District of Telangana

Karimnagar: 37.8 lakh people, one story

People
37,76,269
Area
11,823 km²
Literacy
64.15%
Sex ratio
1,008
#1 in TelanganaScheduled Castes: 18.8 % of people. Rank 1 of 10 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in TelanganaHousehold industry workers: 9.0 % of workers. Rank 2 of 10 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in TelanganaHomes with electricity (2011): 79.5 % of households. Rank 2 of 10 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in TelanganaSex ratio: 1,008 females per 1000 males. Rank 3 of 10 districts.See the numbers →

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KarimnagarTelangana

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

Karimnagar in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population37.8 lakh#4/10 in Telangana
Area11,823 km²#6/10 in Telangana
Population density319 per km²#4/10 in Telangana▲ state 306
Sex ratio1,008 females per 1000 males#3/10 in Telangana▲ state 988
Child sex ratio (0–6)935 girls per 1000 boys#4/10 in Telangana▲ state 933
Literacy rate64.15%#6/10 in Telangana▼ state 66.46
Female literacy54.79%#5/10 in Telangana▼ state 57.92
Urban population25.2%#5/10 in Telangana▼ state 38.7

People & society

64.1% can read. 1,008 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
73.675.0
Female literacy
54.857.9
Scheduled Castes
18.815.4
Scheduled Tribes
2.89.3
Living in towns
25.238.7

Gender literacy gap: 18.9 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 92.4%
  • Muslim 6.5%
  • Christian 0.7%
  • Other / not stated 0.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    60 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    18.8 lakh workers, 49.7% of all people

    This district
    Telangana
    • Cultivators 19.2%
    • Farm labourers 40.3%
    • Household industry 9.0%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 31.5%

      Schemes & development

      Only 80% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      79.577.1
      Latrine at home
      38.943.8
      Tap water
      58.561.5
      LPG / PNG
      29.630.4
      Phone
      59.360.1
      Television
      50.649.2
      Bicycle
      34.925.0
      Two-wheeler
      16.619.5

      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.