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

Bidar district of Karnataka has a total population of 1,703,300 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 870,665 are males while 832,635 are females. In 2011 there were a total 319,937 families residing in Bidar district. The Average Sex Ratio of Bidar district is 956.

Bidar district, Karnataka

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 25% people live in Urban areas while 75% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 81.8% while that in rural areas is 66.7%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Bidar district is 941 while that of Rural areas is 961.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bidar district is 224442 which is 13% of the total population. There are 115550 male children and 108892 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bidar is 942 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (956) of Bidar district.

The total literacy rate of Bidar district is 70.51%. The male literacy rate is 68.59% and the female literacy rate is 53.5% in Bidar district.

Population
1,703,300
Literacy
70.51%
Sex Ratio
956

To facilitate the administration, Bidar district is further divided into 5 Talukas (Taluka/Tehsil/Tahsil) which are administrative divisions denoting sub-districts. Talukas consists of multiple villages and a few towns.

Bidar Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 224,442 115,550 108,892
Literacy 70.51% 68.59% 53.5%
Scheduled Caste 399,785 204,280 195,505
Scheduled Tribe 235,822 119,787 116,035
Illiterate 660,627 273,467 387,160

Caste-wise Population - Bidar district

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 23.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 13.8% of total population in Bidar district of Karnataka.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 399,785 204,280 195,505
Schedule Tribe 235,822 119,787 116,035

Religion-wise Population - Bidar district

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 1,289,709 (75.72%) 658,203 631,506
Muslim 335,184 (19.68%) 172,988 162,196
Christian 35,438 (2.08%) 17,861 17,577
Sikh 1,145 (0.07%) 594 551
Buddhist 30,453 (1.79%) 15,510 14,943
Jain 680 (0.04%) 341 339
Other Religion 521 (0.03%) 244 277
No Religion Specified 10,170 (0.6%) 4,924 5,246

Literacy Rate - Bidar district

The total literacy rate of Bidar district was 70.51% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 75.36% of Karnataka. Population-wise, out of total 1,042,673 literates, males were 597,198 while females were 445,475. Also the male literacy rate was 79.09% and the female literacy rate was 61.55% in Bidar district.

  Bidar district Karnataka
Female 61.55% 68.08%
Male 79.09% 82.47%
Total 70.51% 75.36%

Sex Ratio - Bidar district

The Sex Ratio of Bidar district is 956 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 956 females in Bidar district. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 942 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 956 ) of Bidar district.


Population Density - Bidar district

The total area of Bidar district is 5,448 km2. Thus the density of Bidar district is 313 people per square kilometer. As per the initial provisional data of Census 2011, around 165 sq. km. area is under urban region while 5,283 sq. km. is under rural region.


Urban/Rural Population - Bidar district

As per the Census 2011 out of total population of Bidar, 25.01% people lived in urban regions while 74.99% in rural areas. The total urban population was 425,952 out of which 219,415 were males while the remaining 206,537 were females. In rural areas of Bidar, male population was 651,250 while the female population was 626,098.

The average sex ratio in urban regions of Bidar was 941 females per 1000 males. Also the Child (0-6 age) sex ration of urban areas in Bidar was 923 girls per 1000 boys. Thus the total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Bidar were 55,646 which is 13.06% of total urban population. Similarly the average sex ratio in rural areas of Bidar was 961 females per 1000 males. The Child sex ratio of rural areas in Bidar was 949 girls per 1000 boys.

The average literacy rate in Bidar for urban regions was 81.81 percent in which males were 87.42% literate while female literacy stood at 75.88%. The total literate population of Bidar was 1,042,673. Similarly in rural areas of Bidar, the average literacy rate was 66.73 percent. Out of which the literacy rate of males and females stood at 76.28% and 56.82% respectively. Total literates in rural areas of Bidar were 739,711.

Rural Urban
Population % 74.99% 25.01%
Total population 1,277,348 425,952
Male population 651,250 219,415
Female population 626,098 206,537
Sex ratio 961 941
Child sex ratio (0-6 age) 949 923
Child population 168,796 55,646
Literates 739,711 302,962
Average literacy 66.73% 81.81%
Male literacy 76.28% 87.42%
Female literacy 56.82% 75.88%

Child Population - Bidar district

According to Census 2011, there were 224,442 children between age 0 to 6 years in Bidar district. Out of which 115,550 were male while 108,892 were female.


Working Population - Bidar district

In Bidar district out of total population, 702,608 were engaged in work activities. 78.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 702,608 workers engaged in Main Work, 130,304 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 198,559 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 551,763 384,430 167,333
Cultivators 130,304 97,388 32,916
Agriculture Labourer 198,559 107,089 91,470
Household Industries 11,687 7,873 3,814
Other Workers 211,213 172,080 39,133
Marginal Workers 150,845 74,620 76,225
Non Working 1,000,692 411,615 589,077

Nearby Districts from Bidar

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


Bidar district Map


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