Council | Chamarajanagar | 44,478 | 60,558 | 69,875 | → |
| Channagiri | Town Panchayat | Davanagere | 14,135 | 18,512 | 21,313 | → |
| Channapatna | City Municipal Council | Ramanagara | 55,209 | 63,577 | 71,942 | → |
| Channarayapatna | Town Municipal Council with Outgrowth | Hassan | 23,435 | 34,515 | 40,417 | → |
| Chelur | Census Town | Chikkaballapura | ... | 5,100 | 5,911 | → |
| Chikkaballapura (Chik Ballapur) | City Municipal Council | Chikkaballapura | 47,221 | 54,968 | 63,652 | → |
| Chikkabanavara | Census Town | Bangalore | ... | ... | 14,409 | → |
| Chikkabidarakallu | Census Town | Bangalore | ... | 5,081 | 11,554 | → |
| Chikkajajur (Chikjajur) | Census Town | Chitradurga | ... | 5,986 | 6,236 | → |
| Chikmagalur | City Municipal Council | Chikmagalur | 60,816 | 101,251 | 118,401 | → |
| Chiknayakanhalli (Chikkanayakana Halli) | Town Municipal Council | Tumkur | 17,663 | 22,389 | 23,206 | → |
| Chikodi | Town Municipal Council | Belgaum | 27,279 | 32,823 | 38,307 | → |
| Chincholi | Town Panchayat | Gulbarga | 10,584 | 17,144 | 20,897 | → |
| Chintamani | City Municipal Council | Chikkaballapura | 50,394 | 65,493 | 76,068 | → |
| Chitapur | Town Municipal Council | Gulbarga | 19,767 | 27,006 | 31,299 | → |
| Chitgoppa | Town Municipal Council | Bidar | 18,090 | 24,419 | 25,298 | → |
| Chitradurga | City Municipal Council with Outgrowth | Chitradurga | 87,069 | 125,170 | 145,853 | → |
| Dandeli | City Municipal Council | Uttara Kannada | 52,701 | 53,290 | 52,069 | → |
| Davanagere (Davangere) | Municipal Corporation | Davanagere | 266,082 | 364,523 | 434,971 | → |
| Devadurga | Town Municipal Council | Raichur | 14,959 | 21,994 | 28,929 | → |
| Devanahalli | Town Municipal Council | Bangalore Rural | 18,253 | 23,406 | 28,051 | → |
| Dod Ballapur (Doddaballapura) | City Municipal Council with Outgrowth | Bangalore Rural | 54,609 | 71,606 | 93,105 | → |
| Dommasandra | Census Town | Bangalore | ... | 9,165 | 12,610 | → |
| Donimalai Township | Census Town | Bellary | 6,379 | 6,554 | 6,672 | → |
| Elwala | Census Town | Mysore | ... | 8,327 | 9,826 | → |
| Gadag-Betigeri (Gadag-Betageri) | City Municipal Council | Gadag | 134,051 | 154,982 | 172,612 | → |
| Gajendragarh | Town Municipal Council | Gadag | 24,184 | 28,226 | 32,359 | → |
| Gangawati (Gangavati) | City Municipal Council with Outgrowth | Koppal | 81,156 | 101,392 | 114,642 | → |
| Gargeswari | Census Town | Mysore | ... | 4,993 | 5,343 | → |
| Gauribidanur | Town Municipal Council | Chikkaballapura | 25,577 | 30,537 | 37,947 | → |
| Gogipeth | Census Town | Yadgir | ... | 6,557 | 7,544 | → |
| Gokak | City Municipal Council | Belgaum | 52,080 | 67,170 | 79,121 | → |
| Gokak Falls | Notified Area Council | Belgaum | 11,121 | 10,043 | 8,080 | → |
| Gonikoppal | Census Town | Kodagu | 5,910 | 7,267 | 8,306 | → |
| Gubbi | Town Panchayat | Tumkur | 13,814 | 16,805 | 18,446 | → |
| Gudibanda | Town Panchayat | Chikkaballapura | 7,563 | 8,807 | 9,441 | → |
| Gudur | Census Town | Bagalkot | ... | 10,952 | 11,969 | → |
| Gulbarga | Municipal Corporation with Outgrowth | Gulbarga | 304,099 | 430,265 | 543,147 | → |
