Highest Poverty in Karnataka

Top 100 cities ranked by highest poverty

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All Countries · India · Karnataka

Highest Poverty — Karnataka

1 Yellāpur 13.5%

2 Yelbarga 13.5%

3 Yelandūr 13.5%

4 Yelahanka 13.5%

5 Yadgir 13.5%

6 Wādi 13.5%

7 Vittal 13.5%

8 Virajpet 13.5%

9 Uppinangadi 13.5%

10 Ullal 13.5%

11 Udiyāvara 13.5%

12 Udupi 13.5%

13 Turuvekere 13.5%

14 Tumkūr 13.5%

15 Tirumakūdal Narsipur 13.5%

16 Tīrthahalli 13.5%

17 Tiptūr 13.5%

18 Terdāl 13.5%

19 Tekkalakote 13.5%

20 Tarikere 13.5%

21 Tālīkota 13.5%

22 Sullya 13.5%

23 Sūlibele 13.5%

24 Srīnivāspur 13.5%

25 Sorab 13.5%

26 Somvārpet 13.5%

27 Someshwar 13.5%

28 Siruguppa 13.5%

29 Sirsi 13.5%

30 Sirālkoppa 13.5%

31 Sīra 13.5%

32 Sindhnūr 13.5%

33 Sindgi 13.5%

34 Sidlaghatta 13.5%

35 Siddāpur 13.5%

36 Shrīrangapattana 13.5%

37 Srāvana Belgola 13.5%

38 Shorāpur 13.5%

39 Shirhatti 13.5%

40 Shivamogga 13.5%

41 Shikaripura 13.5%

42 Shiggaon 13.5%

43 Shāhpur 13.5%

44 Shāhābād 13.5%

45 Sedam 13.5%

46 Savanūr 13.5%

47 Saundatti 13.5%

48 Sarjāpur 13.5%

49 Sargūr 13.5%

50 Sankeshwar 13.5%

51 Sāmbre 13.5%

52 Sakleshpur 13.5%

53 Sāgar 13.5%

54 Sadalgi 13.5%

55 Ron 13.5%

56 Robertsonpet 13.5%

57 Raybag 13.5%

58 Ranebennur 13.5%

59 Rāmdurg 13.5%

60 Closepet 13.5%

61 Rāichūr 13.5%

62 Rabkavi 13.5%

63 Puttūr 13.5%

64 Ponnampet 13.5%

65 Piriyāpatna 13.5%

66 Pāvugada 13.5%

67 French Rocks 13.5%

68 Nyāmti 13.5%

69 Nelamangala 13.5%

70 Navalgund 13.5%

71 Nargund 13.5%

72 Naregal 13.5%

73 Narasimharājapura 13.5%

74 Nanjangūd 13.5%

75 Nandgad 13.5%

76 Nāgamangala 13.5%

77 Mysuru 13.5%

78 Munirābād 13.5%

79 Mundgod 13.5%

80 Mundargi 13.5%

81 Mūlki 13.5%

82 Mulgund 13.5%

83 Mulbāgal 13.5%

84 Mudgere 13.5%

85 Mudhol 13.5%

86 Mudgal 13.5%

87 Muddebihāl 13.5%

88 Mūdbidri 13.5%

89 Māyakonda 13.5%

90 Mānvi 13.5%

91 Manipal 13.5%

92 Mangaluru 13.5%

93 Mandya 13.5%

94 Mālūr 13.5%

95 Malpe 13.5%

96 Malavalli 13.5%

97 Mahālingpur 13.5%

98 Māgadi 13.5%

99 Madikeri 13.5%

100 Madhugiri 13.5%

Cities with the highest poverty rates in Karnataka face deep economic challenges affecting a significant portion of their population. Yellāpur has a poverty rate of 13.5%.

High poverty rates impact communities in multiple ways: reduced access to healthcare and healthy food, lower educational outcomes, higher crime rates, and deteriorating infrastructure. These challenges are interconnected and require comprehensive solutions.

Addressing poverty in these cities requires a multi-pronged approach including economic development, affordable housing, quality education, healthcare access, and workforce training programs targeting underserved populations.

Did You Know?

1. In Yellāpur, 13.5% of residents — roughly 1 in 7 people — live below the poverty line.
2. Child poverty rates in these cities are often even higher than the overall rate, sometimes exceeding 40%.
3. Poverty is measured by household income relative to family size — the threshold varies from $15,060 for an individual to $31,200 for a family of four.

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