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Karnataka District Prosperity Map

Compare prosperity, population and per-capita income across districts in Karnataka.

Move below the state average to identify district markets with different population scale, purchasing power and structural affluence.

2012 → 2021 → 2025   |   district → population → prosperity → per-capita income

How are the 2025 population and per-capita-income estimates calculated and checked?

Developed and maintained by Strategist Technologies. See the methodology for source data, estimation approach and validation.

Methodology & Validation About Strategist

Karnataka is not one uniform market. Population, affluence and purchasing power can vary substantially from one district to another. This page provides a district-level view so businesses can compare local markets within the state rather than relying only on the state average.

Use the year selector to view 2012, 2021 and 2025 estimates. Map colouring and mouseover values change together for the selected year.

2025 data highlights

Karnataka District Prosperity: 2025 Key Findings

These highlights are calculated from the same Strategist dataset used by the interactive district maps below.

30Districts covered
₹307,708Median per-capita income, 2025
4Districts at ₹5 lakh+ PCI
69.1%Median PCI growth, 2021–2025
Affluence expansion: 1 districts were at or above ₹5 lakh per-capita income in 2021 versus 4 in 2025. 17 districts are at or above ₹3 lakh in 2025. Prosperity Index leader: Bangalore (7,465).

Highest-income Karnataka districts in 2025

#DistrictPCI 2025Growth vs 2021Prosperity Index
1Bangalore₹938,12477.1%7,465
2Dakshina Kannada₹645,81368.9%4,329
3Udupi₹589,87278.2%3,707
4Chikmagalur₹528,85560.1%3,263
5Ramanagara₹420,09674.7%1,710
6Shimoga₹411,18959.5%2,960
7Kodagu₹383,02063.6%1,698
8Mandya₹380,79870.7%2,518
9Tumkur₹378,74964.9%2,318
10Hassan₹371,62875.5%2,416

Fastest-growing Karnataka districts, 2021–2025

#DistrictPCI growthPCI 2025Prosperity Index
1Chamarajanagar93.3%₹350,8792,041
2Bellary79.1%₹349,1632,265
3Udupi78.2%₹589,8723,707
4Bangalore77.1%₹938,1247,465
5Hassan75.5%₹371,6282,416
6Ramanagara74.7%₹420,0961,710
7Mysore74.4%₹306,5062,245
8Dharwad72.9%₹308,9112,256
9Bijapur72.8%₹227,4131,873
10Uttara Kannada72.2%₹336,0282,244

Source: Strategist Technologies 2025 population, per-capita-income and Prosperity Index estimates. Values are estimates, not official census or administrative income statistics. See Methodology & Validation.

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Karnataka Districtwise Prosperity Index

Compare relative prosperity across districts in Karnataka for the selected year.

Karnataka Districtwise Per Capita Income

Compare estimated per-capita income across districts in Karnataka for the selected year.

How businesses can use the Karnataka district map

  • Compare sales or customer density with district prosperity, population and income.
  • Identify affluent districts that may be underpenetrated by the current network.
  • Separate premium local markets from larger middle-market opportunities.
  • Find districts with market characteristics similar to strong existing sales areas.
  • Support branch, distribution, territory, dealer and local marketing decisions.

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