# Bijapur District, Karnataka – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bijapur/ District · Karnataka # Bijapur district Bijapur is a district of Karnataka, 7th of 30 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **2,177,331 people** in 5 sub-districts, 6 towns and 692 villages; 23% lived in towns. The largest town is [Bijapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bijapur/bijapur/bijapur/) (327,427). - 2,177,331people (2011) - 5sub-districts - 6towns - 67.1%literacy ## Who lives in Bijapur? Bijapur had **2,177,331 people** at the 2011 Census — 3.6% of Karnataka's population and 7th of 30 districts of Karnataka by population. There were 960 women for every 1,000 men (below the Karnataka figure of 973; 26th of 30 districts of Karnataka). Among children under 7 the ratio was 931 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 Bijapur? 67.1% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below Karnataka's 75.4%), 26th of 30 districts of Karnataka. Men were at 77.2% and women at 56.7% — a gap of 20.5 points (it is 14.4 points across Karnataka). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Bijapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bijapur/bijapur/) (71.6%) and lowest in [Sindgi](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bijapur/sindgi/) (63.3%). 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 Bijapur do for a living? 42.6% of people worked in 2011 (women: 32.6%). Of all workers, 27% farmed their own land, 28% were farm labourers, 2% worked in household industry and 25% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 18% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 55% of workers here, against 40% across Karnataka. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Indi](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bijapur/indi/) (67% of workers in farming) and the least is [Bijapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bijapur/bijapur/) (41% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 27 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (28%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 25 (25%) · **■** Marginal 18 (18%) 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 Bijapur 23.1% of people lived in towns and cities (below Karnataka's 38.7%), 19th of 30 districts of Karnataka. The Census counted 6 towns: 6 statutory towns with a municipality and 0 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 1 city has 1 lakh (100,000) people or more. The largest is [Bijapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bijapur/bijapur/bijapur/) with 327,427 people, home to 65% 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 Bijapur Bijapur had 692 census villages, 679 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 2,467 people; 65 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Almel](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bijapur/sindgi/almel/) (18,667), [Kolhar](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bijapur/basavana-bagevadi/kolhar/) (16,568), [Devara Hippargi](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bijapur/sindgi/devara-hippargi/) (16,554), [Chadchan](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bijapur/indi/chadchan/) (15,542) and [Nidagundi](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bijapur/basavana-bagevadi/nidagundi/) (15,291). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Bijapur district in history The 11th edition of the *Encyclopaedia Britannica* (1911) described Bijapur district as follows. Its wording reflects its time; spellings are as printed. > The district of Bijapur, formerly called Kaladgi, occupies a barren plain, sloping eastward from a string of feudatory Mahratta states to the nizam’s dominions. It contains an area of 5669 sq. m., and its population in 1901 was 735,435, showing a decrease of 8% compared with an increase of 27% in the preceding decade, and a decrease of 21% in the period between 1872 and 1881. These changes in population reveal the effects of famine, which was very severely felt in 1876–1878 and again in 1899–1000. There is very little irrigation in the district. The principal crops are millet, wheat, pulse, oil-seeds and cotton. There are considerable manufactures of cotton and silk goods and blankets, and several factories for ginning and pressing cotton. The East Deccan line of the Southern Mahratta railway traverses the district from north to south. - Population in 1901 (as quoted in 1911)735,435 - Population in 2011 (Census)2,177,331 - Change3.0× (+196%) Source: [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th edition (1911) — public domain; transcription via Wikisource](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica). Boundaries in 1901 may differ from today's; sentences describing castes or communities are omitted. ## Population of Bijapur compared with Karnataka ■ Bijapur · ■ Karnataka Literacy (age 7+) ****67.1%** **75.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960** **973 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931** **948 Working population ****42.6%** **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 Bijapur Of every 100 households in Bijapur in 2011, 81 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Bijapur · ■ Electricity for lighting ****81%** Toilet within the home ****18%** No toilet (open defecation) ****73%** Tap water ****48%** Drinking water within premises ****26%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%** Use banking services ****64%** Television ****40%** Mobile phone ****65%** Computer with internet ****1%** Two-wheeler ****17%** Car / jeep / van ****3%** None of these assets ****17%** Own their home ****84%** 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 Bijapur Sub-district People Villages Towns [Bijapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bijapur/bijapur/) 721,075 131 1 [Indi](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bijapur/indi/) 421,169 133 1 [Sindgi](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bijapur/sindgi/) 395,675 150 1 [Basavana Bagevadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bijapur/basavana-bagevadi/) 348,721 125 1 [Muddebihal](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bijapur/muddebihal/) 290,691 153 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 Bijapur - Bijapur · 327,427 - Indi · 38,217 - Sindgi · 37,226 - Muddebihal · 34,217 - Basavana Bagevadi · 33,198 - Talikota · 31,693 ## Largest villages in Bijapur - Almel · 18,667 - Kolhar · 16,568 - Devara Hippargi · 16,554 - Chadchan · 15,542 - Nidagundi · 15,291 - Managuli · 15,109 - Nalatawad · 13,150 - Salotgi · 12,970 - Tikota · 11,984 - Tamba · 10,707 - Babaleshwar · 10,645 - Kanamadi · 10,080 - Atharga · 10,075 - Tadavalga · 10,010 - Kannur · 9,902 - Almatti · 9,209 - Horti · 8,970 - Honawad · 8,942 - Nagathan · 8,549 - Ukkali · 8,519 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 Bijapur?5: Bijapur, Indi, Sindgi, Basavana Bagevadi, Muddebihal - What is the population of Bijapur district?2,177,331 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Bijapur?Bijapur