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Encyclopedia > Demography of Karnataka
Distribution of population in Karnataka

Karnataka having a total population of 52,850,562 is one of the major states in South India. Kannada is the official language of Karnataka[1] and is spoken as a native language by about 64.75% of the people. Other linguistic minorities in the state as of 1991 are Urdu (9.72%), Telugu (8.34%), Marathi (3.95%), Tamil (3.82%), Malayalam (1.69%), Tulu (3.38%), Konkani (1.78%) and Hindi (1.87%).[2] Karnataka is also in the fore-front of population control measures with the world's first two birth control clinics being setup in the year 1930 in the Mandya district.[3] Image File history File links Karnataka_Population. ... Image File history File links Karnataka_Population. ... Karnātakā   (Kannada: ಕನಾ೯ಟಕ) (IPA: ) is one of the four southern states of India. ... South India is a linguistic-cultural region of India that comprises the four Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory of Pondicherry, whose inhabitants are collectively referred to as South Indians. ... Kannada - aptly described as sirigannada (known to few as Kanarese) is one of the oldest Dravidian languages and is spoken in its various dialects by roughly 45 million people. ... (, historically spelled Ordu), is an Middle Eastern-Aryan language. ... Telugu (తెలుగు) is a Dravidian language primarily spoken in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, where it is the official language. ... Marathi is one of the widely spoken languages of India, and has a long literary history. ... Tamil ( ; IPA ) is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamils in India and Sri Lanka, with smaller communities of speakers in many other countries. ... Malayalam (മലയാളം ) is the language spoken predominantly in the state of Kerala, in southern India. ... Tulu is one of the minor languages of India with under 2,000,000 speakers. ... Konkani is a term used to refer both to a language and to an Indian ethnic group. ... Hindi (Devanagari: or , IAST: , IPA: ), an Indo-European language spoken mainly in northern and central India, is one of the official languages of the Union government of India. ... Birth control is a regimen of one or more actions, devices, or medications followed in order to deliberately prevent or reduce the likelihood of a woman becoming pregnant or giving birth. ... Mandya District (Kannada ಮಂಡ್ಯ ) is an administrative district located in Karnataka, India. ...

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Population

According to the 2001 census of India, the total population of Karnataka is 52,850,562. Of this, 26,898,918 (50.89%) are male and 25,951,644 (49.11%) are female. There is a decadal increase in population of 17.25% from 1991 to 2001. Population density is 275.6 per km², the sex ratio is 964 females to 1000 males and 33.98% of the people in Karnataka live in urban areas. The literacy rate is 66.6% with 76% of males and 57% of females being literate.[4] As per the 2001 census, the six largest cities of Karnataka in order of their population are Bangalore, Hubli-Dharwad, Mysore, Gulbarga, Belgaum and Mangalore.[5] Bangalore is the only city with a population of more than 1 million. , Bangalore (proposed to be renamed Bengaluru) (Kannada: ; pronunciation: in Kannada and in English) is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. ... Hubli-Dharwad is a twin city in the state of Karnataka in India. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... , For other uses, see Mysore (disambiguation). ... Gulbarga is a town in the Indian state of Karnataka. ... , Belgaum (proposed to be renamed Belagaavi) (Kannada: ಬೆಳಗಾವಿ, Marathi: बेळगांव;  ), also known as Belgaon, is a city and a municipal corporation in Belgaum district in the state of Karnataka, India. ... , Mangalore(Kannada:ಮಂಗಳೂರು, Mangaluru; Tulu:ಕುಡ್ಲ, Kudla; Konkani:ಕೊಡಿಯಾಲ್, Kodial; Beary:ಮೈಕಲ, Maikala)   is the chief port city of the state of Karnataka, India. ...


Bangalore Urban, Belgaum and Gulbarga are the most populous districts, each of them having a population of more than three million. Gadag, Chamarajanagar and Kodagu districts have a population of less than a million. Bangalore Urban is a district of the Indian state of Karnataka. ... The Belgaum District is a district in the state of Karnataka, India. ... Gulbarga District Gulbarga District is situated between 76°.04 and 77°.42 east longitude, and 16°.12 and 17°.46 north latitude, covering an area of 16,224 square kilometres. ... Gadag District has a population of 971,955 (2001 Census of India), which increased 13. ... Chamarajanagar ಚಾಮರಾಜನಗರ is the southern-most district in the state of Karnataka, India. ... Location of the Kodagu district with respect to the other districts of Karnataka. ...


