Dharwad
District in Karnataka
Population
18.5 Lakh
State: 6.1 Crore
Area
4,185 km²
Literacy Rate
70.5%
State: 66.5%
Sex Ratio
971
State: 973
Density
441 /km²
State: 323 /km²
Dharwad is a district in Karnataka with a population of 18.5 Lakh spread across 4,185 sq km. Its literacy rate of 70.5% is above the state average of 66.5% and above the national average of 63.0%. The district has a sex ratio of 971 females per 1,000 males, below the state average of 973.
Demographics
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
Population Density
441 /km²
▲
323 /km²
379 /km²
Sex Ratio
971
▼
973
943
Literacy Rate
70.5%
▲
66.5%
63.0%
SC Population
9.6%
▼
17.1%
16.6%
ST Population
4.7%
▼
7.0%
8.7%
Worker Participation
42.5%
▼
45.6%
39.8%
Health & Development
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
Child Stunting
45.2%
▲
34.6%
33.2%
Child Wasting
16.5%
▼
19.3%
18.4%
Underweight Children
40.4%
▲
31.5%
29.1%
Child Anaemia
67.2%
▲
64.6%
65.2%
Women Anaemia
52.1%
▲
48.5%
55.3%
Full Vaccination
87.6%
▲
85.9%
77.4%
Institutional Delivery
99.7%
▲
97.4%
88.5%
Improved Sanitation
79.3%
▲
74.3%
72.4%
Clean Cooking Fuel
79.1%
▲
76.1%
54.6%
Health Insurance
24.5%
▼
29.1%
41.3%
Safe Drinking Water
87.9%
▼
94.9%
93.6%
Electricity Access
99.4%
▲
99.2%
97.0%
Women & Gender
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
Child Marriage
17.8%
▼
20.6%
20.6%
Teen Pregnancy
3.3%
▼
5.2%
6.6%
Female Literacy Gap
11.1%
▼
13.1%
14.1%
Female Work Gap
31.5%
▲
25.6%
23.9%
Economy & Infrastructure
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
MSME Density
51.0 per 1k pop
▲
40.3 per 1k pop
42.6 per 1k pop
Total MSMEs
94.1k
▲
85.1k
61.7k
Manufacturing Share
22.0%
▲
21.7%
24.9%
Governance
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
Pending Cases
2795 per lakh
▼
3777 per lakh
3585 per lakh
Cases Delayed (%)
36.9%
▲
32.0%
35.5%
Monthly Disposal Ratio
0.89
▲
0.47
0.81
Safety & Crime
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
SC/ST Atrocities
2.0 per lakh
▼
3.0 per lakh
17.4 per lakh
Domestic Violence
0.0 per lakh
—
0.0 per lakh
12.6 per lakh
Child Abuse (POCSO)
72.0 per lakh
▼
104.4 per lakh
89.0 per lakh
Cyber Crime
355.0 per lakh
▼
419.6 per lakh
55.7 per lakh
Climate Vulnerability
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
Climate Vulnerability Index
0.59
▲
0.57
0.56
All Indicators
| Indicator | District | State Avg | National Avg | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 9.4 L | 10 L | 8 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Households | 3.8 L | 4.3 L | 3.2 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Literacy | 7.1 L | 7.3 L | 5.6 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Children | 1.1 L | 1.2 L | 1.1 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Scheduled Castes | 89,137 | 1.7 L | 1.4 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Scheduled Tribes | 44,173 | 68,863.032 | 73,030.1 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Worker Participation | 5.4 L | 5.9 L | 4.2 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Cultivators | 1.2 L | 1.5 L | 94,025.601 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Agricultural Laborers | 84,698 | 84,164.452 | 71,160.644 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Other Workers | 2.9 L | 2.8 L | 1.7 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Sex Ratio | 970.776 | 984.175 | 949.448 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Child Sex Ratio (0–6) | 944.204 | 952.182 | 925.852 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Female Literacy Gap | 11.1 | 13.1 | 14.1 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Female Work Gap | 31.5 | 25.6 | 23.9 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Hospitals & Health Centres | 24 | 37.1 | 26.8 | Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011) |
| Schools | 1,132 | 996.484 | 448.822 | Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011) |
| Banking | 128 | 142.742 | 81.1 | Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011) |
| Child Stunting | 45.2% | 34.6% | 33.2% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Child Wasting | 16.5% | 19.3% | 18.4% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Child Underweight | 40.4% | 31.5% | 29.1% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Child Anaemia | 67.2% | 64.6% | 65.2% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Women Anaemia | 52.1% | 48.5% | 55.3% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Full Vaccination | 87.6% | 85.9% | 77.4% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Institutional Births | 99.7% | 97.4% | 88.5% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Improved Sanitation | 79.3% | 74.3% | 72.4% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Clean Cooking Fuel | 79.1% | 76.1% | 54.6% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Health Insurance | 24.5% | 29.1% | 41.3% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Drinking Water | 87.9% | 94.9% | 93.6% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Electricity Access | 99.4% | 99.2% | 97.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Iodized Salt | 92.3% | 90.8% | 95.