Demographics of Karnataka

{{Also see|Ethnic groups in Karnataka}}

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, the total population in Karnataka was 6.25 crores (a crore equates to 10 million), with 50.9% being males and 49.1% females. There was a decadal population increase of 17.3% between 1991 and 2001. As per the 2011 census, the population density is 319 per km², the sex ratio is 973 females to 1,000 males, and 38.67% of the people in Karnataka live in urban areas.

The literacy rate in Karnataka was 75.4% at the time of the 2001 census; the eight most-populous cities of the state, in-order from highest to lowest total population, were Bengaluru, Hubballi-Dharwad, Mysuru, Belagavi, Kalburgi, Mangaluru, Davanagere and Ballari.{{cite web|url=http://municipaladmn.kar.nic.in/AreapopE.htm |title=Population of Corporation/CMC/TMC/TP, Population 2001 Census |work=Online Webpage of the Directorate of Municipal Administration |publisher=Government of Karnataka |access-date=2007-05-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410005106/http://municipaladmn.kar.nic.in/AreapopE.htm |archive-date=2009-04-10 }} Bengaluru Urban and Belagavi are the most populous Districts, each of them having a population of more than three million. Gadaga, Chamarajanagara and Kodagu districts have a population of less than one million. Karnataka has one of the largest populations of Anglo-Indians in India. Seen below is a composite table of languages and religions of the state at the [http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2011/Census_Data_Online/Language/Statement3.htm census of 2001].

{{Main|Religion in Karnataka}}

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At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 84.0% of the population were Hindu, 13.00% Muslim, 1.80% Christian, 0.7% Jain, 0.2% Buddhist, <0.1% Sikhs, with the remaining percentage belonging to other religions. Karnataka is also the location of some tribes, such as the Nayaka, Soliga, and Yerava. The joint family system is prevalent in the rural areas of Karnataka; there are extreme cases, like the Narasinganavars, who reside in the Dharwad district, and are recognised as one of the largest undivided families in the world.

Just like other Ethnolinguistic groups in India, Kannada speaking people also form a number of distinct communities. The two single biggest communities numerically are the Lingayat and the Vokkaliga from North and South Karnataka respectively,{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/in-karnataka-five-communities-with-4-population-will-fall-under-ews-quota/article66111568.ece|title=In Karnataka, five communities with 4% population will faller EWS quota|newspaper=The Hindu |date=8 November 2022 }} while Scheduled Castes make up the largest cohesive group of communities. There are also numerous OBC (other backward communities) including the former pastoralist community of Kuruba, Scheduled Tribes like the Boya/Valmiki, scheduled castes like Banjara and Adi Karnataka. Kannada Brahmins are divided into several communities.{{cite book|author=Harish Ramaswamy|title=Karnataka Government and Politics|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UM3LjKo8Uo8C&pg=PA397|year=2007|publisher=Concept Publishing Company|isbn=978-81-8069-397-7|pages=398–399}}{{cite book|title=Karnataka State Gazetteer: Mysore|publisher=Director of Print, Stationery and Publications at the Government Press|year=1988|page=157|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=7yQLAQAAIAAJ}} Although historically Jainism in Karnataka had dominant presence, Kannada Jains today form a small minority.Jainism and Karnataka Culture by Shripad Rama Sharma|page 13|2017 In Karnataka, 5 communities — Brahmin, Jain, Aryavaishya, Nagarthas and Modaliars — are outside the existing reservation matrix.

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• Karnataka ethnic groups
• Kannada people

Official Census Portal of Mysore District [https://web.archive.org/web/20110209212413/http://mysorecensus2011.com/]

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