Kolar

This page provides an overview of Kolar: population, literacy, households and a list of sub-districts (tehsils) and major villages.

Quick facts

7,201,932
Population
1,560,450
Households
978
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
65.46%
Approx. literacy

Kolar has an aggregated population of 7,201,932. Approximately 42.67% live in rural areas (3,072,802) and 13.33% live in urban areas (960,146).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

Below are the tehsils (sub-districts) in this district. Click a tehsil to view village listings and details.

Tehsil / Sub-districtPopulationVillages
Taluk 0 3,072,802 3
Bangarapet 1,141,004 385
Kolar 1,017,768 365
Malur 670,710 366
Mulbagal 719,529 346
Srinivaspur 580,119 350

Population summary

Kolar has a population of 7,201,932 (3,641,015 males and 3,560,917 females). The sex ratio is about 978 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population7,201,932
Male3,641,015
Female3,560,917
Rural population3,072,802 (42.67%)
Urban population960,146 (13.33%)
Households1,560,450

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 65.46%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates4,714,297
Total illiterates2,487,635

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 2,190,892 (30.42%). ST: 387,643 (5.38%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC2,190,89230.42%
ST387,6435.38%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 797,923 (11.08%). Workers: 3,416,582 (47.44%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)797,92311.08%
Total workers3,416,58247.44%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Kolar 1,536,401
Kolar 1,056,328
Kolar 480,073
Bangarapet 452,832
Kolar 385,410
Mulbagal 258,935
Kolar 246,948
Malur 236,920
Bangarapet 235,340
Bangarapet 217,492