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Bijapur 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.
Population 2,177,331 people
Households 408,806 PCA households
Literacy rate 67.15% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 42.61% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 2,177,331 1,675,353 501,978 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 408,806 309,751 99,055 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 318,406 251,849 66,557 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 14.62% 15.03% 13.26% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 960 954 981 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 931 933 924 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,248,268 894,132 354,136 Literacy rate% 67.15% 62.81% 81.33% Male literacy rate% 77.21% 74.03% 87.8% Female literacy rate% 56.72% 51.1% 74.79% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 442,773 364,088 78,685 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 39,314 31,644 7,670 Total workersCensus workers 927,722 760,560 167,162 Work participation rate% 42.61% 45.4% 33.3% Main workersworked at least 6 months 760,083 622,769 137,314 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 167,639 137,791 29,848 Non-workerspeople 1,249,609 914,793 334,816
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 408,806 households and 2,177,331 residents. Urban residents made up 23.05% of the population. Rural residents made up 76.95%. Children aged 0–6 made up 14.62% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 77.21% for males and 56.72% for females. Of 927,722 workers, 81.93% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 247,031 15,186 Agricultural labourers 260,791 90,809 Household industry workers 17,788 7,591 Other workers 234,473 54,053
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
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 803051 327,427 people within this district · Town
Census code 803052 38,217 people within this district · Town
Census code 803053 37,226 people within this district · Town
Census code 803055 34,217 people within this district · Town
Census code 803054 33,198 people within this district · Town
Census code 803056 31,693 people within this district · Town