District of Karnataka

Raichur: 19.3 lakh people, one story

People
19,28,812
Area
8,442 km²
Literacy
59.56%
Sex ratio
1,000
#1 in KarnatakaScheduled Tribes: 19.0 % of people. Rank 1 of 30 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in KarnatakaWorkers in farming: 69.6 % of workers. Rank 3 of 30 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in KarnatakaLiteracy rate: 59.56%. Rank 29 of 30.See the numbers →Lowest in KarnatakaFemale literacy: 48.73%. Rank 29 of 30.See the numbers →

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RaichurKarnataka

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

Raichur in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population19.3 lakh#10/30 in Karnataka
Area8,442 km²#8/30 in Karnataka
Population density228 per km²#22/30 in Karnataka▼ state 319
Sex ratio1,000 females per 1000 males#6/30 in Karnataka▲ state 973
Child sex ratio (0–6)950 girls per 1000 boys#16/30 in Karnataka▲ state 948
Literacy rate59.56%#29/30 in Karnataka▼ state 75.36
Female literacy48.73%#29/30 in Karnataka▼ state 68.08
Urban population25.4%#15/30 in Karnataka▼ state 38.7

People & society

59.6% can read. 1,000 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
70.582.5
Female literacy
48.768.1
Scheduled Castes
20.817.1
Scheduled Tribes
19.07.0
Living in towns
25.438.7

Gender literacy gap: 21.7 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 84.7%
  • Muslim 14.1%
  • Christian 0.5%
  • Buddhist 0.1%
  • Jain 0.2%
  • Other / not stated 0.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    70 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    9 lakh workers, 46.8% of all people

    This district
    Karnataka
    • Cultivators 27.2%
    • Farm labourers 42.5%
    • Household industry 2.1%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 28.3%

      Schemes & development

      Only 69% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      69.066.4
      Latrine at home
      16.337.5
      Tap water
      48.248.4
      LPG / PNG
      11.323.8
      Phone
      53.252.4
      Television
      35.644.0
      Bicycle
      26.524.8
      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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        Sources

        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.