District of Karnataka

Bangalore Rural: 9.9 lakh people, one story

People
9,90,923
Area
2,298 km²
Literacy
77.93%
Sex ratio
946
Top 3 in KarnatakaHousehold industry workers: 4.2 % of workers. Rank 3 of 30 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in KarnatakaSex ratio: 946 females per 1000 males. Rank 29 of 30.See the numbers →Lowest in KarnatakaPopulation: 9,90,923. Rank 29 of 30.See the numbers →Lowest in KarnatakaArea: 2,298 km². Rank 29 of 30.See the numbers →

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Bangalore RuralKarnataka

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

Bangalore Rural in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population9.9 lakh#29/30 in Karnataka
Area2,298 km²#29/30 in Karnataka
Population density431 per km²#4/30 in Karnataka▲ state 319
Sex ratio946 females per 1000 males#29/30 in Karnataka▼ state 973
Child sex ratio (0–6)950 girls per 1000 boys#17/30 in Karnataka▲ state 948
Literacy rate77.93%#9/30 in Karnataka▲ state 75.36
Female literacy70.63%#9/30 in Karnataka▲ state 68.08
Urban population27.1%#14/30 in Karnataka▼ state 38.7

People & society

77.9% can read. 946 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
84.882.5
Female literacy
70.668.1
Scheduled Castes
21.617.1
Scheduled Tribes
5.37.0
Living in towns
27.138.7

Gender literacy gap: 14.2 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 89.9%
  • Muslim 9.3%
  • Christian 0.5%
  • Jain 0.1%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    46 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    4.6 lakh workers, 46.4% of all people

    This district
    Karnataka
    • Cultivators 27.8%
    • Farm labourers 18.3%
    • Household industry 4.2%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 49.7%

      Schemes & development

      Only 66% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      65.666.4
      Latrine at home
      55.037.5
      Tap water
      46.048.4
      LPG / PNG
      23.723.8
      Phone
      50.752.4
      Television
      48.144.0
      Bicycle
      28.824.8
      Two-wheeler
      21.118.7

      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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        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.