| Guledgudda | Town Municipal Council | Bagalkot | 33,895 | 33,991 | 33,382 | → |
| Gundlupet | Town Municipal Council | Chamarajanagar | 23,934 | 26,340 | 28,105 | → |
| Gurmatkal | Town Panchayat | Yadgir | 13,674 | 16,923 | 20,614 | → |
| Haliyal | Town Panchayat | Uttara Kannada | 18,005 | 20,653 | 24,238 | → |
| Hangal | Town Municipal Council | Haveri | 20,906 | 25,009 | 28,159 | → |
| Hanur | Town Panchayat | Chamarajanagar | ... | 9,253 | 11,066 | → |
| Haralahalli | Census Town | Hassan | ... | 4,025 | 4,476 | → |
| Haralapura | Census Town | Davanagere | ... | 4,251 | 4,655 | → |
| Harapanahalli (Harpanahalli) | Town Municipal Council | Davanagere | 34,146 | 41,907 | 47,039 | → |
| Harekala | Census Town | Dakshina Kannada | ... | 6,207 | 6,814 | → |
| Harihar | City Municipal Council with Outgrowth | Davanagere | 66,647 | 78,723 | 83,219 | → |
| Hassan | City Municipal Council with Outgrowth | Hassan | 90,803 | 121,874 | 155,006 | → |
| Hatti | Census Town | Raichur | 10,552 | 12,420 | 16,278 | → |
| Hatti Gold Mines | Notified Area Council | Raichur | 14,968 | 14,722 | 13,536 | → |
| Haveri | City Municipal Council | Haveri | 45,295 | 55,913 | 67,102 | → |
| Hebbagodi | Census Town | Bangalore | ... | 12,296 | 34,827 | → |
| Heggadadevankote | Town Panchayat | Mysore | ... | 12,045 | 14,313 | → |
| Hindalgi | Census Town | Belgaum | 9,282 | 10,862 | 13,741 | → |
| Hinkal | Census Town | Mysore | ... | 12,132 | 23,162 | → |
| Hirekerur | Town Panchayat | Haveri | ... | 15,872 | 19,191 | → |
| Hiriyur | Town Municipal Council | Chitradurga | 37,509 | 48,806 | 56,416 | → |
| Holalkere | Town Panchayat | Chitradurga | 12,221 | 14,574 | 15,783 | → |
| Hole Narsipur (Holenarasipura) | Town Municipal Council | Hassan | 23,567 | 27,024 | 29,974 | → |
| Homnabad (Humnabad) | Town Municipal Council | Bidar | 25,581 | 36,517 | 44,483 | → |
| Honavar (Honnavar) | Town Panchayat | Uttara Kannada | 16,192 | 17,824 | 19,109 | → |
| Hongalli | Census Town | Mandya | ... | ... | 9,074 | → |
| Honnali | Town Panchayat | Davanagere | 12,632 | 15,568 | 17,928 | → |
| Hoovina Hadagalli (Hoovina Hadagali) | Town Municipal Council | Bellary | 18,713 | 23,414 | 27,967 | → |
| Hosakote (Hoskote) | Town Municipal Council | Bangalore Rural | 25,533 | 36,323 | 56,980 | → |
| Hosanagara | Town Panchayat | Shimoga | 4,608 | 5,043 | 5,839 | → |
| Hosdurga (Hosadurga) | Town Municipal Council | Chitradurga | 17,257 | 22,488 | 28,370 | → |
| Hospet | City Municipal Council | Bellary | 96,322 | 164,240 | 206,167 | → |
| Hubli-Dharwad (Hubli) | Municipal Corporation | Dharwad | 648,298 | 786,195 | 943,788 | → |
| Hukeri | Town Panchayat | Belgaum | 17,398 | 19,917 | 22,988 | → |
| Huliyar | Census Town | Tumkur | ... | 12,267 | 14,304 | → |
| Hunasamaranahalli | Census Town | Bangalore | ... | 7,380 | 13,389 | → |
| Hungund (Hunagunda) | Town Panchayat | Bagalkot | 15,391 | 18,037 | 20,877 | → |
| Hunsur | Town Municipal Council | Mysore | 34,753 | 43,900 | 50,865 | → |
| Hutagalli | Census Town | Mysore | ... | 6,554 | 18,308 | → |
| Ilkal | City Municipal Council | Bagalkot | 40,101 | 51,920 | 60,242 | → |
