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Bengaluru Urban district, Karnataka

Bengaluru Urban is one of the 31 districts of Karnataka. Its headquarters is Bengaluru. At the 2011 census it had about 96.2 lakh people.

Facts at a glance

State or union territory
Karnataka
Headquarters
Bengaluru
Name in Hindi
बेंगलूरु शहरी जिला
Population (2011 census)
96,21,551
Rank in Karnataka by population
1st of 30
Area
2,196 sq km
People per sq km (2011)
4,381
Official website
bengaluruurban.nic.in
Map
Open on OpenStreetMap
Check or correct
Wikidata entry Q806463

Population in context

With 96,21,551 people in 2011, Bengaluru Urban ranks 1st among the 30 districts of Karnataka for which we have a 2011 figure. That makes it the most populous of them. The least populous is Kodagu (5,54,519).

District boundaries change. If Bengaluru Urban 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 Bengaluru Urban to the map points of the nearest districts. Road distances are longer.

All 31 districts of Karnataka

Questions people ask

Which state is Bengaluru Urban district in?

Bengaluru Urban district is in Karnataka, India.

What is the headquarters of Bengaluru Urban district?

The headquarters of Bengaluru Urban district is Bengaluru, as recorded on Wikidata.

What is the population of Bengaluru Urban district?

Bengaluru Urban district had a population of 96,21,551 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.