Bijapur city is governed by Municipal Corporation and is situated in Karnataka State/UT.
As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Bijapur in 2011 is 327,427; of which male and female are 165,177 and 162,250 respectively.
Bijapur Population 2022 - 2023
The current estimate population of Bijapur city in 2023 is
450,000
, while literacy rate, sex ratio and density are mentioned below. The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Bijapur city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Bijapur city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Bijapur city, we will update the same here in 2023.
Bijapur Literacy Rate
In education section, total literates in Bijapur city are 237,343 of which 127,277 are males while 110,066 are females. Average literacy rate of Bijapur city is 83.21 percent of which male and female literacy was 88.87 and 77.51 percent.
Bijapur Sex Ratio
The sex ratio of Bijapur city is 982 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 922 per 1000 boys.
Bijapur Child Population
Total children (0-6) in Bijapur city are 42,207 as per figure from Census India report on 2011. There were 21,962 boys while 20,245 are girls. The child forms 12.89 % of total population of Bijapur City.
Bijapur Slums
Total no. of Slums in Bijapur city numbers 5,982 in which population of 29,765 resides. This is around 9.09% of total population of Bijapur city.
Bijapur City Population 2011
Description
City
Bijapur
Government
Municipal Council
Urban Agglomeration
Only City
State
Karnataka
Bijapur City
Total
Male
Female
City Population
327,427
165,177
162,250
Literates
237,343
127,277
110,066
Children (0-6)
42,207
21,962
20,245
Average Literacy (%)
83.21 %
88.87 %
77.51 %
Sexratio
982
Child Sexratio
922
Bijapur Religion
Hinduism is majority religion in Bijapur city with 62.12 % followers.
Islam is second most popular religion in city of Bijapur with approximately 35.56 % following it.
In Bijapur city, Christinity is followed by 0.32 %, Jainism by 1.14 %, Sikhism by 0.08 % and Buddhism by 0.05 %. Around 0.05 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.68 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.