Ballari
District in Karnataka
Credit Growth (5-Year) in Ballari: 45.4%, lowest of 29 districts in Karnataka
MSME Density in Ballari: 46.0 per 1,000 people, 7th highest of 31 districts in Karnataka
Women Literacy in Ballari: 64.4%, 4th lowest of 30 districts in Karnataka
Health Insurance in Ballari: 57.6%, 22nd highest of 30 districts in Karnataka
Ballari is a district in Karnataka with a population of 13 Lakh (Census 2011, counted on today's district boundary) spread across 4,176 sq km. Its literacy rate of 65.1% is below the state average of 75.4% and below the national average of 72.9%. The district has a sex ratio of 982 females per 1,000 males, above the state average of 973. Some values for this district are estimates: area-proportional, or copied from the district it was carved from.
Demographics
What changed in Ballari, 2019–21 to 2023–24
NFHS-5 → NFHS-6, changes of 5 points or more.
Health & Development
NFHS-6 (2023–24, provisional) · “was”: the 2019–21 value, where it moved 5 points or more
State Avg and National are population-weighted averages, not official NFHS figures. “Was” is NFHS-5 as reprinted on the NFHS-6 sheet, which can differ from the NFHS-5 layer. Small districts can swing on sampling noise.
Women & Gender
Economy & Infrastructure
Governance
Safety & Crime
Climate Vulnerability
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| Indicator | District | State Avg | National Avg | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women 10+ Yr Schooling | 41.4% | 56.4% | 46.7% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) (2023–24) |
| Male Tobacco Use | 27.7% | 24.7% | 37.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) (2023–24) |
| Menstrual Hygiene | 79.9% | 84.4% | 81.2% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) (2023–24) |
| Child Sex Ratio (0–6) | 964 | 952 | 926 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Average Holding Size | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.4 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Marginal Farmers (%) | 44.0% | 56.6% | 66.3% | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| MGNREGA Days per Household | 53.5 | 49.8 | 43.4 | Climate Vulnerability Index (2021) |
| Women's Court Cases | 6.6 | 10.2 | 9.2 | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Banking ~ | 46 | 143 | 81.1 | Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011) |
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~ Values marked with ~ are area-proportional estimates or inherited from a parent district.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Ballari district?
Ballari has a population of 13 Lakh according to the Census 2011, counted on the district's present boundary, with a density of 311 people per sq km across 4,176 sq km.
What is the population of Ballari in 2026?
There is no official count or district estimate after 2011. The latest figure is the Census 2011 count of 13 Lakh. Census 2027 enumeration takes place in February 2027, with results expected from 2028.
What is the literacy rate of Ballari?
Ballari has a literacy rate of 65.1% (Census 2011), which is below the Karnataka average of 75.4% and below the national average of 72.9%.
How does Ballari compare to Karnataka?
Ballari is the 22nd most populous of 31 districts in Karnataka. Its sex ratio of 982 females per 1,000 males is above the state average of 973 (Census 2011).
How many children in Ballari are stunted or underweight?
In Ballari, 37.8% of children under 5 are stunted, 23.7% wasted and 42.7% underweight (NFHS-6, 2023–24, provisional). Stunting compares with a Karnataka average of 26.3% and an India average of 28.0%.
How many households in Ballari have health insurance?
57.6% of households in Ballari have at least one member covered by a health insurance or financing scheme (NFHS-6, 2023–24, provisional), up from 29.5% in 2019–21. The Karnataka average is 63.7% and India's 58.1%.
What changed in Ballari between NFHS-5 and NFHS-6?
Between NFHS-5 (2019–21) and NFHS-6 (2023–24), Ballari improved most in 4+ antenatal visits (56% to 86%), health insurance (30% to 58%), women internet use (14% to 42%), and got worse in male diabetes (12% to 20%), women diabetes (9% to 17%), pre-school attendance (52% to 44%). Changes under 5 percentage points are not counted.
What data sources are used for Ballari?
Data comes from Census 2011, NFHS-5 (2019–21), NFHS-6 (2023–24), NJDG (2024), Udyam/MSME (2026), NCRB SLL (2022), CVI (2021), Ag Census 2015–16, RBI BSR (2026), and other official sources.
Data Sources
Each indicator keeps its own source and vintage. How they are crosswalked onto one district geography is on the methodology page, with the per-source limits on the caveats page.