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Women Literacy | 81.8% | 75.5% | 73.3% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Women 10+ Yr Schooling | 51.4% | 47.6% | 40.3% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Child Marriage | 17.8% | 20.6% | 20.6% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Teen Pregnancy | 3.3% | 5.2% | 6.6% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Menstrual Hygiene | 81.0% | 84.8% | 78.6% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| 4+ Antenatal Visits | 85.2% | 72.1% | 60.4% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| C-Section Rate | 29.9% | 33.5% | 23.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Exclusive Breastfeeding | — | 61.7% | 66.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| ORS for Diarrhoea | — | 64.4% | 61.8% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Male Hypertension | 23.7% | 26.7% | 25.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Male Diabetes | 14.1% | 15.3% | 14.7% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Male Tobacco Use | 36.8% | 27.7% | 40.7% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Pending Cases per Lakh | 2,794.876 | 3,776.881 | 3,585.273 | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Cases Delayed in Disposal | 36.9% | 32.0% | 35.5% | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Chronic Backlog (5+ Yr) | 10.9% | 14.1% | 19.5% | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Monthly Disposal Ratio | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.8 | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Case Density | 51,622 | 72,585.742 | 64,978.341 | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Women's Court Cases | 7.1% | 10.0% | 9.4% | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Cases at Evidence Stage | 34.7% | 38.0% | 39.0% | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Climate Vulnerability Index | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Climate Vulnerability Index (2021) |
| MGNREGA Days per Household | 40.1 | 49.9 | 43.4 | Climate Vulnerability Index (2021) |
| Food Grain Yield Variability | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | Climate Vulnerability Index (2021) |
| Infant Mortality Rate (CVI 2021) | — | 36 | 56.4 | Climate Vulnerability Index (2021) |
| Average Holding Size | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.5 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Marginal Farmers (%) | 30.3% | 54.1% | 59.8% | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Agricultural Intensity | 81.1% | 61.0% | 49.8% | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Fallow Ratio | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| SC/ST Land Equity Gap | -9.5 | — | 11.3 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Holdings per 1,000 People | 87.6 | 172.613 | 157.705 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Cultivated Land per Capita | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Leased Area Share | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Land Gini Coefficient | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Sowing Efficiency | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Uncultivated Ratio | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| MSME Density | 51.0 | 40.3 | 42.6 | Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026) |
| Total MSMEs | 94,114 | 85,146.452 | 61,725.66 | Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026) |
| Manufacturing Share | 22.0% | 21.7% | 24.9% | Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026) |
| Small Enterprise Share | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.8% | Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026) |
| POCSO Cases | 72 | 104.4 | 89.0 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| SC/ST Atrocities | 2 | 3 | 17.4 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Domestic Violence | — | — | 12.6 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Dowry Crimes | 5 | 74.6 | 51.6 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Drug Crimes (NDPS) | 63 | 225.609 | 147.763 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Cybercrime | 355 | 419.6 | 55.7 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Environmental Crimes | — | 4.3 | 10.4 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Safety-Relevant Crime Rate | 81 | 116.4 | 93.6 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Blood Banks per Lakh | 5 | 6.9 | 4.1 | eRaktKosh Blood Bank Registry (2024) |
| Biogas Plants per Lakh | — | 1.8 | 1.3 | GOBARdhan Biogas Plants (2026) |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Dharwad district?
Dharwad has a population of 18.5 Lakh according to the Census 2011, with a density of 441 people per sq km across 4,185 sq km.
What is the literacy rate of Dharwad?
Dharwad has a literacy rate of 70.5%, which is above the Karnataka average of 66.5% and above the national average of 63.0%.
How does Dharwad compare to Karnataka?
Dharwad has a sex ratio of 971 (below state average of 973) and a literacy rate of 70.5% (above state average of 66.5%).
What data sources are used for Dharwad?
Data comes from Census 2011, NFHS-5 (2019-21), NJDG (2024), Udyam/MSME (2026), NCRB SLL (2022), CVI (2021), Ag Census 2015-16, RBI BSR (2026), and other official sources.
Data Sources
Census 2011
NFHS-5 (2019–21)
NJDG (2024)
CVI (2021)
Ag Census 2015–16
Udyam/MSME (2026)
NCRB SLL (2022)
eRaktKosh (2024)
GOBARdhan (2026)
Town Amenities (2011)
RBI BSR (2026)