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Belagavi district, Karnataka

Belagavi is one of the 31 districts of Karnataka. Its headquarters is Belgaum. At the 2011 census it had about 47.8 lakh people.

Facts at a glance

State or union territory
Karnataka
Headquarters
Belgaum
Name in Hindi
बेलगाम जिला
Population (2011 census)
47,79,661
Rank in Karnataka by population
2nd of 30
Area
13,415 sq km
People per sq km (2011)
356
Official website
belgaum.nic.in
Map
Open on OpenStreetMap
Check or correct
Wikidata entry Q815464

Population in context

With 47,79,661 people in 2011, Belagavi ranks 2nd among the 30 districts of Karnataka for which we have a 2011 figure. The most populous is Bengaluru Urban (96,21,551) and the least populous is Kodagu (5,54,519).

District boundaries change. If Belagavi has been divided or redrawn since 2011, the figure is for the district as it was then.

Nearby districts

Straight-line distance from the map point of Belagavi to the map points of the nearest districts. Road distances are longer.

All 31 districts of Karnataka

Questions people ask

Which state is Belagavi district in?

Belagavi district is in Karnataka, India.

What is the headquarters of Belagavi district?

The headquarters of Belagavi district is Belgaum, as recorded on Wikidata.

What is the population of Belagavi district?

Belagavi district had a population of 47,79,661 at the 2011 census, as recorded on Wikidata. A newer census figure is not yet available.

About these facts. The list of districts is the official one from iGOD, the Government of India web directory, as on 11 November 2026. Headquarters, 2011 population, area and other details are from Wikidata, an open database edited by volunteers, read on 11 November 2026. They can contain mistakes. For anything important, check the district's official website. This is not a government site.