| Indi | Town Municipal Council | Bijapur | 25,121 | 31,482 | 38,217 | → |
| Jagalur | Town Panchayat | Davanagere | 12,099 | 14,744 | 17,257 | → |
| Jali | Census Town | Uttara Kannada | ... | 4,399 | 10,802 | → |
| Jamkhandi (Jamakhandi) | City Municipal Council | Bagalkot | 48,143 | 57,883 | 68,938 | → |
| Jevargi | Town Panchayat | Gulbarga | ... | 19,179 | 25,686 | → |
| Jigani | Census Town | Bangalore | ... | ... | 17,036 | → |
| Jog Kargal (Jog Falls) | Town Panchayat | Shimoga | ... | 12,570 | 10,847 | → |
| Kadakola | Census Town | Mysore | ... | 5,327 | 6,436 | → |
| Kadigenahalli | Census Town | Bangalore | ... | 5,474 | 6,587 | → |
| Kadur | Town Municipal Council | Chikmagalur | 25,391 | 30,814 | 34,151 | → |
| Kadwad | Census Town | Uttara Kannada | ... | 4,408 | 4,403 | → |
| Kairangala | Census Town | Dakshina Kannada | ... | 4,601 | 5,788 | → |
| Kakati | Census Town | Belgaum | ... | 12,918 | 13,946 | → |
| Kalghatgi (Kalaghatagi) | Town Panchayat | Dharwad | ... | 14,680 | 16,917 | → |
| Kamalapuram (Kamalapura) | Town Panchayat | Bellary | 20,451 | 21,830 | 25,552 | → |
| Kamalnagar | Census Town | Bidar | ... | 9,292 | 10,252 | → |
| Kamatgi (Kamatagi) | Census Town | Bagalkot | ... | 14,380 | 15,620 | → |
| Kampli | Town Municipal Council | Bellary | 31,788 | 35,380 | 39,307 | → |
| Kanakapura | Town Municipal Council | Ramanagara | 37,873 | 47,060 | 54,014 | → |
| Kangrali (BK) | Census Town | Belgaum | ... | 8,415 | 10,496 | → |
| Kangrali (KH) | Census Town | Belgaum | ... | 8,425 | 8,204 | → |
| Kariyangala | Census Town | Dakshina Kannada | ... | 4,464 | 4,698 | → |
| Karkal | Town Municipal Council | Udupi | 24,108 | 25,116 | 25,800 | → |
| Karwar | City Municipal Council with Outgrowth | Uttara Kannada | 51,022 | 75,038 | 77,139 | → |
| Kawalettu | Census Town | Haveri | ... | 5,594 | 6,265 | → |
| Kenjar | Census Town | Dakshina Kannada | ... | 4,789 | 5,338 | → |
| Kerur | Town Panchayat | Bagalkot | 15,199 | 17,217 | 19,731 | → |
| Khanapur | Town Panchayat | Belgaum | 14,728 | 16,567 | 19,309 | → |
| Kodiyal | Census Town | Haveri | ... | 6,731 | 7,061 | → |
| Kolambe | Census Town | Dakshina Kannada | ... | 4,395 | 5,592 | → |
| Kolar | City Municipal Council | Kolar | 83,287 | 113,907 | 138,462 | → |
| Kollegal | City Municipal Council | Chamarajanagar | 42,391 | 52,607 | 57,149 | → |
| Konaje | Census Town | Dakshina Kannada | ... | 9,054 | 11,368 | → |
| Konappana Agrahara | Census Town | Bangalore | ... | 11,038 | 20,622 | → |
| Konnur | Town Panchayat | Belgaum | 14,937 | 17,980 | 19,386 | → |
| Koorgalli | Census Town | Mysore | ... | 5,019 | 7,065 | → |
| Koppa | Town Panchayat | Chikmagalur | 5,022 | 5,113 | 4,993 | → |
| Koppal | City Municipal Council | Koppal | 44,602 | 56,160 | 70,698 | → |
| Korangrapady | Census Town | Udupi | ... | 4,281 | 4,944 | → |
| Koratagere | Town Panchayat | Tumkur | 11,531 | 13,655 | 15,265 | → |
| Kotekara | Census Town | Dakshina Kannada | 9,719 | 14,324 | 16,505 | → |
| Koteshwar | Census Town | Udupi | ... | 8,960 | 10,229 | → |
| Kotturu | Town Panchayat | Bellary | 19,174 | 22,701 | 26,289 | → |
