The total budget outlay was Rs. Brahmins like Kannada Brahmins, Hebbar Tamil Brahmin Iyengars and Konkani Brahmins are Continue Reading 148 1 31 There are 16+ castes in karnataka it depends up on the individuals which caste to follow and not from their ancestors.Still survey has to be conduc fechar. while females were 30,128,640. Others. But the Minister for Backward Class Welfare, Kota Shrinivas Poojary said the Karnataka State Backward Classes Commission had not submitted the report to the state government yet. Dalit is a designation for a group of people traditionally regarded as Untouchable. As per the 2011 census[update], Tuluvas formed 2.61% of the total population of the state.[1]. The literacy rate of the state is 75.4 percent, which is better than the overall literacy rate of India at 74.04 percent. Various Lingayat groups and the heads of some of the most powerful and influential Lingayat Mutts have been opposed to the survey, saying that it would further divide society. The BJP in Karnataka has relied hugely on the Lingayat vote bank to keep them in power. These results disprove A website called BFirst.in also carried some details. Copyright 2023 Census India, All rights reserved. WebIn karnataka according to recent census population of Karnataka is 6.8 croresheading towards 7 croresamong this 6.8 crores population. above But it may not make the job easier for The Child sex ratio of rural areas in Bidar was 949 girls per 1000 boys. Karnataka Backward Classes Welfare Department No.16/D, WebFollowing are the current constituencies of the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka. 5.4% of rural India has completed high school. The ST seats are Bangalore Urban District is the most populated district and Kodagu District is the least populated district in Karnataka. As per the 2011 census[update], speakers of Telugu formed the third largest ethnic group in Karnataka (5.84% of the total population). 70.51%. of the total population. Thus the population of Karnataka forms 5.05 percent of India in 2011. The political analysts believe that if 2/3 of AHINDA voters back Congress, a small portion of the upper caste vote is good enough for the Congress to sail through. 319,937 less [10] Almost 57.5% of the total Urdu population in Karnataka are bilingual. The average sex ratio in urban regions of Karnataka was 963 females per 1000 males. Copyright Network18 Media and Investments Ltd 2023. Vokkaligga %3E 17% Brahmin %3E 5% Bunt | Urs %3E 2% Muslims %3E 13% Christians %3E 2% Lingayat %3E 18% Kuruba %3E 8.5% OBC %3E 10% Dalit %3E 20% Districts are further divided into 4 divisions i.e Belagavi, Bangalore, Kalaburagi, and Mysore Division. mi). This has been confirmed to TNM by several members of the then government. ", "Where Are India's 2011 Census Figures on Religion? Abstract Scheduled Castes (SC) is a group of deprived castes in India. Following are the current constituencies of the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka. 25% 75% 1. Vokkaliga - 16% 2. Lingayats - 23% 3. Muslims - 15% 4. Kurubas - 8% 5. Dalits - 15% 6. ST - 3% 7. OBC - 12% 8. Brahmins + forward class - 5% 9. The share of Lingayats in Karnataka's population has come down from around 17 per cent to 9.8 per cent. lower Designed and Developed by Centre for Good Governance. Over 48 per cent of the Indian rural population is female. Total literates in rural areas people live in Urban areas while Thus the population of [6][7][8][9][10][excessive citations] SECC-2011 was not done under the 1948 Census of India Act and the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India was not entrusted to do the same. literacy rate was 61.55% in Bidar district. WebDue to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. Karnataka is the Eighth most populous state of India and has a diverse population of many religions & communities. WebIn this chapter we will be looking at three institutions that are central to Indian society, namely caste, tribe and family. ByTuesdaymorning however, The Times of India, Prajavani and Vijaya Karnataka among others. Muthanna's script is widely used among masses in Kodagu. It has a population of about 199,812,341 as per the 2011 census. The Congress party has mostly Right SC leaders. And Siddaramaiah was with them then. Bangalore As opposed to the Government of India Census which put Left at 25 lakhs, Right at 42 lakhs, Touchables at 27 lakhs and others at 4.4 lakhs. This report assessed the population as Left at 32 lakhs, Right at 31 lakhs, Touchables at 23 lakhs and others at 6 lakhs. 