District of Karnataka

Bangalore: 96.2 lakh people, one story

People
96,21,551
Area
2,196 km²
Literacy
87.67%
Sex ratio
916
#1 in KarnatakaPopulation density: 4,381 per km². Rank 1 of 30 districts.See the numbers →#1 in KarnatakaUrban population: 90.9%. Rank 1 of 30 districts.See the numbers →#1 in KarnatakaPopulation: 96,21,551. Rank 1 of 30 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in KarnatakaLiteracy rate: 87.67%. Rank 2 of 30 districts.See the numbers →

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BangaloreKarnataka

The history, places and schemes of Bangalore are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Bangalore in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population96.2 lakh#1/30 in Karnataka
Area2,196 km²#30/30 in Karnataka
Population density4,381 per km²#1/30 in Karnataka▲ state 319
Sex ratio916 females per 1000 males#30/30 in Karnataka▼ state 973
Child sex ratio (0–6)944 girls per 1000 boys#24/30 in Karnataka▼ state 948
Literacy rate87.67%#2/30 in Karnataka▲ state 75.36
Female literacy84.01%#2/30 in Karnataka▲ state 68.08
Urban population90.9%#1/30 in Karnataka▲ state 38.7

People & society

87.7% can read. 916 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
91.082.5
Female literacy
84.068.1
Scheduled Castes
12.517.1
Scheduled Tribes
2.07.0
Living in towns
90.938.7

Gender literacy gap: 7.0 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 80.3%
  • Muslim 13.0%
  • Christian 5.2%
  • Sikh 0.1%
  • Jain 0.9%
  • Other / not stated 0.4%

    Sectors at a glance

    5 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    42.5 lakh workers, 44.1% of all people

    This district
    Karnataka
    • Cultivators 2.3%
    • Farm labourers 2.3%
    • Household industry 2.6%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 92.9%

      Schemes & development

      Only 71% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      71.366.4
      Latrine at home
      69.037.5
      Tap water
      57.548.4
      LPG / PNG
      54.723.8
      Phone
      66.752.4
      Television
      62.544.0
      Bicycle
      16.724.8
      Two-wheeler
      32.218.7

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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        Sources

        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.