Koppal
Constituency No. 8 · General
Assembly segments in this district
- Yelburga
- Kushtagi
- Kanakagiri
- Gangawati
- Koppal
Koppal District
Karnataka
Koppal district is one of the districts of Karnataka. Its administrative headquarters is at Koppal. It covers 5,570 sq km and had a population of 13,89,920 at the 2011 census, a density of 250 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 5 assembly segments.
District Headquarters
Koppal
Area
5,570 sq km
Population
13.90 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
250 /km²
Literacy Rate
68.09%
Sex Ratio
982
per 1,000 males
Koppal District Overview
Census 2011Key demographic and social figures for Koppal district.
Total Population
13.90 Lakh
Male Population
7.01 Lakh
Female Population
6.89 Lakh
Rural Population
11.21 Lakh
Urban Population
2.69 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
2.61 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
1.62 Lakh
Literacy Rate
68.09%
Population Density
250 /km²
Sex Ratio
982
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 78.54%Female literacy 57.49%
District Administration
Administrative structure of Koppal district.
7
Tehsils
7
Blocks
60
Nyay Panchayats
153
Gram Panchayats
628
Villages
- Headquarters
- Koppal
- Languages
- Kannada, Urdu
- Census Year
- 2011
- Coordinates
- 15.35° N, 76.15° E
Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Koppal
(1)A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.
Primary
Assembly Constituencies Covering Koppal
(5)Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.
No. 60 · Koppal
BR
Basavaraj Rayareddy
Indian National Congress
MLA
No. 61 · Koppal
DP
Doddanagouda Hanamagouda Patil
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
No. 62 · Koppal
TS
Tangadagi Shivaraj Sangappa
Indian National Congress
MLA
No. 63 · Koppal
GR
G. Janardhana Reddy
Kalyana Rajya Pragathi Paksha
MLA
No. 64 · Koppal
KH
K. Raghavendra Hitnal
Indian National Congress
MLA
Your Representatives from Koppal
(6)Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Koppal district.
- BRBasavaraj RayareddyIndian National CongressMLAYelburga · No. 60
- DPDoddanagouda Hanamagouda PatilBharatiya Janata PartyMLAKushtagi · No. 61
- TSTangadagi Shivaraj SangappaIndian National CongressMLAKanakagiri · No. 62
- GRG. Janardhana ReddyKalyana Rajya Pragathi PakshaMLAGangawati · No. 63
- KHK. Raghavendra HitnalIndian National CongressMLAKoppal · No. 64
Election History
Lok SabhaKoppal · No. 8
- 202418th Lok SabhaINCK. Rajashekar Basavaraj HitnalVotes 6,63,511Vote share 51.74%Margin 46,357
- 1. K. Rajashekar Basavaraj Hitnal · INC6,63,511 (51.74%)
- 2. Basavaraj Kyavater · BJP6,17,154 (48.12%)
- 3. Shivappa H. · BSP8,210 (0.64%)
- 201917th Lok SabhaBJPKaradi Sanganna AmarappaVotes 5,86,150Vote share 49.25%Margin 38,397
- 1. Karadi Sanganna Amarappa · BJP5,86,150 (49.25%)
- 2. K. Rajashekar Basavaraj Hitnal · INC5,47,753 (46.02%)
- 3. Shivakumar R. · BSP14,210 (1.19%)
- 201416th Lok SabhaBJPKaradi Sanganna AmarappaVotes 4,86,383Vote share 48.32%Margin 32,414
- 1. Karadi Sanganna Amarappa · BJP4,86,383 (48.32%)
- 2. Basavaraj Hitnal · INC4,53,969 (45.1%)
- 3. Syed Arif · JD(S)28,410 (2.82%)
Political Geography
Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.
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Koppal District at a Glance
- State
- Karnataka
- Headquarters
- Koppal
- Area
- 5,570 sq km
- Population
- 13.90 Lakh
- Population density
- 250 per km²
- Sex ratio
- 982 per 1,000 males
- Literacy rate
- 68.09%
- Languages
- Kannada, Urdu
- Tehsils
- 7
- Blocks
- 7
- Gram panchayats
- 153
- Villages
- 628
- Lok Sabha seats
- 1
- Assembly segments
- 5
- Census year
- 2011
Sources & data
- Census of India (2011)
- Election Commission of India
- Government of Karnataka
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.