Bellary District Population, Karnataka - Census India 2011

Bellary is one of district of Karnataka in India. There are 7 Taluks, 552 villages and 13 towns in Bellary district.

As per the Census India 2011, Bellary district has 489,118 households, population of 2,452,595 of which 1,236,954 are males and 1,215,641 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 344,152 which is 14.03% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Bellary district is around 983 compared to 973 which is average of Karnataka state. The literacy rate of Bellary district is 57.96% out of which 65.76% males are literate and 50.03% females are literate. The total area of Bellary is 8,461 sq.km with population density of 290 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 62.48% of population lives in Urban area and 37.52% lives in Rural area. There are 21.1% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 18.41% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Bellary district.

Bellary Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total2,452,595100%
Hindu2,103,63385.77%
Muslim320,83413.08%
Christian14,0140.57%
Jain8,0440.33%
Religion not stated4,7030.19%
Sikh1,0290.04%
Buddhist2840.01%
Other religions and persuasions540%

Bellary Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)4128,049
Number of households193,860295,258
Total Population920,2391,532,356
Population (%)50.3%49.48%
Male Population462,861774,093
Female Population457,378758,263
Sex Ratio988980
Literacy (%)66.54%52.81%

List of Taluks in Bellary

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Bellary district, Karnataka
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Bellary 770,9291,689456988
Hospet 459,9919344921006
Kudligi 308,9011,593194962
Siruguppa 269,1041,0402591005
Sandur 260,2131,245209941
Hadagalli195,219948206975
Hagaribommanahalli188,2381,012186974

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Bellary Population Facts

Number of Households489,118
Population2,452,595
Male Population1,236,954 (50.43%)
Female Population1,215,641 (49.57%)
Children Population344,152
Area8,461 km2
Population density/km2290
Sex-ratio983
Literacy57.96%
Male Literacy65.76%
Female Literacy50.03%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %18.41%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %21.1%

Map of Bellary, Karnataka