District of Karnataka

Kolar: 15.4 lakh people, one story

People
15,36,401
Area
3,979 km²
Literacy
74.39%
Sex ratio
979
#1 in KarnatakaScheduled Castes: 30.3 % of people. Rank 1 of 30 districts.See the numbers →Big number15.4 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 386 to every km².See the numbers →

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KolarKarnataka

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

Kolar in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population15.4 lakh#19/30 in Karnataka
Area3,979 km²#26/30 in Karnataka
Population density386 per km²#6/30 in Karnataka▲ state 319
Sex ratio979 females per 1000 males#17/30 in Karnataka▲ state 973
Child sex ratio (0–6)962 girls per 1000 boys#4/30 in Karnataka▲ state 948
Literacy rate74.39%#15/30 in Karnataka▼ state 75.36
Female literacy66.84%#15/30 in Karnataka▼ state 68.08
Urban population31.2%#11/30 in Karnataka▼ state 38.7

People & society

74.4% can read. 979 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
81.882.5
Female literacy
66.868.1
Scheduled Castes
30.317.1
Scheduled Tribes
5.17.0
Living in towns
31.238.7

Gender literacy gap: 15.0 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 85.0%
  • Muslim 13.0%
  • Christian 1.7%
  • Jain 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    54 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    7.2 lakh workers, 46.7% of all people

    This district
    Karnataka
    • Cultivators 25.5%
    • Farm labourers 28.0%
    • Household industry 3.4%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 43.1%

      Schemes & development

      Only 65% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      64.866.4
      Latrine at home
      29.737.5
      Tap water
      43.848.4
      LPG / PNG
      15.223.8
      Phone
      46.752.4
      Television
      43.944.0
      Bicycle
      26.624.8
      Two-wheeler
      17.818.7

      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.