Demographics
According to the 2011 census Belgaumdistrict has a population of 4,778,439, roughly equal to the nation of Singapore or the US state of Alabama. This gives it a ranking of 25th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 356 inhabitants per square kilometre (920 /sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 13.38%. Belgaum has a sex ratio of 969 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 73.94%. Kannada is the main language and it is spoken by majority of the population of the district(by 73%) .But Language Marathi is spoken in the cities of Belgaum,Khanapur,Nipani etc.There is also sizeable population of Konkani and Urdu speakers in this district.Hindi and English are often used for communicational purposes.
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