District of Karnataka

Yadgir: 11.7 lakh people, one story

People
11,74,271
Area
5,270 km²
Literacy
51.83%
Sex ratio
989
#1 in KarnatakaWorkers in farming: 71.9 % of workers. Rank 1 of 30 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in KarnatakaLiteracy rate: 51.83%. Rank 30 of 30.See the numbers →Lowest in KarnatakaFemale literacy: 41.38%. Rank 30 of 30.See the numbers →Big number11.7 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 223 to every km².See the numbers →

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YadgirKarnataka

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

Yadgir in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population11.7 lakh#24/30 in Karnataka
Area5,270 km²#18/30 in Karnataka
Population density223 per km²#23/30 in Karnataka▼ state 319
Sex ratio989 females per 1000 males#10/30 in Karnataka▲ state 973
Child sex ratio (0–6)951 girls per 1000 boys#15/30 in Karnataka▲ state 948
Literacy rate51.83%#30/30 in Karnataka▼ state 75.36
Female literacy41.38%#30/30 in Karnataka▼ state 68.08
Urban population18.8%#26/30 in Karnataka▼ state 38.7

People & society

51.8% can read. 989 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
62.282.5
Female literacy
41.468.1
Scheduled Castes
23.317.1
Scheduled Tribes
12.57.0
Living in towns
18.838.7

Gender literacy gap: 20.9 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 85.0%
  • Muslim 13.2%
  • Christian 0.7%
  • Buddhist 0.7%
  • Jain 0.1%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    72 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    5.5 lakh workers, 46.6% of all people

    This district
    Karnataka
    • Cultivators 29.1%
    • Farm labourers 42.8%
    • Household industry 2.4%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 25.7%

      Schemes & development

      Only 59% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      59.466.4
      Latrine at home
      8.637.5
      Tap water
      35.948.4
      LPG / PNG
      7.223.8
      Phone
      45.252.4
      Television
      23.344.0
      Bicycle
      14.324.8
      Two-wheeler
      8.918.7

      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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