# Bidar District, Karnataka – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bidar/ District · Karnataka # Bidar district Bidar is a district of Karnataka, 16th of 30 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **1,703,300 people** in 5 sub-districts, 7 towns and 620 villages; 25% lived in towns. The largest town is [Bidar](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bidar/bidar/bidar/) (216,020). - 1,703,300people (2011) - 5sub-districts - 7towns - 70.5%literacy ## Who lives in Bidar? Bidar had **1,703,300 people** at the 2011 Census — 2.8% of Karnataka's population and 16th of 30 districts of Karnataka by population. There were 956 women for every 1,000 men (below the Karnataka figure of 973; 27th of 30 districts of Karnataka). Among children under 7 the ratio was 942 girls per 1,000 boys (the Karnataka figure is 948). An average household had 5.3 people, against 4.6 across Karnataka. ## How literate is Bidar? 70.5% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below Karnataka's 75.4%), 19th of 30 districts of Karnataka. Men were at 79.1% and women at 61.6% — a gap of 17.5 points (it is 14.4 points across Karnataka). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Bidar](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bidar/bidar/) (74.5%) and lowest in [Aurad](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bidar/aurad/) (67.3%). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What do people in Bidar do for a living? 41.2% of people worked in 2011 (women: 29.3%). Of all workers, 19% farmed their own land, 28% were farm labourers, 2% worked in household industry and 30% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 21% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 47% of workers here, against 40% across Karnataka. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Aurad](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bidar/aurad/) (58% of workers in farming) and the least is [Bidar](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bidar/bidar/) (31% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 19 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (28%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 30 (30%) · **■** Marginal 21 (21%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns of Bidar 25.0% of people lived in towns and cities (below Karnataka's 38.7%), 17th of 30 districts of Karnataka. The Census counted 7 towns: 6 statutory towns with a municipality and 1 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 1 city has 1 lakh (100,000) people or more. The largest is [Bidar](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bidar/bidar/bidar/) with 216,020 people, home to 51% of the urban population. Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Villages of Bidar Bidar had 620 census villages, 595 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 2,147 people; 34 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Hallikhed](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bidar/homnabad/hallikhed-600276/) (20,163), [Rajeshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bidar/basavakalyan/rajeshwar/) (16,349), [Mannaekhalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bidar/homnabad/mannaekhalli/) (12,039), [Hulsoor](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bidar/basavakalyan/hulsoor/) (11,593) and [Kamthana](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bidar/bidar/kamthana/) (11,179). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Population of Bidar compared with Karnataka ■ Bidar · ■ Karnataka Literacy (age 7+) ****70.5%** **75.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956** **973 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942** **948 Working population ****41.2%** **45.6% Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Bidar Of every 100 households in Bidar in 2011, 87 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Bidar · ■ Electricity for lighting ****87%** Toilet within the home ****23%** No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** Tap water ****51%** Drinking water within premises ****29%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** Use banking services ****48%** Television ****37%** Mobile phone ****51%** Computer with internet ****1%** Two-wheeler ****14%** Car / jeep / van ****3%** None of these assets ****25%** Own their home ****89%** Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Sub-districts of Bidar Sub-district People Villages Towns [Basavakalyan](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bidar/basavakalyan/) 345,247 115 1 [Bhalki](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bidar/bhalki/) 277,350 133 1 [Aurad](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bidar/aurad/) 278,400 151 2 [Bidar](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bidar/bidar/) 469,941 134 1 [Homnabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bidar/homnabad/) 332,362 87 2 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns in Bidar - Bidar · 216,020 - Basavakalyan · 69,717 - Homnabad · 44,483 - Bhalki · 40,333 - Chitgoppa · 25,298 - Aurad · 19,849 - Kamalnagar · 10,252 ## Largest villages in Bidar - Hallikhed · 20,163 - Rajeshwar · 16,349 - Mannaekhalli · 12,039 - Hulsoor · 11,593 - Kamthana · 11,179 - Mantala · 10,569 - Dubalgundi · 10,133 - Hudgi · 9,528 - Nirna · 9,415 - Narayanapur · 9,152 - Ghatboral · 9,067 - Bagdal · 8,499 - Manhalli · 8,426 - Bhatambra · 8,070 - Bemalkheda · 7,834 - Mehkar · 7,531 - Khatak Chincholi · 6,955 - Mirkhal · 6,422 - Ujlam · 6,402 - Belura · 6,195 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Quick answers - How many sub-districts are in Bidar?5: Basavakalyan, Bhalki, Aurad, Bidar, Homnabad - What is the population of Bidar district?1,703,300 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Bidar?Bidar