In the 2011 Census of India, an urban agglomeration was defined as "An urban agglomeration is a continuous urban spread constituting a town and its adjoining outgrowths, or two or more physically contiguous towns together with or without outgrowths of such towns. An Urban Agglomeration must consist of at least a statutory town and its total population (i.e. all the constituents put together) should not be less than 20,000 as per the 2001 Census." [1] [2] [3]
Below is a list of urban agglomerations in the state of Karnataka, with a population of above 100,000 and above. This statistical data is based on the Census of India (2011).
Rank | City | District | Population 2011 |
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1 | Bengaluru | Bengaluru Urban | 8,520,435 |
2 | Mysuru | Mysuru | 990,900 |
3 | Hubballi-Dharwad | Dharwad | 943,788 |
4 | Mangaluru | Dakshina Kannada | 623,841 |
5 | Belagavi | Belagavi | 610,350 |
6 | Kalaburagi | Kalaburagi | 543,147 |
7 | Davanagere | Davanagere | 434,971 |
8 | Ballari | Ballari | 410,445 |
9 | Vijayapura | Vijayapura | 327,427 |
10 | Shivamogga | Shivamogga | 322,650 |
11 | Tumakuru | Tumakuru | 302,143 |
12 | Raichuru | Raichuru | 234,073 |
13 | Bidar | Bidar | 216,020 |
14 | Udupi | Udupi | 215,500 |
15 | Hosapete | Vijayanagara | 206,167 |
16 | Hassana | Hassana | 173,008 |
17 | Gadaga-Betageri | Gadaga | 172,612 |
18 | Robertsonpete | Kolara | 162,230 |
19 | Bhadravati | Shivamogga | 151,102 |
20 | Chitradurga | Chitradurga | 145,853 |
21 | Kolara | Kolara | 138,462 |
22 | Mandya | Mandya | 137,358 |
23 | Chikkamagaluru | Chikkamagaluru | 118,401 |
24 | Gangavati | Koppala | 114,642 |
25 | Bagalkote | Bagalkote | 111,933 |
26 | Ranebennuru | Haveri | 106,406 |
27 | Arsikere | Hassan | 103,304 |
Bagalakote, is a city in the state of Karnataka, India, which is also the headquarters of Bagalakote district. It is situated on branch of River Ghataprabha about 481 km (299 mi) northwest of state capital Bengaluru, 410 km (255 mi) southwest of Hyderabad, and about 570 km (354 mi) southeast of Mumbai. The population of the urban agglomeration was 111,933 according to the provisional results of 2011 national census of India, and the city is spread over an area of 49.06 square kilometres (18.94 sq mi) with an average elevation of 532 m (1,745 ft) above MSL.
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