Gulbarga District Population, Caste, Religion Data (Karnataka) - Census 2011

Gulbarga district of Karnataka has total population of 2,566,326 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 1,301,755 are males while 1,264,571 are females. In 2011 there were total 471,601 families residing in Gulbarga district. The Average Sex Ratio of Gulbarga district is 971.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 32.6% people lives in Urban areas while 67.4% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 78.6% while that in the rural areas is 58.1%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Gulbarga district is 968 while that of Rural areas is 973.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gulbarga district is 365372 which is 14% of the total population. There are 188076 male children and 177296 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gulbarga is 943 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (971) of Gulbarga district.

The total literacy rate of Gulbarga district is 64.85%. The male literacy rate is 63.63% and the female literacy rate is 47.37% in Gulbarga district.

Population
2,566,326
Families
471,601
Literacy
64.85%
Sex Ratio
971

To facilitate the administration, Gulbarga district is further divided into 7 Talukas (Taluka/Tehsil/Tahsil) which are administrative divisions denoting sub-districts. Talukas consists of multiple villages and a few towns.

Gulbarga Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Gulbarga district.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 365,372 188,076 177,296
Literacy 64.85% 63.63% 47.37%
Scheduled Caste 648,782 330,091 318,691
Scheduled Tribe 65,259 32,830 32,429
Illiterate 1,138,958 473,396 665,562

Caste-wise Population - Gulbarga district

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 25.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.5% of total population in Gulbarga district of Karnataka.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 648,782 330,091 318,691
Schedule Tribe 65,259 32,830 32,429

Religion-wise Population - Gulbarga district

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 2,011,014 (78.36%) 1,020,105 990,909
Muslim 513,125 (19.99%) 260,888 252,237
Christian 8,344 (0.33%) 4,167 4,177
Sikh 826 (0.03%) 457 369
Buddhist 9,589 (0.37%) 4,915 4,674
Jain 4,865 (0.19%) 2,492 2,373
Other Religion 330 (0.01%) 180 150
No Religion Specified 18,233 (0.71%) 8,551 9,682

Literacy Rate - Gulbarga district

The total literacy rate of Gulbarga district was 64.85% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 75.36% of Karnataka. Population-wise, out of total 1,427,368 literates, males were 828,359 while females were 599,009. Also the male literacy rate was 74.38% and the female literacy rate was 55.09% in Gulbarga district.

  Gulbarga district Karnataka
Female 55.09% 68.08%
Male 74.38% 82.47%
Total 64.85% 75.36%

Sex Ratio - Gulbarga district

The Sex Ratio of Gulbarga district is 971 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 971 females in Gulbarga district. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 943 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 971 ) of Gulbarga district.

Population Density - Gulbarga district

The total area of Gulbarga district is 10,954 km2. Thus the density of Gulbarga district is 234 people per square kilometer. As per the initial provisional data of Census 2011, around 268 sq. km. area is under urban region while 10,686 sq. km. is under rural region.

Urban/Rural Population - Gulbarga district

As per the Census 2011 out of total population of Gulbarga, 32.56% people lived in urban regions while 67.44% in rural areas. The total figure of population of urban population was 835,551 out of which 424,611 were males while remaining 410,940 were females. In rural areas of Gulbarga, male population was 877,144 while female population was 853,631.

The average sex ratio in urban regions of Gulbarga was 968 females per 1000 males. Also the Child (0-6 age) sex ration of urban areas in Gulbarga was 940 girls per 1000 boys. Thus the total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Gulbarga were 110,400 which is 13.21% of total urban population. Similarly the average sex ratio in rural areas of Gulbarga was 973 females per 1000 males. The Child sex ratio of rural areas in Gulbarga was 944 girls per 1000 boys.

The average literacy rate in Gulbarga for urban regions was 78.61 percent in which males were 85.12% literate while female literacy stood at 71.91%. The total literate population of Gulbarga was 1,427,368. Similarly in rural areas of Gulbarga, the average literacy rate was 58.09 percent. Out of which literacy rate of males and females stood at 69.08% and 46.86% respectively. Total literates in rural areas of Gulbarga were 857,328.

Rural Urban
Population % 67.44% 32.56%
Total population 1,730,775 835,551
Male population 877,144 424,611
Female population 853,631 410,940
Sex ratio 973 968
Child sex ratio (0-6 age) 944 940
Child population 254,972 110,400
Literates 857,328 570,040
Average literacy 58.09% 78.61%
Male literacy 69.08% 85.12%
Female literacy 46.86% 71.91%

Child Population - Gulbarga district

According to Census 2011, there were 365,372 children between age 0 to 6 years in Gulbarga district. Out of which 188,076 were male while 177,296 were female.

Working Population - Gulbarga district

In Gulbarga district out of total population, 1,087,028 were engaged in work activities. 77.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,087,028 workers engaged in Main Work, 207,305 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 284,917 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 844,237 573,207 271,030
Cultivators 207,305 162,091 45,214
Agriculture Labourer 284,917 139,203 145,714
Household Industries 16,347 11,118 5,229
Other Workers 335,668 260,795 74,873
Marginal Workers 242,791 106,794 135,997
Non Working 1,479,298 621,754 857,544

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