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District of Karnataka

Vijayapura District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 25.29 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

25,29,000 2.53 million 1 March 2026

Vijayapura district's population is estimated at ≈25.29 lakh (25,29,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Karnataka projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 21,77,331.

Estimate: method M1, constrained to the RGI projection for Karnataka. Census: ORGI.

Which number do you mean?

District totals include villages. Here is how the 2011 population splits between towns and villages.

District

Vijayapura district

Census 2011
21,77,331
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 25.29 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
5,01,978

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
16,75,353

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 25.29 lakh 25,29,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
21.77 lakh 21,77,331 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
207per km² 2011
Sex ratio
960 Karnataka: 973
Child sex ratio (0–6)
931 Karnataka: 948
Literacy rate
67.2% Male 77.2% · Female 56.7%
Urban share
23.1% Karnataka: 38.7%
Growth 2001–11
+20.5% Karnataka: +15.6%
Area
10,498km² Census 2011
Households
4.09 lakh 5.3 people per household
Villages
692 Census 2011
Towns
6 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

Census counts on 2011 boundaries, then our estimate to 2036.

Vijayapura: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
27 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19517,35,033
19618,88,576
197110,53,940
198112,50,777
199115,37,731
200118,06,918
201121,77,331
2016 *23,12,000
2021 *24,30,000
2026 *25,29,000
2031 *26,13,000
2036 *26,81,000

* Estimate

How Vijayapura's 2011 population was spread

Sub-districts (tehsils, talukas, mandals or blocks) as they were in Census 2011. “Part” means only some of it now lies in this district.

How Vijayapura's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Bijapur7,21,07533.1%96471.6%45.4%
2 Indi4,21,16919.3%93564.0%9.1%
3 Sindgi3,95,67518.2%95263.3%9.4%
4 Basavana Bagevadi3,48,72116.0%97064.9%9.5%
5 Muddebihal2,90,69113.4%98568.5%22.7%

Largest towns in Vijayapura (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Vijayapura (Census 2011)
  1. Bijapur 3,27,427
  2. Indi 38,217
  3. Sindgi 37,226
  4. Muddebihal 34,217
  5. Basavana Bagevadi 33,198
  6. Talikota 31,693

How people in Vijayapura worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

28.3%

Agricultural labourers

37.9%

Household industry

2.7%

Other work

31.1%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 42.6%.

Age structure of Vijayapura

Population in five-year age groups, Census 2011. Men on the left, women on the right. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Age structure of Vijayapura
MenWomen
  1. 80+
  2. 75-79
  3. 70-74
  4. 65-69
  5. 60-64
  6. 55-59
  7. 50-54
  8. 45-49
  9. 40-44
  10. 35-39
  11. 30-34
  12. 25-29
  13. 20-24
  14. 15-19
  15. 10-14
  16. 5-9
  17. 0-4
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AgeMenWomen
0-41,14,6631,07,725
5-91,21,3091,12,004
10-141,22,7451,13,347
15-191,19,31698,905
20-241,06,80296,205
25-2989,94892,305
30-3472,28573,032
35-3971,97076,290
40-4463,06060,221
45-4956,33453,893
50-5443,39542,756
55-5932,92636,211
60-6435,05237,207
65-6924,33625,914
70-7418,45319,305
75-798,3468,956
80+9,25311,439
Children (0–14)
31.8%
Karnataka 26.2%
Working age (15–59)
59.1%
Karnataka 64.3%
Older people (60+)
9.1%
Karnataka 9.5%
Median age
24.4years
Karnataka 27.3
Dependency ratio
60.2
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Karnataka 47.8

