Karnataka’s skewed economic geography

Karnataka’s economy is heavily skewed with most of its income coming from just a handful of its 30 districts. The state’s wealth is not equally distributed geographically, following a pattern roughly in line with the historically different regions that make up Karnataka. The north-south divide is starker for per capita GDP. The concentration of non-agricultural sectors in the south is one of the reasons behind the divide, but the distribution of remunerative industries along with services in the state is behind the geographic inequality.