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district · Census 2011 · code 556

Bagalkot population.
Households, literacy and work.

A detailed district profile in Karnataka, using the original Primary Census Abstract. Every figure on this page belongs to the source’s 2011 population and 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

Calculated percentages retain the denominator named in each row. Counts are reported people or households, and are not estimates for a later year.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 1757, 1758, 1759; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
Source access notes and archived workbooks

What stands out in this profile?

  • The source records 361,149 households and 1,889,752 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 31.64% of this area’s population, compared with 68.36% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 14.39% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 79.23% and female literacy was 58.4%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 818,081 Census workers, 82.68% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

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

Cultivators, agricultural labourers, household industry workers and other workers are separate Census activity categories. A worker count is not a count of employees on a company payroll.

Using the profile in research

These are historical counts, not current market estimates or present-day projections for this district. Read the research guidance before choosing a denominator or adding eligibility, adoption and spending assumptions.

Definitions, calculation methods and source access

Literacy uses people aged 7 and above; work participation uses all residents. Main workers worked at least six months. Households are the PCA household count, not houses. Rates with zero denominators are unavailable. Names and boundaries belong to Census 2011.

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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