formerly Mysore
State (pop., 2001 prelim.: 52,733,958), southwestern India.
Lying on the Arabian Sea , it is bordered by the states of Goa , Maharashtra , Andhra Pradesh , Tamil Nadu , and Kerala . It has an area of 74,051 sq mi (191,791 sq km); its capital is Bangalore . It occupies the plateau region of the southern Deccan and the hill region of the Western Kannada language is widely spoken.