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district · Census 2011 · code 556

Bagalkot population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this district in Karnataka, using 2011 geography.

Historical geographic unit. Historical Census 2011 district boundary. This record does not represent a present-day district unless the boundaries are independently shown to match.
Population1,889,752people
Households361,149PCA households
Literacy rate68.82%% of people aged 7+
Work participation43.29%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople1,889,7521,291,906597,846
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds361,149242,690118,459
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6271,908193,89378,015
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%14.39%15.01%13.05%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males989987994
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6935936931
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+1,113,412704,912408,500
Literacy rate%68.82%64.2%78.58%
Male literacy rate%79.23%75.77%86.55%
Female literacy rate%58.4%52.58%70.65%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople319,149238,01481,135
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople97,20380,82016,383
Total workersCensus workers818,081595,392222,689
Work participation rate%43.29%46.09%37.25%
Main workersworked at least 6 months676,407485,014191,393
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months141,674110,37831,296
Non-workerspeople1,071,671696,514375,157

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 1757, 1758, 1759; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 361,149 households and 1,889,752 residents.
  • Urban residents made up 31.64% of the population. Rural residents made up 68.36%.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.39% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 79.23% for males and 58.4% for females.
  • Of 818,081 workers, 82.68% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators186,4789,721
Agricultural labourers223,37379,870
Household industry workers35,8058,992
Other workers230,75143,091

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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Towns connected to this district

The population displayed here counts only the source components within this district. A linked full-town profile can include components in other districts.

Census code 803048

Bagalkot

111,933 people within this district · Town

Census code 803041

Jamkhandi

68,938 people within this district · Town

Census code 803050

Ilkal

60,242 people within this district · Town

Census code 803044

Mudhol

52,199 people within this district · Town

Census code 803039

Mahalingpur

36,055 people within this district · Town

Census code 803047

Guledgudda

33,382 people within this district · Town

Census code 803046

Badami

30,943 people within this district · Town

Census code 803040

Terdal

26,088 people within this district · Town

Census code 803049

Hungund

20,877 people within this district · Town

Census code 803045

Kerur

19,731 people within this district · Town

Census code 803043

Bilgi

17,792 people within this district · Town

Census code 599026

Kamatgi

15,620 people within this district · Census town

Census code 599027

Aminagad

15,073 people within this district · Census town

Census code 599028

Gudur

11,969 people within this district · Census town