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Vijayapura district, Karnataka

Vijayapura is one of the 31 districts of Karnataka. Its headquarters is the town of the same name. At the 2011 census it had about 21.8 lakh people.

Facts at a glance

State or union territory
Karnataka
Headquarters
Vijayapura
Name in Hindi
बिजापुर जिला
Population (2011 census)
21,77,331
Rank in Karnataka by population
7th of 30
Area
10,541 sq km
People per sq km (2011)
207
Official website
bijapur.nic.in
Map
Open on OpenStreetMap
Check or correct
Wikidata entry Q83108

Population in context

With 21,77,331 people in 2011, Vijayapura ranks 7th 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 Vijayapura 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 Vijayapura to the map points of the nearest districts. Road distances are longer.

All 31 districts of Karnataka

Questions people ask

Which state is Vijayapura district in?

Vijayapura district is in Karnataka, India.

What is the headquarters of Vijayapura district?

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

What is the population of Vijayapura district?

Vijayapura district had a population of 21,77,331 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.