District of Karnataka

Belgaum: 47.8 lakh people, one story

People
47,79,661
Area
13,433 km²
Literacy
73.48%
Sex ratio
973
#1 in KarnatakaArea: 13,433 km². Rank 1 of 30 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in KarnatakaPopulation: 47,79,661. Rank 2 of 30 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in KarnatakaChild sex ratio (0–6): 934 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 29 of 30.See the numbers →Big number47.8 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 356 to every km².See the numbers →

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BelgaumKarnataka

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

Belgaum in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population47.8 lakh#2/30 in Karnataka
Area13,433 km²#1/30 in Karnataka
Population density356 per km²#8/30 in Karnataka▲ state 319
Sex ratio973 females per 1000 males#21/30 in Karnataka▼ state 973
Child sex ratio (0–6)934 girls per 1000 boys#29/30 in Karnataka▼ state 948
Literacy rate73.48%#17/30 in Karnataka▼ state 75.36
Female literacy64.58%#18/30 in Karnataka▼ state 68.08
Urban population25.3%#16/30 in Karnataka▼ state 38.7

People & society

73.5% can read. 973 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
82.282.5
Female literacy
64.668.1
Scheduled Castes
12.117.1
Scheduled Tribes
6.27.0
Living in towns
25.338.7

Gender literacy gap: 17.6 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 84.5%
  • Muslim 11.1%
  • Christian 0.4%
  • Jain 3.7%
  • Other / not stated 0.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    65 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    21.1 lakh workers, 44.1% of all people

    This district
    Karnataka
    • Cultivators 33.8%
    • Farm labourers 30.8%
    • Household industry 2.9%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 32.5%

      Schemes & development

      Only 61% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      61.366.4
      Latrine at home
      24.037.5
      Tap water
      39.548.4
      LPG / PNG
      18.323.8
      Phone
      48.652.4
      Television
      35.544.0
      Bicycle
      39.424.8
      Two-wheeler
      17.418.7

      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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