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[10], Marathi people are the native speakers of the Marathi language, which serves as the official language of the adjoining state of Maharashtra. [29][30] SECC 2011 also counted other aspects like Manual scavenging and Transgender count in India. The provisional rural data of SECC 2011 shows Scheduled Castes at 18.46% (or 15.88 crore), Scheduled Tribes at 10.97% (9.27 crore), Others at 68.52%, and 2.04% (or 36.57 lakh) as No Caste & Tribe households. Jashpurs scheduled tribe population is 5,30,378 62.37 per cent of the districts total population according to the district website, while referring to the 2011 Census. Bidar district of Karnataka has a total population of 1,703,300 as per the Census 2011. The Socio Economic and Caste Census 2011 (SECC) was conducted for the 2011 Census of India. 23.5% Population-wise, out of total Current News : PHASE-1 April18,2019. per 1000 males. Out of which 870,665 are males while 832,635 are females. [37], SECC 2011 data was criticised by a few experts as being unreliable. He has also been holding talks with several leaders of the Backward Classes community and has also said that he will lead a movement demanding the release of the report. Use of the CNN name and/or logo on or as part of NEWS18.com does not derogate from the intellectual property rights of Cable News Network in respect of them. workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) [52] However, 1,45,77,195 errors are yet to be rectified. The difference in the numerical strength of Urdu speakers varies from a few hundred to thousands. than national average of 943 females per 1000 males. The government too has maintained that it was necessary to assess the level of backwardness in order to be able to address it better. than Average Sex Ratio (956) of Bidar district. Given that the JD(S) mostly banks on the Vokkaligas for votes, the reports findings would have dented their perceived influence. Karnataka is 75.36% which is The Left leaders have been insisting on the release of the Sadashiva report as well as the caste census, a source said. You can also support us with a one-time payment. population of Bidar was 1,042,673. Their tallest leader BS Yediyurappa, who is a Lingayat, was also replaced by Basavaraj Bommai from the same community, making BJPs dependence on the vote back unambiguous. 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[88][89][90] Politicians like M Karunanidhi and Anbumani Ramadoss too demanded to release the caste-based census data that will help to provide the key to justify the existing 69 per cent quota for backward communities in Tamil Nadu. Dakshina Kannada district has the highest literacy rate in Karnataka. [1] In Karnataka, which has the largest number of Konkanis, leading organizations and activists have similarly demanded that Kannada script be made the medium of instruction for Konkani in local schools instead of Devanagari. [iv] Albiruni Book & theme. (Origin. [40][41] In January 2017, Central Government accepted recommendations to use Socio-Economic Caste Census, instead of poverty line, as the main instrument for identification of beneficiaries and transferring of funds for social schemes in rural areas.[42]. were male while They form the dominant ethnic community in the district of Dakshina Kannada of Karnataka, which is often termed as a single region called as Tulu Nadu. Toggle navigation 21.53%, or 3.86 crore, families living in villages belong to SC/ST categories. Thus the density of Bidar district is On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The military and the para-military were kept out of the SECC. while Schedule Tribe (ST) were Since the major portion of this community people were involved in business activities, the local Tulu-speaking majority called them Beary or Byari. 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The leak of the key findings in the report gives an indication about why this opposition came. 224,442 [30], Other ethnic groups settled in Karnataka include Gujaratis (0.19%), Bengalis (0.14%), Odias (0.10%), Tibetans (0.06%), Punjabis (0.04%), Nepalis (0.03%) and Sindhis (0.03%). legalized games of chance control commission; 1st brigade, 1st armored division Hostel Online Phone: 8050370006 Karnataka ordered a Social and Educational Survey in 2014 when the Congress was in power under the Chief Ministership of Siddaramaiah. 165 Candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes(SC) , Scheduled Tribes (ST)and Other Backward Classes (OBC) comes under category 1, 2A, 2B, 3A and 3B can claim reservation in KCET examination. This is the correct figure of Karnataka caste population as per the recent news revealed by Congress. 