| Krishnarajanagara | Town Municipal Council | Mysore | 26,084 | 30,633 | 35,805 | → |
| Krishnarajpet | Town Municipal Council | Mandya | 17,999 | 22,580 | 25,946 | → |
| Kudchi (Kudachi) | Town Panchayat | Belgaum | 21,197 | 19,843 | 23,154 | → |
| Kudligi | Town Panchayat | Bellary | ... | 21,849 | 26,680 | → |
| Kudremukh | Notified Area Council | Chikmagalur | ... | 8,102 | 2,241 | → |
| Kudur | Census Town | Ramanagara | ... | 7,653 | 9,114 | → |
| Kumbalagodu | Census Town | Bangalore | ... | ... | 10,178 | → |
| Kumta | Town Municipal Council with Outgrowth | Uttara Kannada | 26,181 | 34,499 | 36,719 | → |
| Kundapura (Kundapur) | Town Municipal Council | Udupi | 28,477 | 28,591 | 30,444 | → |
| Kundgol | Town Panchayat | Dharwad | ... | 16,840 | 18,726 | → |
| Kunigal | Town Municipal Council | Tumkur | 23,232 | 30,343 | 34,155 | → |
| Kurekuppa | Census Town | Bellary | ... | ... | 22,560 | → |
| Kurgunta | Census Town | Gulbarga | 8,213 | 8,589 | 6,472 | → |
| Kushalnagar (Kushalanagar) | Town Panchayat | Kodagu | 9,472 | 13,186 | 15,326 | → |
| Kushtagi | Town Municipal Council | Koppal | 14,652 | 21,183 | 24,878 | → |
| Kuvettu | Census Town | Dakshina Kannada | ... | 6,035 | 7,041 | → |
| Lakshmeshwar | Town Municipal Council | Gadag | 28,784 | 33,417 | 36,754 | → |
| Lingsugur (Lingasugur) | Town Municipal Council | Raichur | 21,329 | 27,306 | 35,411 | → |
| Londa | Census Town | Belgaum | 6,589 | 6,273 | 5,956 | → |
| Machche | Census Town | Belgaum | ... | 11,623 | 18,073 | → |
| Madanaiyakanahalli | Census Town | Bangalore | ... | ... | 12,563 | → |
| Maddur | Town Municipal Council | Mandya | 22,115 | 26,521 | 28,754 | → |
| Madhugiri | Town Municipal Council | Tumkur | 21,828 | 26,304 | 29,159 | → |
| Madikeri | City Municipal Council | Kodagu | 28,750 | 32,496 | 33,381 | → |
| Magadi | Town Municipal Council | Ramanagara | 19,646 | 25,031 | 27,605 | → |
| Mahalingpur | Town Municipal Council | Bagalkot | 26,067 | 30,858 | 36,055 | → |
| Malavalli | Town Municipal Council | Mandya | 29,822 | 35,851 | 37,601 | → |
| Mallar | Census Town | Udupi | 5,776 | 6,052 | 7,765 | → |
| Malur | Town Municipal Council | Kolar | 21,037 | 27,815 | 40,050 | → |
| Mandya | City Municipal Council | Mandya | 120,265 | 131,179 | 137,358 | → |
| Mangalore | Municipal Corporation with Outgrowth | Dakshina Kannada | 273,304 | 411,327 | 499,487 | → |
| Manipura | Census Town | Udupi | ... | 4,924 | 5,001 | → |
| Manjanady | Census Town | Dakshina Kannada | ... | 8,283 | 10,401 | → |
| Manvi | Town Municipal Council | Raichur | 28,080 | 37,613 | 46,465 | → |
| Maragondahalli | Census Town | Bangalore | ... | ... | 8,824 | → |
| Matadakurubarahatti | Census Town | Chitradurga | ... | 5,176 | 5,884 | → |
| Mellahalli | Census Town | Mandya | ... | 5,945 | 6,393 | → |
| Molakalmuru | Town Panchayat | Chitradurga | ... | 14,133 | 15,797 | → |
| Moodabettu | Census Town | Udupi | ... | 4,738 | 5,018 | → |
| Mouje Nandgad | Census Town | Belgaum | ... | ... | 8,837 | → |
| Mudalgi | Town Municipal Council | Belgaum | 26,575 | 29,893 | 29,128 | → |
