Know Your State #017 Karnataka

Karnataka

Establishment Year

• 1 November 1956

Capital

• Bangalore 

Tourism Slogan

• One State Many Worlds 

Number of District

• 30

Official Language

• Kannada 

High Court

• Karnataka High Court 

Chief Justice

• Justice Subhro Kamal Mukherjee

Governor

• Vajubhai Vala

CM

• Siddaramaiah (INC)

Literacy

• 75.60%

Heritage Site

1. Group of Monuments at Hampi
2. Group of Monuments at Pattadakal

Tribe

• Siddis

Folk dance

1. Veeragase
2. Yakshagana

Animal

• Asian elephant

Bird

• Indian Roller

Flower

• Lotus

Tree

• Sandalwood 

Airport 

1. Belgaum Airport
2. Kempegoda International Airport
3. HAL Airport
4. Yelahanka Air Force Station
5. Bidar Airport
6. Hubli Airport
7. Mangalore International Airport 
8. Mysore Airport 

Festival

1. Dakkebali
2. Mahamastakabhisheka
3. Mysore Dasara
4. Gowri Habba
5. Panchalinga Darshana
6. Ugadi
7. Japan Habba
8. Vasanta Habba

Lake

1. Agara Lake
2. Bellandur Lake
3. Hebbal Lake
4. Lalbagh Lake
5. Madiwala Lake
6. Puttenahalli Lake
7. Ulsoor Lake
8. Karanji lake
9. Kukkarahalli lake
10. Lingambudhi Lake
11. Sulekere
12. Honnamana Kere
13. Pampa Sarovar

River

1.  Kaveri River
2. Krishna River
3.  Penner River
4. ‎Palar River
5. Gangavalli River
6. Kali River (Karnataka)
7. Periyar (river)
8. Sharavati
9. Zuari River

Dam

1. Almatti Dam
2. Basava Sagara Dam
3. Bhadra Dam
4. Tungabhadra Dam
5. Krishna Raja Sagara Dam
6. Linganamakki Dam
7. Shanti Sagara
8. Raja Lakhamagowda dam
9. Renuka Sagara Dam
10. Kadra Dam
11. Supa Dam
12. Kodasalli Dam
13. Vani Vilasa Sagara

Waterfall

1. Gaganachukki and Bharachukki Falls
2. Apsarakonda Falls
3. Lalguli Falls
4. Nisargadhama Falls
5. Burude Falls or Dodmane Falls
6. Shivagange Falls
7. Belkal theertha
8. Dabbe Falls
9. Waate haLLa Falls
10. Vibhooti Falls
11. Alekan Falls
12. Dondole Falls
13. Shanti Falls
14. Abbey Falls
15. Arisina Gundi Falls
16. Barkana Falls
17. Bennehole Falls
18. Chunchanakatte Falls
19. Godchinamalaki Falls
20. Gokak Falls
21. Hebbe Falls
22. Irupu Falls
23. Jomlu Theertha Falls
24. Chelavara Falls
25. Mallalli Falls
26. Jog Falls or Gersoppa Falls
27. Hidlumane Falls
28. Kalhatti Falls
29. Unchalli Falls or Keppa Falls
30. Koosalli Falls
31. Kudumari Falls or Belligundi Falls
32. Magod Falls
33. Manikyadhara Falls
34. Muthyala Maduvu Waterfall
35. Shivanasamudra Falls
36. Sathodi Falls
37. Varapoha Falls
38. Sirimane Falls
39. Sogal Falls
40. Chunchi Falls
41. Hogenekal Falls
42. Shimsha Falls or Ganalu Falls
43. Suthanabbe Falls or Hanumanagundi Falls
44. Kunchikal Falls

Zoological Park

• Mysore Zoo

Wildlife Sanctuary

1. Mookambika Wildlife Sanctuary
2. Melkote Temple
3. Nugu Wildlife Sanctuary
4. Ghataprabha Bird Sanctuary 
5. Arabithittu Wildlife Sanctuary
6. Adichunchanagiri Wildlife Sanctuary
7. Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary
8. Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary
9. Biligiriranga Swamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary
10. Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary
11. Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary
12. Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary
13. Gudavi Bird Sanctuary
14. Mandagadde Bird Sanctuary
15. Melukote Temple Wildlife sanctuary 
16. Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary
17. Ranganthittu Bird Sanctuary
18. Ranibennur Blackbuck Sanctuary
19. Sharaveti Valley Wildlife Sanctuary 
20. Shettihalli Wildlife Sanctuary
21. Someshwara Wildlife Sanctuary
22. Talakaveri Wildlife Sanctuary

Tiger Reserve

1. Bandipur Tiger Reserve
2. Nagarhole (extension) Tiger Reserve
3. Bhadra Tiger Reserve
4. Anshi Dandeli Tiger Reserve
5. Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary

Nuclear Power Plant

• Kaiga Nuclear Power Plant

Coal Based  Power Plant

1. Udupi Thermal Power Plant
2. JSW Vijayanagar Power Station
3. Bellary Thermal Power station

Hydroelectric Power plant

1. Sharavathi
2. Kalinadi
3. Linganamakki Dam

Diesel Engine Power Station

1. Yelahanka Diesel Power Station
2. Belgaum Diesel Power Station

Solar Power Station

1. tnal Photovoltaic Plant, Belgaum
2. Kolar Photovoltaic Plant, Yalesandra, Kolar District

Wind Power Station

1. Saundatti
2. Harapanahalli
3. Nuziveedu Seeds
4. Jogmatti BSES