District of Karnataka

Haveri: 16 lakh people, one story

People
15,97,668
Area
4,823 km²
Literacy
77.40%
Sex ratio
950
Top 3 in KarnatakaWorkers in farming: 70.4 % of workers. Rank 2 of 30 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in KarnatakaHomes with electricity (2011): 71.6 % of households. Rank 2 of 30 districts.See the numbers →Big number16 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 331 to every km².See the numbers →

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HaveriKarnataka

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

Haveri in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population16 lakh#18/30 in Karnataka
Area4,823 km²#21/30 in Karnataka
Population density331 per km²#9/30 in Karnataka▲ state 319
Sex ratio950 females per 1000 males#28/30 in Karnataka▼ state 973
Child sex ratio (0–6)946 girls per 1000 boys#22/30 in Karnataka▼ state 948
Literacy rate77.40%#10/30 in Karnataka▲ state 75.36
Female literacy70.46%#10/30 in Karnataka▲ state 68.08
Urban population22.3%#22/30 in Karnataka▼ state 38.7

People & society

77.4% can read. 950 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
84.082.5
Female literacy
70.568.1
Scheduled Castes
13.817.1
Scheduled Tribes
8.87.0
Living in towns
22.338.7

Gender literacy gap: 13.5 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 80.2%
  • Muslim 18.6%
  • Christian 0.2%
  • Jain 0.6%
  • Other / not stated 0.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    70 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    7.3 lakh workers, 45.7% of all people

    This district
    Karnataka
    • Cultivators 27.8%
    • Farm labourers 42.6%
    • Household industry 2.8%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 26.8%

      Schemes & development

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

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      71.666.4
      Latrine at home
      29.437.5
      Tap water
      59.248.4
      LPG / PNG
      10.023.8
      Phone
      47.152.4
      Television
      37.544.0
      Bicycle
      28.524.8
      Two-wheeler
      11.518.7

      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.