District of Karnataka

Koppal: 13.9 lakh people, one story

People
13,89,920
Area
5,570 km²
Literacy
68.09%
Sex ratio
986
Lowest in KarnatakaUrban population: 16.8%. Rank 29 of 30.See the numbers →Big number13.9 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 250 to every km².See the numbers →

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KoppalKarnataka

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

Koppal in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population13.9 lakh#21/30 in Karnataka
Area5,570 km²#16/30 in Karnataka
Population density250 per km²#19/30 in Karnataka▼ state 319
Sex ratio986 females per 1000 males#12/30 in Karnataka▲ state 973
Child sex ratio (0–6)958 girls per 1000 boys#11/30 in Karnataka▲ state 948
Literacy rate68.09%#24/30 in Karnataka▼ state 75.36
Female literacy57.55%#25/30 in Karnataka▼ state 68.08
Urban population16.8%#29/30 in Karnataka▼ state 38.7

People & society

68.1% can read. 986 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
78.582.5
Female literacy
57.568.1
Scheduled Castes
18.617.1
Scheduled Tribes
11.87.0
Living in towns
16.838.7

Gender literacy gap: 21.0 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 87.6%
  • Muslim 11.6%
  • Christian 0.3%
  • Jain 0.2%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    67 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    6.5 lakh workers, 47.1% of all people

    This district
    Karnataka
    • Cultivators 25.0%
    • Farm labourers 41.7%
    • Household industry 2.9%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 30.5%

      Schemes & development

      Only 66% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      66.166.4
      Latrine at home
      14.237.5
      Tap water
      55.448.4
      LPG / PNG
      9.423.8
      Phone
      49.452.4
      Television
      33.844.0
      Bicycle
      28.924.8
      Two-wheeler
      13.418.7

      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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