Bangalore Rural district

Coordinates: 13°16′50″N 77°37′21″E / 13.280602°N 77.622607°E / 13.280602; 77.622607
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Bangalore Rural district
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Telephone code+ 91-80
Vehicle registration
Websitebangalorerural.nic.in/en/

Bangalore Rural district is one of the

City Municipal Councils (Nagarsabes).[2][3][4]

Proximity to the city of Bangalore has its impact on the district, with a considerable daily commuting population. The rural people are mostly agriculturists, although with the advent of Special Economic Zones in the area, service and IT industries are booming. Devanahalli is set to be the site of a ₹95 billion Devanahalli Business Park, near the Kempegowda International Airport.[5]

District profile

According to the 2011 census, the total population of the district was, 990,923 of which 21.65% were urban[6] with a population density of 309 persons per km2. Bangalore Rural district has 22.5% of its population belonging to the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe. Hinduism is the major religion of this district. The Bangalore Rural district is essentially an agriculture district but it has sufficient scope for industrialisation, dairy development and sericulture.

It is the second least populous district in Karnataka (out of

taluks of Kanakapura, Ramanagara, Magadi and Channapatna were merged to form the Ramanagara district.[7]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901226,341—    
1911238,293+0.52%
1921238,783+0.02%
1931262,885+0.97%
1941295,399+1.17%
1951358,106+1.94%
1961406,828+1.28%
1971484,947+1.77%
1981608,535+2.30%
1991717,525+1.66%
2001850,968+1.72%
2011990,923+1.53%
source:[8]
Religion in Bangalore Rural district (2011)[9]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 89.86%
Islam
 
 9.31%
Christianity
 
 0.54%
Other or not stated
 
 0.29%

According to the

640).[1] The district has a population density of 441 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,140/sq mi).[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 16.02%.[1] Bangalore Rural has a sex ratio of 945 females for every 1000 males,[1] and a literacy rate of 78.29%. 27.12% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 21.57% and 5.34% of the population respectively.[1]

Languages of Bangalore Rural district (2011)[10]

  Kannada (71.67%)
  Telugu (12.84%)
  Urdu (9.22%)
  Tamil (3.29%)
  Hindi (0.96%)
  Others (2.02%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 71.67% of the population spoke Kannada, 12.84% Telugu, 9.22% Urdu and 3.29% Tamil and 0.96% Hindi as their first language.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "District Census Handbook: Bengaluru Rural" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  2. ^ "Village & Panchayats | Bangalore Rural District , Government of Karnataka | India". Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Subdivision & Blocks | Bangalore Rural District , Government of Karnataka | India". Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Karnataka Municipal Data Society".
  5. ^ "Karnataka focuses on infrastructure development | Business Line". Thehindubusinessline.com. 5 September 2009. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Census GIS India". Archived from the original on 11 January 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
  7. ^ "History of Ramanagara". Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  8. ^ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
  9. ^ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Karnataka". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  10. ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Karnataka". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.

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