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  2. Karnataka - Wikipedia

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    Karnataka's private sector speciality health care competes with the best in the world. [88] [89] Karnataka has also established a modicum of public health services having a better record of health care and child care than most other states of India. In spite of these advances, some parts of the state still suffer from the lack of primary health ...

  3. Etymology of Karnataka - Wikipedia

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    Karnataka's name may have originated from the two words Kabbu Nadu, which means land of sugarcane. This etymology might be possible as Karnataka is a huge sugarcane-cultivating land. But, this theory might not be very factual as sugarcane production boomed in South Karnataka only after the building of KRS Dam by Sir M. Vishweshwarayya.

  4. List of city and town nicknames in India - Wikipedia

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    Steel City of Karnataka; Kalaburagi: Land of Toor Dal; Land of Sharana's; Bellary: Land of Mining; Sun City; Indi: Land of Lemons; Bidar: Crown of Karnataka; Land of Bamboo Art; Chitradurga: Fort City (Kote Nadu) Kodagu: Scotland of India [30] Mangaluru • Capital of Tulunad Rome of The East [31] Ice Cream Capital of India [32] Gateway of ...

  5. Outline of Karnataka - Wikipedia

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    Location of Karnataka. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Karnataka: Karnataka is the 6th biggest, 8th most populous, 13th highest and 16th most literate state of the 28 states of the democratic Republic of India. Karnataka is ranked 3rd in the country in tax revenue and 7th in the country in GDP.

  6. List of districts of Karnataka - Wikipedia

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    The southern Indian state of Karnataka consists of 31 districts grouped into 4 administrative divisions, viz., Belagavi, Bengaluru , Gulbarga, and Mysore.Geographically, the state has three principal variants: the western coastal stretch, the hilly belt comprising the Western Ghats, and the plains, comprising the plains of the Deccan plateau.

  7. Timeline of Karnataka - Wikipedia

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    The name Karnataka is derived from Karunadu, meaning 'lofty land' or 'high plateau', due to its location on the Deccan Plateau. The name can also mean 'land of black soil' (kari, 'black'; nadu, - 'area' or 'region') in Kannada. There are other possible roots of the name. [1]

  8. Unification of Karnataka - Wikipedia

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    The Unification of Karnataka or Karnataka Ekikarana refers to the formation of the Indian state of Karnataka (then named Mysore State) in 1956 when several Indian states were created by redrawing borders based on linguistic demographics. Decades earlier during British rule, the demand for a state based on Kannada demographics had been made.

  9. Bengaluru - Wikipedia

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    Bengaluru (Kannada : Beṅgaḷūru ⓘ), formerly called Bangalore, is the capital and largest city of the southern Indian state of Karnataka.As per the 2011 census, the city had a population of more than 8.4 million, making it the third most populous city in India and the most populous in South India.