Bellary Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Bellary, Karnataka - Census 2011

Bellary is a Munciple Corporation city situated in Bellary taluka of Bellary district. The Bellary city is divided into 35 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 86,493 families residing in the Bellary city. The total population of Bellary is 410,445 out of which 206,149 are males and 204,296 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bellary is 991.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bellary city is 52413 which is 13% of the total population. There are 26717 male children and 25696 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bellary is 962 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (991).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bellary is 78.4%. Thus Bellary has higher literacy rate compared to 67.4% of Bellary district. The male literacy rate is 84.87% and the female literacy rate is 71.85% in Bellary.

Bellary Munciple Corporation has total administration over 86,493 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Munciple Corporation limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Bellary Munciple Corporation

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Bellary Munciple Corporation.

Total Male Female
Children 52,413 26,717 25,696
Literacy 78.4% 73.9% 62.8%
Scheduled Caste 63,101 31,382 31,719
Scheduled Tribe 43,625 21,582 22,043
Illiterate 129,835 53,862 75,973

Caste-wise Population - Bellary

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 10.6% of total population in Bellary.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 63,101 31,382 31,719
Schedule Tribe 43,625 21,582 22,043

Religion-wise Population - Bellary

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Bellary is 288,646 which is 70.33% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Bellary is 108,890 which is 26.53% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Bellary as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 288,646 (70.33%) 145,152 143,494
Muslim 108,890 (26.53%) 54,740 54,150
Christian 7,027 (1.71%) 3,394 3,633
Sikh 321 (0.08%) 165 156
Buddhist 105 (0.03%) 55 50
Jain 3,243 (0.79%) 1,661 1,582
Other Religion 14 (0%) 5 9
No Religion Specified 2,199 (0.54%) 977 1,222

Literacy Rate - Bellary

The total literacy rate of Bellary was 78.38% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 75.36% of Karnataka. Population-wise, out of total 280,610 literates, males were 152,287 while females were 128,323. Also the male literacy rate was 84.87% and the female literacy rate was 71.85% in Bellary.

  Bellary Karnataka
Female 71.85% 68.08%
Male 84.87% 82.47%
Total 78.38% 75.36%

Sex Ratio - Bellary

The Sex Ratio of Bellary is 991. Thus per every 1000 men there were 991 females in Bellary. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 962 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 991 ) of Bellary.

Child Population - Bellary

According to Census 2011, there were 52,413 children between age 0 to 6 years in Bellary. Out of which 26,717 were male while 25,696 were female.

Working Population - Bellary

In Bellary Munciple Corporation out of total population, 150,665 were engaged in work activities. 90.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 150,665 workers engaged in Main Work, 2,040 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 4,904 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 136,432 107,233 29,199
Cultivators 2,040 1,713 327
Agriculture Labourer 4,904 2,919 1,985
Household Industries 4,032 2,829 1,203
Other Workers 125,456 99,772 25,684
Marginal Workers 14,233 8,331 5,902
Non Working 259,780 90,585 169,195

Bellary Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Bellary is further divided into 35 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 14,525 71.3% 923
2 Ward No - 2 12,127 70.2% 980
3 Ward No - 3 6,034 79.1% 968
4 Ward No - 4 9,198 61.1% 999
5 Ward No - 5 26,005 53.8% 982
6 Ward No - 6 4,306 67% 1,001
7 Ward No - 7 9,802 52% 1,056
8 Ward No - 8 6,183 49% 982
9 Ward No - 9 13,795 53.3% 974
10 Ward No - 10 9,228 68.7% 1,004
11 Ward No - 11 8,533 79.1% 980
12 Ward No - 12 8,686 77.8% 981
13 Ward No - 13 8,568 72.6% 1,012
14 Ward No - 14 9,091 60.4% 1,025
15 Ward No - 15 8,696 71.7% 1,014
16 Ward No - 16 9,967 67.3% 1,019
17 Ward No - 17 20,593 64.3% 987
18 Ward No - 18 11,757 84.4% 993
19 Ward No - 19 12,367 75.1% 985
20 Ward No - 20 12,037 80.4% 995
21 Ward No - 21 11,566 80.2% 975
22 Ward No - 22 16,390 71% 978
23 Ward No - 23 11,694 83.8% 937
24 Ward No - 24 10,728 74.5% 1,017
25 Ward No - 25 10,712 66.5% 1,052
26 Ward No - 26 11,087 69.5% 995
27 Ward No - 27 6,382 60.2% 986
28 Ward No - 28 16,766 64.6% 1,004
29 Ward No - 29 14,287 64.9% 993
30 Ward No - 30 15,927 65.5% 987
31 Ward No - 31 17,250 72% 978
32 Ward No - 32 10,502 73.5% 1,014
33 Ward No - 33 12,063 65% 1,007
34 Ward No - 34 11,460 73.4% 999
35 Ward No - 35 12,133 66.3% 987

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