| Mudbidri (Moodabidri) | Town Municipal Council | Dakshina Kannada | 15,868 | 25,713 | 29,431 | → |
| Muddebihal | Town Municipal Council | Bijapur | 20,094 | 28,219 | 34,217 | → |
| Mudgal | Town Panchayat | Raichur | 14,650 | 19,116 | 22,731 | → |
| Mudhol | Town Municipal Council | Bagalkot | 31,095 | 42,461 | 52,199 | → |
| Mudigere | Town Panchayat | Chikmagalur | 7,953 | 8,963 | 9,677 | → |
| Muduperar | Census Town | Dakshina Kannada | ... | 4,951 | 5,686 | → |
| Mudushedde | Census Town | Dakshina Kannada | ... | 7,417 | 8,155 | → |
| Mulbagal | Town Municipal Council | Kolar | 35,519 | 44,033 | 57,276 | → |
| Mulgund | Town Panchayat | Gadag | 15,760 | 18,098 | 18,763 | → |
| Mulki | Town Panchayat | Dakshina Kannada | 14,100 | 16,389 | 17,274 | → |
| Mulur | Census Town | Dakshina Kannada | ... | 5,056 | 5,445 | → |
| Mundargi | Town Municipal Council | Gadag | 16,542 | 20,363 | 24,919 | → |
| Mundgod | Town Panchayat | Uttara Kannada | ... | 16,173 | 18,866 | → |
| Munirabad Project Area | Census Town | Koppal | 7,661 | 8,115 | 8,672 | → |
| Munnur | Census Town | Dakshina Kannada | ... | 8,036 | 8,919 | → |
| Munnuru | Census Town | Dakshina Kannada | ... | 7,789 | 8,864 | → |
| Mutga | Census Town | Belgaum | ... | 5,553 | 7,561 | → |
| Mysore | Municipal Corporation with Outgrowth | Mysore | 606,755 | 762,408 | 920,550 | → |
| Nadsal | Census Town | Udupi | ... | 10,987 | 11,611 | → |
| Nagamangala | Town Panchayat | Mandya | 14,096 | 16,052 | 17,776 | → |
| Nanjangud | Town Municipal Council | Mysore | 42,598 | 48,232 | 50,598 | → |
| Narasimharajapura | Town Panchayat | Chikmagalur | 6,524 | 7,464 | 7,458 | → |
| Naregal | Town Panchayat | Gadag | 14,592 | 16,685 | 16,690 | → |
| Nargund | Town Municipal Council | Gadag | 29,944 | 32,561 | 36,291 | → |
| Narikombu | Census Town | Dakshina Kannada | ... | 7,021 | 7,800 | → |
| Navalgund | Town Municipal Council | Dharwad | 19,438 | 22,202 | 24,613 | → |
| Navoor | Census Town | Dakshina Kannada | ... | 4,988 | 5,365 | → |
| Neermarga | Census Town | Dakshina Kannada | ... | 4,935 | 5,503 | → |
| Nelamangala | Town Municipal Council | Bangalore Rural | 17,567 | 25,287 | 37,232 | → |
| Nipani | City Municipal Council | Belgaum | 51,624 | 58,081 | 62,865 | → |
| Pandavapura | Town Panchayat | Mandya | 15,998 | 18,310 | 20,399 | → |
| Pavagada | Town Municipal Council | Tumkur | 19,306 | 28,068 | 28,486 | → |
| Peeranwadi | Census Town | Belgaum | ... | 13,145 | 17,874 | → |
| Piriyapatna | Town Panchayat | Mysore | 12,008 | 14,924 | 16,685 | → |
| Pudu | Census Town | Dakshina Kannada | 10,241 | 12,429 | 13,533 | → |
| Puttur | Town Municipal Council | Dakshina Kannada | 35,879 | 48,070 | 53,061 | → |
| Rabkavi Banhatti | City Municipal Council | Bagalkot | 60,609 | 70,248 | 77,004 | → |
| Raichur | City Municipal Council | Raichur | 170,577 | 207,421 | 234,073 | → |
| Ramanagara | City Municipal Council | Ramanagara | 50,437 | 79,394 | 95,167 | → |
| Ramdurg | Town Municipal Council with Outgrowth | Belgaum | 29,651 | 36,649 | 34,800 | → |
| Ranibennur (Ranebennuru) | City Municipal Council | Haveri | 67,442 | 89,618 | 106,406 | → |