83.8% of the population are Hindu, 12.23% are Muslim, 1.91% are Christian, 0.78% are Jains, 0.73% are Buddhist and remaining belong to other religions.[6] This article discusses the adherents of Hinduism. ... There is also a collection of Hadith called Sahih Muslim A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Persian: Mosalman or Mosalmon Urdu: مسلمان, Turkish: Müslüman, Albanian: Mysliman, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of the religion of Islam. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... JAIN is an activity within the Java Community Process, developing APIs for the creation of telephony (voice and data) services. ... A replica of an ancient statue found among the ruins of a temple at Sarnath Buddhism is a philosophy based on the teachings of the Buddha, Siddhārtha Gautama, a prince of the Shakyas, whose lifetime is traditionally given as 566 to 486 BCE. It had subsequently been accepted by...


Karnataka is also the location of some forest-dwelling tribes like Soliga, Jenu Kuruba, Kadu Kuruba and Yerava. The Soliga is an individual member of a tribe that inhabit the Biligirirangan and associated hill ranges in Southern Karnataka, mostly in Chamarajanagar District, bordering the Erode district of Tamil Nadu (a neighbouring state). ... // Introduction Jenu in Kannada means honey and kuruba is the caste. ... The Kadu Kurubas are the original inhabitants of the forests of Nagarahole and Kakanakote in the Western Ghats , Southern India . ...


Districts

Population of districts of Karnataka as per 2001 census
District Population Decadal %age growth 1991 -> 2001
Bangalore Urban 6,537,124 34.80
Bangalore Rural 1,881,514 12.21
Chitradurga 1,517,896 15.05
Davanagere 1,790,952 14.78
Kolar 2,536,069 13.83
Shimoga 1,642,545 12.90
Tumkur 2,584,711 11.87
Bagalkot 1,651,892 18.84
Belgaum 4,214,505 17.40
Bijapur 1,806,918 17.63
Dharwad 1,604,253 16.65
Gadag 971,835 13.14
Haveri 1,439,116 13.29
Uttara Kannada 1,353,644 10.90
Bellary 2,027,140 22.30
Bidar 1,502,373 19.56
Gulbarga 3,130,922 21.02
Koppal 1,196,089 24.57
Raichur 1,669,762 21.93
Chamarajanagar 965,462 9.16
Chikmagalur 1,140,905 11.98
Dakshina Kannada 1,897,730 14.51
Hassan 1,721,669 9.66
Kodagu 548,561 11.64
Mandya 1,763,705 7.14
Mysore 2,641,027 15.04
Udupi 1,112,243 6.88

Bangalore Urban is a district of the Indian state of Karnataka. ... Bangalore Rural District is one of the 27 districts in Karnataka. ... The Famous Chitradurga Fort Chitradurga district (ಚಿತ್ರದುರ್ಗ in Kannada) is an administrative district of Karnataka state in southern India. ... Davanagere District, also known as Davangere District, is an administrative District of Karnataka state in southern India. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Shimoga District is in southern part of Karnataka state in India. ... Tumkur (Kannada: ತುಮಕೂರು) is an administrative district in the state of Karnataka in India. ... Bāgalkot (ಬಾಗಲಕೋಟೆ in Kannada) pronounced //, sometimes spelled as Bāgalkote is an administrative district in the Indian state of Karnataka. ... The Belgaum District is a district in the state of Karnataka, India. ... Bijapur (Kannada: ವಿಜಾಪುರ) is a district in the state of Karnataka in southern India. ... Dharwad District is an administrative district of the state of Karnataka in southern India. ... Gadag District has a population of 971,955 (2001 Census of India), which increased 13. ... Haveri is a district in Karnataka, India. ... Location of Uttara Kannada district with respect to the other districts of Karnataka. ... Bellary District is a district in Karnatka. ... Bidar District is a district of Karnataka state in southern India. ... Gulbarga District Gulbarga District is situated between 76°.04 and 77°.42 east longitude, and 16°.12 and 17°.46 north latitude, covering an area of 16,224 square kilometres. ... Koppal is an administrative district in the state of Karnataka in India. ... Raichur District is an administrative district in the Indian state of Karnataka. ... Chamarajanagar ಚಾಮರಾಜನಗರ is the southern-most district in the state of Karnataka, India. ... Vidyasankara temple in Shringeri. ... Location of Dakshina Kannada district with respect to the other districts of Karnataka. ... Hassan (Kannada : ಹಾಸನ) is a district in Karnataka state, India. ... Location of the Kodagu district with respect to the other districts of Karnataka. ... Mandya District (Kannada ಮಂಡ್ಯ ) is an administrative district located in Karnataka, India. ... Mysore District (Kannada ಮೈಸೂರು) is an administrative district located in Karnataka, India. ... Udupi District in Karnataka was created in August 1997. ...

