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The present study attempt a horizontal analysis of division wise patterns of poverty on head count ratio of existing among social and religious groups in Karnataka state and specially focus on Hyderabad-Karnataka region. This region constrains six most backward districts in Karnataka that are below the state and national average in majority of socio economic indicators and also study cover four administrative divisions are Kalaburagi division, is also known as Hyderabad-Karnataka (HK) region, Bengaluru division, Mysuru division and Belagavi division. Methodology of my research work is primarily uses specific poverty line of Karnataka which is defined Tendulkar Methodology Rs.418 and Rs.588 in rural & urban area of 61st round (2004-05) and Rs.902 and Rs.1089 in rural & urban area of 68th round (2011-12) of NSSO rounds data to decipher micro level of poverty in districts of Karnataka, Division wise, Social groups and Religious groups such as SC/ST/OBC & Others. Study also estimates of logistic regression to identify key determinants of poverty of the independent variables. Poverty estimates district wise and division wise poverty, there is highest ratio found in Kalaburagi division or (HK) region, second larger poverty consist in Belagavi division of both rural and urban. While poverty in the state reduced by total 12.74%, points between 2004-05 and 2011-12. Remnants the incidence of poverty in social group wise reduced by 19.67% in Scheduled Tries, 20.66% in Scheduled Caste, 15.9% in OBC & 4.5% and the estimates poverty in religion wise reduced by 13.45% in Hindu and 11.46% in Muslims communities.