| Raybag | Town Panchayat | Belgaum | 12,408 | 15,929 | 18,736 | → |
| Robertson Pet | City Municipal Council with Outgrowth | Kolar | 68,230 | 157,084 | 162,230 | → |
| Ron | Town Municipal Council | Gadag | 19,116 | 21,643 | 23,311 | → |
| Sadalgi (Sadalga) | Town Panchayat | Belgaum | 15,614 | 20,202 | 23,790 | → |
| Sagar | City Municipal Council | Shimoga | 42,222 | 50,131 | 54,550 | → |
| Saidapur | Census Town | Yadgir | ... | 4,628 | 5,432 | → |
| Sajipanadu | Census Town | Dakshina Kannada | ... | 4,865 | 5,847 | → |
| Sakleshpur | Town Municipal Council | Hassan | 18,872 | 23,176 | 23,352 | → |
| Saligram | Town Panchayat | Udupi | 14,020 | 14,962 | 15,123 | → |
| Sambra | Census Town | Belgaum | ... | 10,755 | 13,159 | → |
| Sandur | Town Municipal Council | Bellary | ... | 27,614 | 37,431 | → |
| Sankeshwar | Town Municipal Council | Belgaum | 27,244 | 32,511 | 34,637 | → |
| Sanoor | Census Town | Udupi | ... | 6,328 | 6,881 | → |
| Saragur (Sargur) | Town Panchayat | Mysore | ... | 9,931 | 11,425 | → |
| Sarjapura | Census Town | Bangalore | ... | 8,620 | 11,807 | → |
| Satyamangala | Census Town | Hassan | ... | 11,388 | 18,002 | → |
| Saundatti-Yellamma (Saundatti) | Town Municipal Council | Belgaum | 33,138 | 38,155 | 41,215 | → |
| Savanur | Town Municipal Council | Haveri | 29,739 | 35,563 | 40,567 | → |
| Sedam | Town Municipal Council | Gulbarga | 23,270 | 31,539 | 39,341 | → |
| Shahabad | City Municipal Council | Gulbarga | 44,142 | 50,562 | 47,582 | → |
| Shahabad ACC | Notified Area Council with Outgrowth | Gulbarga | ... | 15,988 | 13,680 | → |
| Shahpur | Town Municipal Council | Yadgir | 24,740 | 38,907 | 53,366 | → |
| Shaktinagar | Census Town | Raichur | 12,561 | 18,983 | 17,088 | → |
| Shiggaon | Town Municipal Council | Haveri | 19,809 | 24,327 | 28,207 | → |
| Shikarpur (Shikaripur) | Town Municipal Council | Shimoga | 26,852 | 31,516 | 36,015 | → |
| Shimoga | City Municipal Council | Shimoga | 193,028 | 274,352 | 322,650 | → |
| Shirhatti (Shirahatti) | Town Panchayat | Gadag | 14,984 | 16,208 | 17,610 | → |
| Shorapur | Town Municipal Council | Yadgir | 30,589 | 43,622 | 51,398 | → |
| Shravanabelgola (Shravanabelagola) | Census Town | Hassan | ... | 6,394 | 6,485 | → |
| Shrirangapattana (Srirangapatna) | Town Municipal Council | Mandya | 21,905 | 23,729 | 25,061 | → |
| Siddapur | Town Panchayat | Uttara Kannada | ... | 14,050 | 14,204 | → |
| Sidlaghatta | Town Municipal Council | Chikkaballapura | 25,177 | 41,098 | 51,159 | → |
| Sindgi (Sindagi) | Town Municipal Council | Bijapur | 16,183 | 27,732 | 37,226 | → |
| Sindhnur (Sindhanur) | City Municipal Council | Raichur | 44,375 | 61,262 | 75,837 | → |
| Sira | City Municipal Council | Tumkur | 33,393 | 50,088 | 57,554 | → |
| Siralkoppa | Town Panchayat | Shimoga | 12,127 | 14,501 | 16,864 | → |
| Sirsi | City Municipal Council | Uttara Kannada | 50,895 | 65,335 | 62,882 | → |
| Siruguppa | Town Municipal Council | Bellary | 31,364 | 42,919 | 52,492 | → |
| Someshwar | Census Town | Dakshina Kannada | 15,302 | 20,097 | 24,066 | → |
| Somvarpet (Somwarpet) | Town Panchayat | Kodagu | 7,094 | 7,220 | 6,729 | → |
