Bengaluru Rural · Karnataka

Published availability is Scarcity for 2025 and Absolute scarcity for 2050.

The two official published periods carry different water-availability classifications.

Groundwater before and after monsoon: 2–5 metres below the ground surface; Same published band · 2023-24
2025 availability: Scarcity; 2025 published classification
2050 availability: Absolute scarcity; 2050 published classification

District-level evidence: Bengaluru Rural · Reporting periods: 2023-24, 2025, 2050 · Checked 29 Jun 2026

Official records: NITI Aayog ICED · District-level · Periods 2023-24, 2025, 2050

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What this assessment includes

Included in this result

Groundwater: Before and after monsoon groundwater bands are available for 2023-24.
Long-term availability: Both 2025 and 2050 published availability classifications are available.

Not included in this result

Rainfall: Official rainfall context is not currently integrated into this JalWater result.
Reservoir or supply context: Official reservoir or municipal-supply context is not currently integrated into this JalWater result.
Water quality: Official water-quality evidence is not currently integrated into this JalWater result.

Scope

District-level evidence for Bengaluru Rural, Karnataka. Reporting periods: 2023-24, 2025, 2050. Last checked 29 Jun 2026. Neighbourhood, building, borewell, tap-water, and current supply conditions may differ.

Confidence: Moderate

Moderate confidence. The displayed records match Bengaluru Rural, Karnataka, and groundwater and long-term availability pairs are comparable within their published periods.

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Why this matters

The later published period has a different classification. JalWater shows that difference as decision context without estimating the years between the two official records.

Groundwater depth does not show how much water is sustainably available, whether taps receive reliable supply, or whether the water is safe to drink.

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Seasonal groundwater bands

Published bands, not point measurements or a trend line.

Year

Before monsoon

After monsoon

2021-22

5 to 10 mbgl0 to 2 mbgl

2022-23

0 to 2 mbgl0 to 2 mbgl

2023-24

2 to 5 mbgl2 to 5 mbgl

Exact technical bands are shown as published in metres below ground level (mbgl). A lower depth means groundwater was recorded closer to the surface. JalWater does not convert ranges into point measurements, line charts, or trends.

2025 and 2050 outlook

Only the two official published periods are shown.

2025

Scarcity

500-1000 m3/person/year

2050

Absolute scarcity

<500 m3/person/year

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NITI ICED groundwater-depth band dataset

Institution: NITI Aayog
Publication/dataset: NITI ICED groundwater-depth band dataset
Source URL: https://iced.niti.gov.in/
Publication date: 2026-06-25
Reporting period: 2023-24
Retrieval date: 2026-06-29
Geography: Bengaluru Rural, Karnataka
Citation: Sheet Water Levels; row 3467; original label "2 to 5 Pre Monsoon (in mbgl)".
Checksum: 96c50d6393c551e69574be1d75bd316c085c5906529c0cfa7e5c24bee5117772
Limitation: Government dashboard dataset. Values are published as ranges/classifications and may be compiled or derived. JalWater preserves them as published.

NITI ICED groundwater-depth band dataset

Institution: NITI Aayog
Publication/dataset: NITI ICED groundwater-depth band dataset
Source URL: https://iced.niti.gov.in/
Publication date: 2026-06-25
Reporting period: 2023-24
Retrieval date: 2026-06-29
Geography: Bengaluru Rural, Karnataka
Citation: Sheet Water Levels; row 3497; original label "2 to 5 Post Monsoon (in mbgl)".
Checksum: 96c50d6393c551e69574be1d75bd316c085c5906529c0cfa7e5c24bee5117772
Limitation: Government dashboard dataset. Values are published as ranges/classifications and may be compiled or derived. JalWater preserves them as published.

NITI ICED per-capita water-availability classification dataset

Institution: NITI Aayog
Publication/dataset: NITI ICED per-capita water-availability classification dataset
Source URL: https://iced.niti.gov.in/
Publication date: 2026-06-25
Reporting period: 2025
Retrieval date: 2026-06-29
Geography: Bengaluru Rural, Karnataka
Citation: Sheet Water Availability; row 107; original label "Scarcity [500−1000 m3]".
Checksum: 78dd6fd51da85ff056c177855dc6690be0b25ac54044484518d74e39ffa1ca1c
Limitation: Government dashboard dataset. Values are published as ranges/classifications and may be compiled or derived. JalWater preserves them as published.

NITI ICED per-capita water-availability classification dataset

Institution: NITI Aayog
Publication/dataset: NITI ICED per-capita water-availability classification dataset
Source URL: https://iced.niti.gov.in/
Publication date: 2026-06-25
Reporting period: 2050
Retrieval date: 2026-06-29
Geography: Bengaluru Rural, Karnataka
Citation: Sheet Water Availability; row 107; original label "Absolute scarcity [<500 m3]".
Checksum: 78dd6fd51da85ff056c177855dc6690be0b25ac54044484518d74e39ffa1ca1c
Limitation: Government dashboard dataset. Values are published as ranges/classifications and may be compiled or derived. JalWater preserves them as published.