Demographics
According to the 2011 census Kolar district has a population of 1,540,231, roughly equal to the nation of Gabon or the US state of Hawaii. This gives it a ranking of 324th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 384 inhabitants per square kilometre (990 /sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 11.04%. Kolar has a sex ratio of 976 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 74.33%.
| Population Growth | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1901 | 392,651 |
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| 1911 | 429,193 | 9.3% | |
| 1921 | 436,066 | 1.6% | |
| 1931 | 469,811 | 7.7% | |
| 1941 | 555,545 | 18.2% | |
| 1951 | 650,807 | 17.1% | |
| 1961 | 721,822 | 10.9% | |
| 1971 | 826,563 | 14.5% | |
| 1981 | 1,044,394 | 26.4% | |
| 1991 | 1,211,858 | 16.0% | |
| 2001 | 1,387,062 | 14.5% | |
| Est. 2010 | 1,571,700 | 13.3% | |
| Source: Official Website of Kolar District | |||
The district comprises 5 talukas: Kolar, Bangarpet, Malur, Mulbagal, Srinivaspur.
It has 15 towns and 3,321 villages (2889 inhabited villages and 432 uninhabited villages). Total population of the district according to 2001 census was 2,536,069 of which 24.67% were urban.
- Area (km²) - 3969
- Population - 13,87,062
- Sex ratio (females/1,000 males) - 977
- Literacy rate (%) - 57.01
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