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

Bagalkot district of Karnataka has a total population of 1,889,752 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 950,111 are males while 939,641 are females. In 2011 there were a total 361,149 families residing in Bagalkot district. The Average Sex Ratio of Bagalkot district is 989.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 31.6% people live in Urban areas while 68.4% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 78.6% while that in rural areas is 64.2%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Bagalkot district is 994 while that of Rural areas is 987.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bagalkot district is 271908 which is 14% of the total population. There are 140551 male children and 131357 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bagalkot is 935 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (989) of Bagalkot district.

The total literacy rate of Bagalkot district is 68.82%. The male literacy rate is 67.51% and the female literacy rate is 50.23% in Bagalkot district.

To facilitate the administration, Bagalkot 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.

Bagalkot Data as per Census 2011

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

Caste-wise Population - Bagalkot district

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5.1% of total population in Bagalkot district of Karnataka.

Religion-wise Population - Bagalkot district

Literacy Rate - Bagalkot district

The total literacy rate of Bagalkot district was 68.82% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 75.36% of Karnataka. Population-wise, out of total 1,113,412 literates, males were 641,388 while females were 472,024. Also the male literacy rate was 79.23% and the female literacy rate was 58.4% in Bagalkot district.

Sex Ratio - Bagalkot district

The Sex Ratio of Bagalkot district is 989 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 989 females in Bagalkot district. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 935 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 989 ) of Bagalkot district.

Population Density - Bagalkot district

The total area of Bagalkot district is 6,552 km². Thus the density of Bagalkot district is 288 people per square kilometer. As per the initial provisional data of Census 2011, around 183 sq. km. area is under urban region while 6,369 sq. km. is under rural region.

Urban/Rural Population - Bagalkot district

As per the Census 2011 out of total population of Bagalkot, 31.64% people lived in urban regions while 68.36% in rural areas. The total urban population was 597,846 out of which 299,844 were males while the remaining 298,002 were females. In rural areas of Bagalkot, male population was 650,267 while the female population was 641,639.

The average sex ratio in urban regions of Bagalkot was 994 females per 1000 males. Also the Child (0-6 age) sex ration of urban areas in Bagalkot was 931 girls per 1000 boys. Thus the total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Bagalkot were 78,015 which is 13.05% of total urban population. Similarly the average sex ratio in rural areas of Bagalkot was 987 females per 1000 males. The Child sex ratio of rural areas in Bagalkot was 936 girls per 1000 boys.

The average literacy rate in Bagalkot for urban regions was 78.58 percent in which males were 86.55% literate while female literacy stood at 70.65%. The total literate population of Bagalkot was 1,113,412. Similarly in rural areas of Bagalkot, the average literacy rate was 64.2 percent. Out of which the literacy rate of males and females stood at 75.77% and 52.58% respectively. Total literates in rural areas of Bagalkot were 704,912.

Child Population - Bagalkot district

According to Census 2011, there were 271,908 children between age 0 to 6 years in Bagalkot district. Out of which 140,551 were male while 131,357 were female.

Working Population - Bagalkot district

In Bagalkot district out of total population, 818,081 were engaged in work activities. 82.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 818,081 workers engaged in Main Work, 186,478 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 223,373 were Agricultural labourers.

Nearby Districts from Bagalkot

Below are the list of Districts near Bagalkot district in Karnataka.

Bagalkot district Map

Reference

• Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
• Bagalkot, Karnataka - Wikipedia