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Bangalore 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 9,621,551 people
Households 2,393,845 PCA households
Literacy rate 87.67% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 44.14% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 9,621,551 871,607 8,749,944 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 2,393,845 213,207 2,180,638 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 1,052,837 100,793 952,044 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 10.94% 11.56% 10.88% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 916 877 920 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 944 953 943 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 7,512,276 602,859 6,909,417 Literacy rate% 87.67% 78.21% 88.61% Male literacy rate% 91.01% 84.54% 91.66% Female literacy rate% 84.01% 70.92% 85.27% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 1,198,385 199,870 998,515 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 190,239 28,415 161,824 Total workersCensus workers 4,246,927 411,407 3,835,520 Work participation rate% 44.14% 47.2% 43.83% Main workersworked at least 6 months 3,858,342 362,379 3,495,963 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 388,585 49,028 339,557 Non-workerspeople 5,374,624 460,200 4,914,424
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 2,393,845 households and 9,621,551 residents. Urban residents made up 90.94% of the population. Rural residents made up 9.06%. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.94% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.01% for males and 84.01% for females. Of 4,246,927 workers, 90.85% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 80,410 15,209 Agricultural labourers 77,294 20,620 Household industry workers 90,861 18,037 Other workers 3,609,777 334,719
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 803162 8,495,492 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 803163 44,260 people within this district · Town
Census code 613355 34,827 people within this district · Census town
Census code 613063 20,622 people within this district · Census town
Census code 613359 20,532 people within this district · Census town
Census code 613360 17,036 people within this district · Census town
Census code 613357 15,254 people within this district · Census town
Census code 612950 14,409 people within this district · Census town
Census code 612949 13,389 people within this district · Census town
Census code 613354 12,610 people within this district · Census town
Census code 612951 12,563 people within this district · Census town
Census code 613358 11,807 people within this district · Census town
Census code 612952 11,554 people within this district · Census town
Census code 613062 10,178 people within this district · Census town
Census code 613356 8,824 people within this district · Census town
Census code 612948 6,587 people within this district · Census town