1. SC - 1.08 crore (18%) 2. Muslim - 75 lakh Southern states have the highest proportion of OBC students with Tamil Nadu at 71% followed by Kerala with almost 69% and Karnataka with 62%. How 'Caste is King' in Karnataka Assembly Elections and Four Post-Poll Scenarios. Some of the very well known mills of the time employed Tamil-speaking people in large numbers, who settled down in areas in and around Bangalore[13]. The JDS, trying hard to create a badly hung Assembly, claiming that it will come to power is making its own calculations. However Vokkaligas claim that they are 15-16%. Read: Siddaramaiah says will relaunch AHINDA movement in Karnataka ahead of 2023 polls. There are also Tamil families from Sri Lanka who were originally of South Indian Tamil descent, settled in Sulya and Puttur taluks of Dakshina Kannada district and are currently working in rubber plantations in the district. I am proud to say that I am with AHINDA. Copyright 2023 ePASS. Webvariant among Indian caste groups (Sukumar et al. After the fall of Tipu Sultan, a large British Army presence in the Cantonment area (Bangalore) attracted speakers of Tamil, who either were attached to the military or were military suppliers. Battle of Raichur. The Interim budget for 2023 - 24 was presented by the State CM Basavaraj Bommai. The BJP wrests power. Similarly the average sex ratio in rural areas of Bidar was 961 females WebA-10 Appendix: District wise scheduled caste population (Appendix) PC11_A10a Scheduled Castes 31 tables available A-10: Individual scheduled caste primary census abstract (PCA) data PC11_A10 Scheduled Castes Primary Census Abstract 31 tables available First Previous Next Last The state spent a total of Rs 169 crore on conducting the survey. List of districts of Karnataka with Population, Literacy rate, [5] Significant population of Konkani people has also settled in Belgaum, Sirsi and Bangalore. This challenges the narrative that has dominated Karnataka politics that Lingayats and Vokkaligas are the most numerically dominant castes. A large section of the SC leaders were apprehensive that with the release of the caste census report, the internal reservations for SC communities suggested by the AJ Sadashiva Committee report too will have to be implemented. [27][28], As per the 2011 census[update], Malayalis form 1.27% of the total population of the state[1] Native Malayalam-speaking people are found in large numbers in the districts of Dakshina Kannada, Mysore, Udupi and Kodagu. Many sub-castes even among Vokkaligas and Lingayats come under Backward Classes making it a peculiar situation in Karnataka. All Rights Reserved. It is a fact that the BJP has been getting the support of several OBC and Dalit sub-castes for the past 15 years and the Congress no longer has a monopoly over it. viz. Total area of Karnataka is 191,791 square km. The term of the Legislative Assembly is five years, unless dissolved earlier. A Time Warner Company. Recent migrants speak Tamil while older migrants are bilingual in Kannada and Tamil. [1] 956 [11] The SECC 2011 was conducted in all states and union territories of India and the first findings were revealed on 3 July 2015 by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. [13] The boom in the textile industry in the early part of 20th Century also witnessed migration from the Madras Presidency. 956 One of the biggest revelations of the census is that Scheduled Castes together form the single biggest caste group in the state, which if true, would disprove the taken-for-granted caste logic that Lingayats are the numerically biggest community in the state, followed by Vokkaligas. WebGet data on State-wise Population of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Communities (Non-SC/ST) in India and Growth Statistics Details Figures at Indiastat.com - Best e-Resources of Socio Economic Data about India. [3][4], Tuluvas are the native speakers of Tulu language. News Caste System Still Pervades Our Society, Says Justice DY Chandrachud Karnataka Congress MLA BZ Zameer Khan Feeds Dalit Communitys Swami Narayana, Eats Same Chewed Food To Set Example Against Caste Discrimination (Watch Video) News Today's According to leaked caste census, Vokkaligas are just 11% of the total population in Karnataka. For example, the budget for Backward Classes could have been increased based on the findings. [36], The Siddis are found in the ghat area of Uttara Kannada district, Dharwad district and Belgaum district. 3 CASTE AND THE CASTE SYSTEM. Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. 3.4% of rural households have a family member who is a graduate. Bangalore Urban District (4378 people per km) has the highest Population density in Karnataka. While this was not unforeseen, what came as a bolt from the blue was the strong resistance from the SC leaders. The total area of Bidar district is involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. [101] The OBCs were found to comprise 52% of the country's population by the Mandal Commission report of 1980, a figure which had shrunk to 41% by 2006 when the National Sample Survey Organisation took place. Of the 101 SCs, Adi Karnataka, Madiga, Banjara, Bhovi, Holaya, Adi Dravida and Bhambi together constitute 85.0 per cent of the SC population of the state. average literacy rate was 66.73 percent. 60% of the 17.91 crore rural households are deprived or poor. Tuluvas follow a matrilineal system of inheritance known as Aliyasantana which has given them a unique cultural status. 3. The JD(S)-Congress government too found it politically imprudent to not release the report. 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