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Bidar district, Karnataka

Bidar is one of the 31 districts of Karnataka. Its headquarters is the town of the same name. At the 2011 census it had about 17 lakh people.

Facts at a glance

State or union territory
Karnataka
Headquarters
Bidar
Name in Hindi
बिदार जिला
Population (2011 census)
17,03,300
Rank in Karnataka by population
16th of 30
Area
5,448 sq km
People per sq km (2011)
313
Official website
bidar.nic.in
Map
Open on OpenStreetMap
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Wikidata entry Q1790568

Population in context

With 17,03,300 people in 2011, Bidar ranks 16th 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 Bidar 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 Bidar to the map points of the nearest districts. Road distances are longer.

All 31 districts of Karnataka

Questions people ask

Which state is Bidar district in?

Bidar district is in Karnataka, India.

What is the headquarters of Bidar district?

The headquarters of Bidar district is Bidar, as recorded on Wikidata.

What is the population of Bidar district?

Bidar district had a population of 17,03,300 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.