District of Karnataka

Gulbarga: 25.7 lakh people, one story

People
25,66,326
Area
10,954 km²
Literacy
64.85%
Sex ratio
971
Top 3 in KarnatakaArea: 10,954 km². Rank 2 of 30 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in KarnatakaScheduled Castes: 25.3 % of people. Rank 3 of 30 districts.See the numbers →Big number25.7 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 234 to every km².See the numbers →

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GulbargaKarnataka

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

Gulbarga in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population25.7 lakh#5/30 in Karnataka
Area10,954 km²#2/30 in Karnataka
Population density234 per km²#20/30 in Karnataka▼ state 319
Sex ratio971 females per 1000 males#24/30 in Karnataka▼ state 973
Child sex ratio (0–6)943 girls per 1000 boys#25/30 in Karnataka▼ state 948
Literacy rate64.85%#27/30 in Karnataka▼ state 75.36
Female literacy55.09%#27/30 in Karnataka▼ state 68.08
Urban population32.6%#8/30 in Karnataka▼ state 38.7

People & society

64.9% can read. 971 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
74.482.5
Female literacy
55.168.1
Scheduled Castes
25.317.1
Scheduled Tribes
2.57.0
Living in towns
32.638.7

Gender literacy gap: 19.3 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 78.4%
  • Muslim 20.0%
  • Christian 0.3%
  • Buddhist 0.4%
  • Jain 0.2%
  • Other / not stated 0.7%

    Sectors at a glance

    58 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    10.9 lakh workers, 42.4% of all people

    This district
    Karnataka
    • Cultivators 20.3%
    • Farm labourers 38.2%
    • Household industry 2.4%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 39.2%

      Schemes & development

      Only 68% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      67.566.4
      Latrine at home
      19.837.5
      Tap water
      44.148.4
      LPG / PNG
      12.923.8
      Phone
      51.352.4
      Television
      37.044.0
      Bicycle
      19.724.8
      Two-wheeler
      12.318.7

      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.