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Bangalore Rural 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 990,923 people
Households 229,279 PCA households
Literacy rate 77.93% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 46.41% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 990,923 722,179 268,744 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 229,279 164,814 64,465 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 107,062 77,405 29,657 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 10.8% 10.72% 11.04% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 946 945 950 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 950 947 956 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 688,749 484,632 204,117 Literacy rate% 77.93% 75.16% 85.37% Male literacy rate% 84.82% 83.06% 89.57% Female literacy rate% 70.63% 66.8% 80.95% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 213,700 181,501 32,199 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 52,903 44,412 8,491 Total workersCensus workers 459,891 350,621 109,270 Work participation rate% 46.41% 48.55% 40.66% Main workersworked at least 6 months 389,989 292,534 97,455 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 69,902 58,087 11,815 Non-workerspeople 531,032 371,558 159,474
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 229,279 households and 990,923 residents. Urban residents made up 27.12% of the population. Rural residents made up 72.88%. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.8% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 84.82% for males and 70.63% for females. Of 459,891 workers, 84.8% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 118,210 9,560 Agricultural labourers 59,390 24,718 Household industry workers 13,621 5,836 Other workers 198,768 29,788
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 803233 93,105 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 803236 56,980 people within this district · Town
Census code 803232 37,232 people within this district · Town
Census code 803234 34,866 people within this district · Town
Census code 803235 28,051 people within this district · Town
Census code 624949 10,567 people within this district · Census town
Census code 625246 7,943 people within this district · Census town