| Sorab | Town Panchayat | Shimoga | 8,290 | 7,427 | 11,332 | → |
| Sringeri | Town Panchayat | Chikmagalur | 4,146 | 4,249 | 3,922 | → |
| Srinivaspur | Town Municipal Council | Kolar | 16,550 | 22,959 | 26,793 | → |
| Srirampura | Census Town | Mysore | ... | 6,085 | 11,234 | → |
| Sulebhavi | Census Town | Belgaum | ... | 8,159 | 8,503 | → |
| Sulya (Sullia) | Town Panchayat | Dakshina Kannada | ... | 18,028 | 19,958 | → |
| Talapady | Census Town | Dakshina Kannada | ... | 7,742 | 9,532 | → |
| Talikota | Town Municipal Council | Bijapur | 21,882 | 26,205 | 31,693 | → |
| Talipady | Census Town | Dakshina Kannada | ... | 6,498 | 7,237 | → |
| Tarikere | Town Municipal Council | Chikmagalur | 25,364 | 34,066 | 35,942 | → |
| Tattilli (Mundgod) | Census Town | Uttara Kannada | ... | ... | 3,670 | → |
| Tekkalakote | Town Panchayat | Bellary | 18,792 | 23,583 | 26,224 | → |
| Tenkanidyoor | Census Town | Udupi | ... | 5,332 | 6,188 | → |
| Terdal | Town Municipal Council | Bagalkot | 17,334 | 23,616 | 26,088 | → |
| Thokur-62 | Census Town | Dakshina Kannada | ... | 6,167 | 7,433 | → |
| Thumbe | Census Town | Dakshina Kannada | ... | 5,561 | 6,230 | → |
| Tiptur | City Municipal Council | Tumkur | 36,053 | 53,104 | 59,543 | → |
| Tirthahalli (Thirthahalli) | Town Panchayat | Shimoga | 13,092 | 14,808 | 14,528 | → |
| Tirumakudal Narsipur | Town Panchayat | Mysore | 9,900 | 9,927 | 9,980 | → |
| Tonse East | Census Town | Udupi | ... | 7,497 | 7,911 | → |
| Tumkur | City Municipal Council | Tumkur | 179,877 | 248,929 | 302,143 | → |
| Turuvekere | Town Panchayat | Tumkur | 11,109 | 13,281 | 14,194 | → |
| Udupi | City Municipal Council with Outgrowth | Udupi | 78,094 | 127,124 | 144,960 | → |
| Udyavara | Census Town | Udupi | ... | 11,386 | 11,854 | → |
| Ullal | Town Municipal Council | Dakshina Kannada | 31,181 | 49,895 | 53,773 | → |
| Uppinangady (Uppinangadi) | Census Town | Dakshina Kannada | ... | 7,172 | 7,813 | → |
| Vaddu | Census Town | Bellary | ... | ... | 12,453 | → |
| Varamballi | Census Town | Udupi | ... | 6,178 | 6,809 | → |
| Venkatapura | Census Town | Uttara Kannada | ... | 5,969 | 6,928 | → |
| Vijayapura | Town Municipal Council | Bangalore Rural | 24,159 | 29,540 | 34,866 | → |
| Virajpet | Town Panchayat | Kodagu | 13,137 | 15,213 | 17,246 | → |
| Vittal | Census Town | Dakshina Kannada | ... | 15,650 | 17,618 | → |
| Wadi | Town Municipal Council | Gulbarga | 28,183 | 30,012 | 37,988 | → |
| Yadgir | City Municipal Council | Yadgir | 43,666 | 58,811 | 74,294 | → |
| Yelandur | Town Panchayat | Chamarajanagar | 7,678 | 8,585 | 8,779 | → |
| Yelbarga (Yelburga) | Town Panchayat | Koppal | ... | 11,442 | 14,814 | → |
| Yellapur | Town Panchayat | Uttara Kannada | 14,456 | 17,923 | 20,452 | → |
| Yellur | Census Town | Belgaum | ... | 11,352 | 11,850 | → |
| Yenagudde | Census Town | Udupi | ... | 4,508 | 5,017 | → |
Source: Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner (web), Delimitation Commission of India (web), Rand McNally International Atlas 1994, School of Planning & Architecture (web).
Explanation: Districts, cities and towns in the boundaries of 2011.