District of Karnataka

Dharwad: 18.5 lakh people, one story

People
18,47,023
Area
4,260 km²
Literacy
80.00%
Sex ratio
971
#1 in KarnatakaHomes with electricity (2011): 72.0 % of households. Rank 1 of 30 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in KarnatakaUrban population: 56.8%. Rank 2 of 30 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in KarnatakaPopulation density: 434 per km². Rank 3 of 30 districts.See the numbers →Big number18.5 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 434 to every km².See the numbers →

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DharwadKarnataka

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

Dharwad in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population18.5 lakh#12/30 in Karnataka
Area4,260 km²#23/30 in Karnataka
Population density434 per km²#3/30 in Karnataka▲ state 319
Sex ratio971 females per 1000 males#25/30 in Karnataka▼ state 973
Child sex ratio (0–6)944 girls per 1000 boys#23/30 in Karnataka▼ state 948
Literacy rate80.00%#7/30 in Karnataka▲ state 75.36
Female literacy73.46%#7/30 in Karnataka▲ state 68.08
Urban population56.8%#2/30 in Karnataka▲ state 38.7

People & society

80.0% can read. 971 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
86.482.5
Female literacy
73.568.1
Scheduled Castes
9.617.1
Scheduled Tribes
4.77.0
Living in towns
56.838.7

Gender literacy gap: 12.9 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 75.3%
  • Muslim 20.9%
  • Christian 1.6%
  • Jain 1.6%
  • Other / not stated 0.6%

    Sectors at a glance

    47 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    7.8 lakh workers, 42.5% of all people

    This district
    Karnataka
    • Cultivators 20.9%
    • Farm labourers 26.5%
    • Household industry 2.1%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 50.5%

      Schemes & development

      Only 72% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      72.066.4
      Latrine at home
      43.937.5
      Tap water
      62.148.4
      LPG / PNG
      29.123.8
      Phone
      55.152.4
      Television
      48.444.0
      Bicycle
      23.024.8
      Two-wheeler
      18.918.7

      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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