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Part I :
General Statistics
Karnataka hasmade considerable progress across all sectors of the economy. During the 11
th
Plan ending
2011-12, the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) grew at 6.7 per cent, the “services” sector grew at
8.7 per cent, the “industrial” sector grew at 4.8 per cent and the “agriculture” sector at grew at
5.1 per cent. With about 60 per cent share, the “services” sector is the largest contributor and key driver
of state’s economy followed by roughly 25 and 15 per cent contribution from the “manufacturing”
and the “agriculture and allied” sectors respectively. In 2012-13, the value of exports to GSDP was
48 per cent, indicating an influence of international trade on the state’s economy as compared to the
national economy.
The orientation towards the “services” sector influences urbanisation. This has increased from
22 per cent in 1951 to 38 per cent in 2011. It is the 7
th
most urbanised state in India. More than half of
the population of the state lives in the eight districts of Bangalore, Belgaum, Mysore, Tumkur, Gulbarga,
Bellary, Bijapur and Dakshina Kannada. The basic infrastructure in terms of electricity, tap water etc is
good in the Bangalore division of Karnataka.
As per the 2011 census, the adult sex ratio is 947 females to 1,000 males (as against the child sex ratio
of 943 female to 1,000 males). The birth rate in the state has declined at a rate faster than the death rate
and these developments have created new demographic challenges and opportunities.