Kolar District Population, Karnataka - Census India 2011

Kolar is one of district of Karnataka in India. There are 5 Taluks, 1797 villages and 8 towns in Kolar district.

As per the Census India 2011, Kolar district has 333348 households, population of 1536401 of which 776396 are males and 760005 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 170423 which is 11.09% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Kolar district is around 979 compared to 973 which is average of Karnataka state. The literacy rate of Kolar district is 66.14% out of which 72.66% males are literate and 59.49% females are literate. The total area of Kolar is 3979 sq.km with population density of 386 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 68.75% of population lives in Urban area and 31.25% lives in Rural area. There are 30.32% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 5.13% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Kolar district.

Kolar Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total1536401100%
Hindu130543184.97%
Muslim19987313.01%
Christian267221.74%
Jain24940.16%
Religion not stated13860.09%
Sikh2530.02%
Buddhist1500.01%
Other religions and persuasions920.01%

Kolar Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)120.953858.05
Number of households106290227058
Total Population4800731056328
Population (%)50.19%49.31%
Male Population240965535431
Female Population239108520897
Sex Ratio992973
Literacy (%)76.4%61.48%

List of Taluks in Kolar

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Kolar district, Karnataka
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Bangarapet 452832860527989
Kolar 385410792487975
Mulbagal 258935821315984
Malur 236920643368957
Srinivaspur 202304863234982

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Kolar Population Facts

Number of Households333348
Population1536401
Male Population776396 (50.53%)
Female Population760005 (49.47%)
Children Population170423
Area3979 km2
Population density/km2386
Sex-ratio979
Literacy66.14%
Male Literacy72.66%
Female Literacy59.49%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %5.13%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %30.32%

Map of Kolar, Karnataka