District of Karnataka

Hassan: 17.8 lakh people, one story

People
17,76,421
Area
6,814 km²
Literacy
76.07%
Sex ratio
1,010
Top 3 in KarnatakaChild sex ratio (0–6): 973 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 2 of 30 districts.See the numbers →Big number17.8 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 261 to every km².See the numbers →

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HassanKarnataka

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

Hassan in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population17.8 lakh#14/30 in Karnataka
Area6,814 km²#11/30 in Karnataka
Population density261 per km²#17/30 in Karnataka▼ state 319
Sex ratio1,010 females per 1000 males#4/30 in Karnataka▲ state 973
Child sex ratio (0–6)973 girls per 1000 boys#2/30 in Karnataka▲ state 948
Literacy rate76.07%#11/30 in Karnataka▲ state 75.36
Female literacy68.60%#12/30 in Karnataka▲ state 68.08
Urban population21.2%#23/30 in Karnataka▼ state 38.7

People & society

76.1% can read. 1,010 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
83.682.5
Female literacy
68.668.1
Scheduled Castes
19.417.1
Scheduled Tribes
1.87.0
Living in towns
21.238.7

Gender literacy gap: 15.0 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 91.8%
  • Muslim 6.8%
  • Christian 0.9%
  • Jain 0.3%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    67 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    9 lakh workers, 50.9% of all people

    This district
    Karnataka
    • Cultivators 48.4%
    • Farm labourers 18.4%
    • Household industry 1.8%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 31.5%

      Schemes & development

      Only 64% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      63.766.4
      Latrine at home
      27.237.5
      Tap water
      43.348.4
      LPG / PNG
      14.423.8
      Phone
      48.952.4
      Television
      43.344.0
      Bicycle
      22.024.8
      Two-wheeler
      15.518.7

      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.