Languages spoken in Vijayapura

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 33 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Vijayapura
  1. Kannada 75.0%
  2. Urdu 15.6%
  3. Hindi 6.1%
  4. Marathi 2.5%
  5. Telugu 0.7%
  6. Gujarati 0.1%
  7. Tamil 0.0%
  8. Malayalam 0.0%
  9. All other languages 0.1%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Kannada74.9%
  2. Urdu15.6%
  3. Lamani/Lambadi5.1%
  4. Marathi2.5%
  5. Hindi0.7%
  6. Telugu0.7%
  7. Marwari0.1%
  8. Gujarati0.1%

Housing and amenities in Vijayapura

Share of households, Houselisting Census 2011. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 80.6%

    Karnataka 90.6%

  • Tap water 48.2%

    Karnataka 66.0%

  • Water source within premises 25.8%

    Karnataka 44.5%

  • Toilet within premises 18.1%

    Karnataka 51.2%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 73.4%

    Karnataka 45.0%

  • Bathing area within premises 73.3%

    Karnataka 86.3%

  • Closed drainage 13.8%

    Karnataka 26.0%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 14.5%

    Karnataka 32.5%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 82.9%

    Karnataka 60.7%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 65.0%

    Karnataka 64.6%

  • Television 40.5%

    Karnataka 60.0%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 16.7%

    Karnataka 25.6%

  • Computer or laptop 9.0%

    Karnataka 12.8%

  • Car, jeep or van 2.9%

    Karnataka 6.3%

  • Use banking services 64.5%

    Karnataka 61.2%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 17.3%

    Karnataka 14.2%

The home itself

  • Own their home 83.5%

    Karnataka 74.3%

  • Rent their home 13.6%

    Karnataka 23.0%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 42.6%

    Karnataka 66.8%

  • House in good condition 55.8%

    Karnataka 60.1%

  • Concrete roof 18.0%

    Karnataka 27.6%

  • Cement or tiled floor 16.4%

    Karnataka 55.6%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 43.2%

    Karnataka 46.1%

Karnataka

What the numbers say

  • Vijayapura district held 3.6% of Karnataka's population in 2011, 6th of 31 districts.
  • Literacy is 67.2%, 8.2 points below the Karnataka average of 75.4%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 77.2% of men but only 56.7% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 960 females per 1,000 males is lower than the state's 973.
  • 23.1% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Karnataka as a whole (38.7%).
  • The population grew 20.5% in 2001–11, faster than Karnataka's 15.6%.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈25.29 lakh, implies growth of about 16% since 2011; it is tied to the official Karnataka projection.
  • Its largest town, Bijapur, had 3.27 lakh people in 2011, 15.0% of the district.

Compare with

All districts of Karnataka →

Census 2027 status

Results pending

  1. Phase I: houselisting

    Done (16 April 2026 – 15 May 2026)

  2. Phase II: counting people

    February 2027 (reference date 1 March 2027)

  3. Results

    Not yet released. In 2011, first figures came about a month after counting ended.

When the Registrar General publishes Census 2027 figures for Vijayapura, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Vijayapura (Census 2011)

Official figures as published by the Office of the Registrar General. Shown without commentary. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Population by religion in Vijayapura (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareKarnataka
Hindu 17,86,830 82.1% 84.0%
Muslim 3,69,588 17.0% 12.9%
Christian 2,433 0.1% 1.9%
Sikh 558 0.0% 0.0%
Buddhist 374 0.0% 0.2%
Jain 8,665 0.4% 0.7%
Other religions and persuasions 499 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated 8,384 0.4% 0.3%
Total21,77,331100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Vijayapura district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈25,29,000 (25.29 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Vijayapura's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Karnataka projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 21,77,331.

What was the population of Vijayapura district in Census 2011?
21,77,331: 11,11,022 males and 10,66,309 females, of whom 5,01,978 lived in towns and 16,75,353 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Vijayapura?
Literacy was 67.2% in 2011 (men 77.2%, women 56.7%). The sex ratio was 960 females per 1,000 males, and 931 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Vijayapura district?
Bijapur, with 3,27,427 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Vijayapura district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 692 Census 2011 villages and 6 towns.

⤓ Download Karnataka district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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