Health care

The princely state of Mysore was the first state in India to take up a vaccination drive against small pox. World's first two birth control clinics were set up in Karnataka in the district of Mandya.[3] Even though health care in Karnataka's private sector is among world's best[7], state as a whole has not been fully successful in providing effective primary health care. Apart from capital Bangalore and coastal districts of Udupi and Dakshina Kannada other parts of the state especially northern districts have not received sufficient attention by government and private sectors.[3] However Karnataka has established a modicum of public health services having a better record of health care and child care compared to other states of India.[8] The state has a birth rate of 2.2%, death rate of 0.72%, an infant mortality rate of 5.5%, a maternal mortality rate of 0.195% and 2.2 being total fertility rate.[3] As of 2004 state's Health and Family Welfare Services had 8,143 sub-centres (one for 5,000 people), 581 Primary Health Units (PHUs), 1,679 Primary Health Centres (PHCs), 19 mobile units, 7,304 maternity annexes, 17 urban PHCs and 110 Community Health Centres. While the doctor-population ratio is 1:10,260, the bed to population ratio is 1:1,220.[3] There were 87 Urban Family Welfare Centres, 124 Urban Health Centres and 24 district level and 149 taluk level hospitals. Six government hospitals in Karnataka have won ISO-9002 certification. During 2004-05 Karnataka slipped from the sixth place to the seventh in the Human Development Index. During fiscal year 2004-05, only 0.7% of total GSDP was allocated to health sector.[3] The Kingdom of Mysore was one of the three largest princely states within the erstwhile British Empire of India. ... Mandya District (Kannada ಮಂಡ್ಯ ) is an administrative district located in Karnataka, India. ...


Karnataka is one of the states of India most seriously affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic and stands fifth on the number of reported AIDS cases in the country. The first case of AIDS was detected in the state in 1988. Of the 49 high prevalence HIV/AIDS districts in India, 10 are in Karnataka.[9] This has caused Karnataka to become the first state in India to bring in legislation making pre-marital HIV tests compulsory.[10] Karnataka is also home to Handigodu Syndrome, a rare and painful osteoarthritic disorder endemic to the Malnad region of the state. Handigodu Syndrome is a rare and painful osteoarthritic disorder endemic to the Malnad region in the state of Karnataka, India. ... Osteoarthritis / Osteoarthrosis (OA, also known as degenerative arthritis, degenerative joint disease, arthrosis or in more colloquial terms wear and tear), is a condition in which low-grade inflammation results in pain in the joints, caused by wearing of the cartilage that covers and acts as a cushion inside joints. ... In epidemiology, an infection is said to be endemic in a population when that infection is maintained in the population without the need for external inputs. ... Malnad (Kannada: ಮಲೆನಾಡು) (an English word for Malenadu in Kannada, male means rain and nadu means land) is a region of Karnataka state in South India. ...


Footnotes

  1. ^ The Karnataka Official Language Act. Official website of Department of Parliamentary Affairs and Legislation. Government of Karnataka. Retrieved on 2007-06-29.
  2. ^ Urdu in Karnataka. A. R. Fatihi, PhD on Language in India. Central Institute of Indian Languages. Retrieved on 2007-06-29.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Envisaging a healthy growth. Online Webpage of the Frontline. The Hindu. Retrieved on 2007-06-21.
  4. ^ Census of India. Online Webpage of Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved on 2007-05-05.
  5. ^ Population of Corporation/CMC/TMC/TP, Population 2001 Census. Online Webpage of the Directorate of Municipal Administration. Government of Karnataka. Retrieved on 2007-05-05.
  6. ^ India (Religion), Census of 2001. Online Webpage of Census of India. Registrar General, Government of India. Retrieved on 2007-06-15.
  7. ^ Karnataka bets big on healthcare tourism. Online webpage of the Hindu Business Line, dated 2004-11-23. 2004, The Hindu. Retrieved on 2007-06-21.
  8. ^ Ticking child healthcare time bomb. Online Webpage of the Education World. Education World. Retrieved on 2007-06-21.
  9. ^ HIV/AIDS in India - The hard hit states. Population foundation of India. Population Reference Bureau. Retrieved on 2007-06-21.
  10. ^ Karnataka move: Pre-marital HIV tests mandatory. Online webpage of TribuneIndia. The Tribune. Retrieved on 2007-06-21.

 
 

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