Annexure - Directorate of Economics and Statistics

April 05/2011
Bangalore Urban district stands first in district income as well as per capita income for the year 2007-08.
Bangalore Urban district contributes 33.5 percent to GSDP at current prices and stands first followed by Belgaum
district with 5.6 percent. Chamarajanagar district with 1.1 percent stands last in contribution to the GSDP. In the
primary sector, the contribution is the highest in Belgaum district in 2004-05 and Bellary district in 2007-08, and the
lowest is Dharwad in 2004-05 and Bangalore (Rural) in 2007-08. This may be due to higher production of major
irrigated crops like Paddy, Jowar, Sugarcane and Tobacco in Belgaum and higher production in mining and quarrying
activity in Bellary and lower contribution of agriculture & fishing sectors in Dharwad district and lower contribution
from agriculture sector. Bangalore Urban district tops in secondary and tertiary sectors due to high concentration of
major industries and infrastructure facilities available in the district.
At current prices, in Agriculture and allied activities sector the contribution of Belgaum district is highest with
8.2% due to higher production among agricultural crops, followed by Gulbarga district with 7.2% and Uttara Kannada
stood in the last position with 1.4%. In Forestry & Logging sector Belgaum stood first with 8.3% and Kodagu is in
the last position (1.5%). Dakshina Kannada with a share of 28.2% tops in Fishing activity, followed by Udupi
(25.7%) and Gadag and Kodagu are in the last position with a share of 0.3%. In Mining and Quarrying sector the
contribution of Bellary district is maximum with a share of 73.5% due to higher production of minerals, followed by
Chitradurga (11.2%), Raichur (5.2%) and Bagalkote (3.3 %) and in all other districts its contribution is almost
negligible. Bangalore district contributed maximum with a share of 52.8% in Manufacturing sector due to high
concentration of major industries followed by Belgaum (4.2%). Chikmagalur with a share of 0.1% is found to be
low. Bangalore district’s share is highest in Construction sector (25.9%) followed by Dakshina Kannada (6.3%).
Chamarajanagar and Kodagu with a share of 0.8% stood in the last position. In Railways sector, Dakshina Kannada
district stood first (7.2%) followed by Belgaum (7.1%). A very low contribution is from Chamarajanagar district and
no contribution from Kodagu district. The share of Transport by other means sector is highest in Bangalore district
(28.5%) followed by Belgaum (4.5%) and Kodagu stood last with 0.4%. In Storage sector Bangalore district is
highest with 31.1%, next is Shimoga with 6.9% . Chamarajnagar and Chikkaballapur with 0.3% stood last. In
Communication sector Bangalore district tops with a share of 31.9% followed by Dakshina Kannada (7.2%) and
lowest in Chamarajnagar district (0.6%). In Trade, Hotels and Restaurants sector Bangalore district with 46.8% is
in the first position followed by Mysore (4.9%) and Chikkaballapur is in the last position (0.5%). Bangalore district
contributed maximum with a share of 37.6% in Banking sector due to high concentration of Banks, followed by
Dakshina Kannada (10.0%). Chamarajanagar is low with 0.5%. In real estate, Ownership of dwellings and Business
service sector Bangalore district with a share of 52.4% is in the top place followed by Mysore (3.6%). Gadag &
Kodagu districts with a share of 0.8% are in the last position. The share of Public Administration sector is highest in
Bangalore district (12.3 %) followed by Davanagere (6.8%) and Koppal district (0.9 %) stands at the end. In Other
Services sector the highest share is from Bangalore district (15.3%) followed by Belgaum (7.4%). The least is
recorded in Kodagu with 1.3% contribution.
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