Belgaum District Population, Karnataka - Census India 2011

Belgaum is one of district of Karnataka in India. There are 10 Taluks, 1,275 villages and 34 towns in Belgaum district.

As per the Census India 2011, Belgaum district has 983,854 households, population of 4,779,661 of which 2,423,063 are males and 2,356,598 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 626,269 which is 13.1% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Belgaum district is around 973 compared to 973 which is average of Karnataka state. The literacy rate of Belgaum district is 63.85% out of which 71.21% males are literate and 56.29% females are literate. The total area of Belgaum is 13,433 sq.km with population density of 356 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 74.66% of population lives in Urban area and 25.34% lives in Rural area. There are 12.08% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 6.22% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Belgaum district.

Belgaum Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total4,779,661100%
Hindu4,038,33184.49%
Muslim528,41211.06%
Jain178,3103.73%
Christian18,4180.39%
Religion not stated12,9180.27%
Sikh2,0370.04%
Buddhist1,0860.02%
Other religions and persuasions1490%

Belgaum Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)41313,020
Number of households264,621719,233
Total Population1,211,1953,568,466
Population (%)50.53%49.25%
Male Population611,9691,811,094
Female Population599,2261,757,372
Sex Ratio979970
Literacy (%)75.73%59.82%

List of Taluks in Belgaum

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Belgaum district, Karnataka
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Belgaum957,3731,032928967
Chikodi628,8001,263498966
Gokak612,1631,543397990
Athni525,8321,991264958
Raybag 405,489952426958
Hukeri399,270987405991
Sampgaon381,1891,120340981
Parasgad352,9291,578224974
Ramdurg258,5271,225211975
Khanapur258,0891,742148976

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Belgaum Population Facts

Number of Households983,854
Population4,779,661
Male Population2,423,063 (50.7%)
Female Population2,356,598 (49.3%)
Children Population626,269
Area13,433 km2
Population density/km2356
Sex-ratio973
Literacy63.85%
Male Literacy71.21%
Female Literacy56.29%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %6.22%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %12.08%

Map of Belgaum, Karnataka