Net State Domestic Product (NSDP) is defined as a measure, in monetary terms, of the

volume of all goods and services produced within the boundaries of the State during a given
period of time after deducting the wear and tear or depreciation, accounted without
duplication.

GSDP – (Gross/Net State Domestic Product) is the sum of all value added by industries
within each state or union territory and serves as a counterpart to the national gross
domestic product (GDP).

Karnataka is in the southern region of India. It is surrounded by the Arabian Sea on the west, Goa
on the northwest, Maharashtra on the north, Andhra Pradesh on the east, Tamil Nadu on the
southeast, and Kerala on the southwest.

Karnataka has vibrant automobile, agro, aerospace, textile and garment, biotech, and heavy
engineering industries. The state has sector specific special economic zone (SEZs) for key
industries such as IT, biotechnology, and engineering, food processing and aerospace.

Karnataka is the IT hub of India & home to the fourth largest technology cluster in the world. It
has 34 operational SEZs as of October 2020. Karnataka boasts of a diverse flora and fauna and a
320 km natural coastline, which makes it a nature tourist's paradise.

Item Units 2011

Geographical Area Lakh Sq.Km. 1.92

Administrative Setup 2001 2011

District 27 30

Taluks 175 176

Inhabited Villages 27481 27397

Towns 270 347

Population as per Census 2001 2011 India

Total (in 000s) 52851 61095 1210570

Males -do- 26899 30967 623122

Females -do- 25952 30128 587448

Rural -do- 34889 37469 833463

Urban -do- 17962 23626 377106

Urban Population to total 31.15

Percentage 33.99 38.67
population

Density of Population Per Sq.Km. 276 319

Literacy Rate Percentage 66.60 75.36 73.00

Females per 1000 943

Sex Ratio 965 973
males

State Income -at current prices 2011-12 2020-21

State Income Rs.Crore 606010 1665320

Primary Sector -do- 80051 204387

Secondary Sector -do- 158299 295784

Tertiary Sector -do- 313863 994428

Percapita Income Rupees 90263 226796

Factories 2009 2019-20

Working factories 11983 16333

Employees 1079681 1633087

Banking 2010-11 2019-20

Scheduled Commercial Banks 6291 10484

Electricity $ 2010-11 2019-20

Total Generation 47112 75129

Total Consumption 37202 72778

Industrial Consumption 8425 9541

Agricultural Consumption 12802 21854

Domestic Consumption 7893 13872

Education 2010-11 2019-20

 Primary Schools No. 59428 62431

Enrolment '000s 7425 8596

High Schools No. 13447 16850

Enrolment '000s 2604 1839

Demographic 201
2018
status 0

Birth Rate '000s 19.2 17.2

Death Rate '000s 7.1 6.3

Per 1000
Infant Mortality Rate 38 23
Live Births

Health 2010-11 2019-20

Hospitals (Govt.) 382 415

Beds per lakh population 103 108

Karnataka ranks number 1 – in innovation index as well as in renewable

energy.

2nd in milk production, 4th in public affairs index (Growth,equity and

sustainability), 6th in SDG index india

Karnataka contributes 8% GDP of India & 40% to the country’s IT

exports.

Employment rate in Karnataka: by end of 2020 – 7.1

2021 jan-march : 6.7

Unemployment rate of Karnataka (2022): 2.9%... lowest being of
Telangana at 0.7%. however, Haryana continues to witness highest
unemployment rate of 23.4%.

Mean age at effective marriage of females in Karnataka is 20.4 yrs old

Urban – 21.4; rural – 19.8

In 2004-05: 25% of the population was below poverty line. According to

2018 data – 21% of the population is still below the poverty line.