For years, "new project in Karnataka" meant Bengaluru. RERA Karnataka's own register now says otherwise: of the 2,785 projects approved from applications made in 2023–2025, 1,355 — about 49% — are outside Bengaluru.
The short answer
- Bengaluru (Urban and Rural districts) accounted for 74% of approved registrations in 2017 and 51% in 2025.
- Tumakuru went from 6 registrations in 2018–20 to 135 in 2023–25; Ballari from 21 to 97; Vijayanagara (Hosapete) from 1 to 37.
- Outside Bengaluru, 60% of new projects are plotted developments, against 35% in Bengaluru, where 63% are apartment or group-housing projects.
Bengaluru's share, year by year
| Year applied | Approved registrations (Karnataka) | Bengaluru's share |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1,095 | 74% |
| 2018 | 1,135 | 62% |
| 2019 | 820 | 52% |
| 2020 | 640 | 49% |
| 2021 | 861 | 34% |
| 2022 | 979 | 46% |
| 2023 | 938 | 49% |
| 2024 | 808 | 55% |
| 2025 | 1,039 | 51% |
The fall is not because Bengaluru stopped building: it still accounts for about half of every year's approvals. The rest of the state grew into the other half.
Where the growth is
| District | 2018–20 | 2023–25 |
|---|---|---|
| Mysuru | 179 | 221 |
| Dakshina Kannada (Mangaluru) | 190 | 190 |
| Belagavi | 157 | 143 |
| Tumakuru | 6 | 135 |
| Ballari | 21 | 97 |
| Udupi | 93 | 88 |
| Kolar | 49 | 74 |
| Dharwad (Hubballi-Dharwad) | 100 | 54 |
| Chikkaballapura | 55 | 46 |
| Kalaburagi | 96 | 42 |
Mysuru, Dakshina Kannada (Mangaluru) and Belagavi remain the largest markets outside Bengaluru. The sharpest change is Tumakuru: all 135 of its 2023–25 approvals are plotted developments, most of them small layouts registered by individual landowners around Tumakuru, Sira and Tiptur. Some districts registered fewer projects than before, notably Dharwad (Hubballi-Dharwad) and Kalaburagi.
What this means for buyers
- Outside Bengaluru, you are mostly buying land, not a flat. Six in ten new projects are plotted developments. Check the layout approval, the land-conversion order and the RERA registration of the specific phase.
- Small promoters dominate the new growth areas. Many Tumakuru layouts are registered by individuals, not companies. The RERA registration is your main record of what was promised — read the approved plan and the completion date on it.
- These projects are listed on Housystan, with the registration number, unit types and completion date from RERA, on the city pages linked above.
How we worked this out
We downloaded the public project list of all 31 districts from rera.karnataka.gov.in in September 2026 and kept the 8,929 registrations with status Approved (or Transferred) — rejected, withdrawn and revoked applications are excluded. Years are the year the application was made. Bengaluru combines the Bengaluru Urban and Bengaluru Rural districts. 2026 is left out of the comparisons because the year is not over.
Source: Housystan analysis of RERA Karnataka public registrations, all districts, September 2026.
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