Demographics
As of the 2001 India census, Ichalkaranji had a population of 257,572. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Ichalkaranji has an average Literacy Rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 91%, and female literacy is 66%. In Ichalkaranji, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. According to the 2010 census estimate the population of the city is 423000, making it the 151st most populous city in India.
City's population as shows above is excluding newly developed industrial and residential area, villages that are already merged in Ichalkaranji (known as part of the city) but having gram panchayet such as Kabnur, Shapur, Yadrao and Korochi etc. Considering this city’s metropolitan population is over 4 lak. The language most widely spoken is Marathi. Other languages used are Kannada, Hindi, Gujarati & Marwari.
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