How many districts of Karnataka have you visited?
Sitting at home on a lockdown day, I thought of compiling a list of districts in Karnataka that I have already visited and yet to visit. I had made a similar list for states of India that I have visited.
Apparently I am yet to explore 7 districts of Karnataka. Most of the places I have visited are in coastal or south Karnataka. My exploration of North Karnataka remains limited, primarily due to their distance from Bengaluru or my home town. Also from a tourist point of view North Karnataka has lesser attractions scattered over a larger area, so exploring them needs more time and planning. Hope to explore them more in post Corona world. How many have you been to?
List of districts in Karnataka
# |
District |
Key Attractions |
been? |
Links |
1 |
Bagalakot |
No |
|
|
2 |
Ballari |
|
Yes |
|
3 |
Belagavi |
|
Yes |
|
4 |
Bengaluru Rural |
|
Yes |
|
5 |
Bengaluru Urban |
|
Yes |
|
6 |
Bidar |
Fort, Karanja dam, |
Yes |
|
7 |
Chamarajanagara |
Wildlife |
Yes |
|
8 |
Chikkaballapura |
Hills, temples |
Yes |
|
9 |
Chikkamagaluru |
Hill station |
Yes |
|
10 |
Chitradurga |
Fort |
Yes |
|
11 |
Dakshina Kannada (South Canara) |
Mangaluru, Moodubidire- beaches, temples |
Yes |
|
12 |
Davanagere |
|
Yes |
|
13 |
Dharawada |
|
Yes |
|
14 |
Gadag |
|
No |
|
15 |
Hasana |
Belur, Halebeedu, Sakaleshpura |
Yes |
|
16 |
Haveri |
|
No |
|
17 |
Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) |
|
No |
|
18 |
Kodagu |
Hill station- waterfalls, temples, view points, forest, adventure, coffee |
Yes |
|
19 |
Kolar |
Kotilingeshwara, |
Yes |
|
20 |
Koppala |
|
No |
|
21 |
Mandya | KRS |
Yes |
|
22 |
Mysuru | Palace, Zoo, temples |
Yes |
|
23 |
Raichuru |
No |
|
|
24 |
Ramanagara |
Yes |
|
|
25 |
Shivamogga | Wildlife |
Yes |
|
26 |
Tumakuru | Hills, temples |
Yes |
|
27 |
Udupi | Beaches, temples, food, culture |
Yes |
|
28 |
Uttara Kannada (North Canara) |
Dandeli, Karwar, Sirsi, waterfalls, rafting, beaches, temples |
Yes |
|
29 |
Vijayanagara (New) | Hampi |
Yes |
|
30 |
Vijayapura | Gol Gumbaz |
Yes |
|
31 |
Yadagiri |
No |
|
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|
|
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Some districts are recently formed. Vijayanagara district was formed in Feb 2021, by carving it out of Ballary. Famous ruins of Hampi are now under the administration of this new district. There is also a talk of carving a new district out of North Canara, probably with Sirsi as its headquarters.
Except Koppala and Yadgiri I have been to all. Raichur, Haveri, Gulbarga & Davanagere are quick stop overs for food, changing the bus etc.
ReplyDeleteGreat... Let us go to Anegundi
DeleteDid it for TN:
ReplyDeleteDistrict Visited Reason
Ariyalur Yes GangaiKondaCholapuram temple
Chengalpet Yes Currently Living here
Chennai Yes Work Place
Coimbatore Yes Brother College admission
Cuddalore Yes Mothers Native Place
Dharmapuri No
Dindigul Yes Palani Temple, Hill station
Erode Yes Erode City, Kodumudi Temple
Kallakurichi Yes Tirukovilur temple and Ulundurpet Temple
Kanchipuram Yes Visited many times especially for temples
Karur Yes Karur siva Temple
Krishnagiri Yes Visited City, uthangarai, Hosur
Madurai Yes meenakshi temple
Nagapattinam Yes My wife's native district
Kanyakumari Yes Visited Nagercoil, Thiruvattaru
Namakkal Yes Visited Tiruchengode Temple
Perambalur No Crossed multiple times but never visited any place
Pudukkottai Yes Thirumayam temple, chittanavasal paintings
Ramanathapuram Yes Rameswaram, Thirupullani, Uthirakosamangai
Ranipet Yes Sholingur, Thiruvalam Temples
Salem Yes Lorry Body Building
Sivagangai Yes Kalayar Kovil, Pillayarpatti
Tenkasi Yes Tenkasi Temple
Thanjavur Yes Big temple
Theni No
Thiruvallur Yes Thiruvallur temple
Thiruvarur Yes Tiruvarur Temple
Thoothukudi Yes Tiruchendur temple, Airport
Tiruchirappalli Yes Multiple Times as my wife's favorite god is there
Tirunelveli Yes Big temple
Tirupathur Yes Visited Ambur and Vaniyambadi
Tiruppur Yes My friend's marriage took place
Tiruvannamalai Yes Visited Gingee and Tiruvannamalai
Udagamandalam (Ootacamund) Yes Hill Station
Vellore Yes Fort/Temple
Viluppuram Yes Grew up in Tindivanam
Virudhunagar Yes Srivilliputhur temple
Super nice!
DeleteNot too far behind you - at 23 now :)
ReplyDeleteVisited Bengaluru, Mysore few years ago.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the post.
Stay Safe.