Population24,52,595Bellary
Males12,36,954
Females12,15,641
Workers11,16,880
Literate14,21,621
Population Overview
Total population24,52,595
Males12,36,954
Females12,15,641
Sex ratio983per 1,000 males
Households4,89,118
Literacy
Literate14,21,621
Literate males8,13,440
Literate females6,08,181
Literacy %58%
Illiterate10,30,974
Illiterate males4,23,514
Illiterate females6,07,460
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–63,44,152
Boys 0–61,75,543
Girls 0–61,68,609
Child %14%
SC / ST
SC population5,17,409
SC males2,58,582
SC females2,58,827
SC %21.1%
ST population4,51,406
ST males2,25,451
ST females2,25,955
ST %18.4%
Workers — Total
Total workers11,16,880
Worker males7,03,258
Worker females4,13,622
Work participation %45.5%
Non-workers13,35,715
Non-worker males5,33,696
Non-worker females8,02,019
Workers — Main
Main workers9,69,388
Main males6,41,681
Main females3,27,707
Cultivators2,45,581
Cultivator males1,75,754
Cultivator females69,827
Agri labourers3,23,923
Agri labourer males1,49,833
Agri labourer females1,74,090
Household industry16,485
HH industry males10,777
HH industry females5,708
Other workers3,83,399
Other males3,05,317
Other females78,082
Workers — Marginal
Marginal workers1,47,492
Marginal males61,577
Marginal females85,915
Marg. cultivators12,499
Marg. agri labourers82,169
Marg. HH industry6,347
Marg. other46,477
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marg. cultivator males4,978
Marg. cultivator females7,521
Marg. agri lab. males26,159
Marg. agri lab. females56,010
Marg. HH industry males2,554
Marg. HH industry females3,793
Marg. other males27,886
Marg. other females18,591
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
3–6 mo workers1,32,610
3–6 mo males54,471
3–6 mo females78,139
3–6 mo cultivators10,831
3–6 mo cult. males4,231
3–6 mo cult. females6,600
3–6 mo agri lab.76,923
3–6 mo agri lab. males24,143
3–6 mo agri lab. females52,780
3–6 mo HH industry5,300
3–6 mo HH ind. males2,055
3–6 mo HH ind. females3,245
3–6 mo other39,556
3–6 mo other males24,042
3–6 mo other females15,514
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
0–3 mo workers14,882
0–3 mo males7,106
0–3 mo females7,776
0–3 mo cultivators1,668
0–3 mo cult. males747
0–3 mo cult. females921
0–3 mo agri lab.5,246
0–3 mo agri lab. males2,016
0–3 mo agri lab. females3,230
0–3 mo HH industry1,047
0–3 mo HH ind. males499
0–3 mo HH ind. females548
0–3 mo other6,921
0–3 mo other males3,844
0–3 mo other females3,077