Demographics
- In 1871, the population of Bellary was 51,766
- in 1881, 53,460
- in 1891, 59,467
- and in 1901, 58,247, the decline attributed to reduction of troops.
- In 1901,
- 60% of the city population was Hindu
- 30% of it was Muslim
- Christians numbered about 5,000.
- As of 2001 India census,
- Bellary had a population of 317,000
- Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%
- Bellary has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 82% of the males and 77% of females literate
- 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
- While Kannada is the administrative. Telugu is dominant language spoken by the residents, along with Dakhni (Deccan Urdu). A majority of the population is multilingual, speaking both Kannada and Telugu, and some including Dakhni and Hindi as well.
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