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Bellary 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 2,452,595 people
Households 489,118 PCA households
Literacy rate 67.43% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 45.54% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 2,452,595 1,532,356 920,239 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 489,118 295,258 193,860 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 344,152 222,971 121,181 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 14.03% 14.55% 13.17% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 983 980 988 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 960 957 966 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,421,621 809,312 612,309 Literacy rate% 67.43% 61.81% 76.63% Male literacy rate% 76.64% 72.42% 83.58% Female literacy rate% 58.09% 51.02% 69.62% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 517,409 366,016 151,393 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 451,406 334,131 117,275 Total workersCensus workers 1,116,880 775,319 341,561 Work participation rate% 45.54% 50.6% 37.12% Main workersworked at least 6 months 969,388 661,534 307,854 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 147,492 113,785 33,707 Non-workerspeople 1,335,715 757,037 578,678
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 489,118 households and 2,452,595 residents. Urban residents made up 37.52% of the population. Rural residents made up 62.48%. Children aged 0–6 made up 14.03% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 76.64% for males and 58.09% for females. Of 1,116,880 workers, 86.79% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 245,581 12,499 Agricultural labourers 323,923 82,169 Household industry workers 16,485 6,347 Other workers 383,399 46,477
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 803114 410,445 people within this district · Municipal corporation
Census code 803109 206,167 people within this district · Town
Census code 803112 52,492 people within this district · Town
Census code 803111 39,307 people within this district · Town
Census code 803115 37,431 people within this district · Town
Census code 803108 27,967 people within this district · Town
Census code 803116 26,680 people within this district · Town
Census code 803117 26,289 people within this district · Town
Census code 803113 26,224 people within this district · Town
Census code 803110 25,552 people within this district · Town
Census code 605047 22,560 people within this district · Census town
Census code 605046 12,453 people within this district · Census town
Census code 605045 6,672 people within this district · Census town