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Bengaluru (Bengaluru Rural) AI Report

Date: February 17, 2026

Bengaluru (Bengaluru Rural) city, located in Karnataka, has 1.6% of the state's population. The nearest airport is Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru, located 18 Km away.

Bengaluru (Bengaluru Rural) is the 105^th ranked city in population, out of 768 District Capitals (DHQs) of India. It is the capital of Bengaluru Rural District in Karnataka State. Bengaluru Rural District is ranked 342^nd in population and 547^th in area across India.

Bengaluru (Bengaluru Rural) is the 1^st highest ranked in # of Population (0-18) (No, Census 2011) out of 768 city/districts of India. This indicates that this district has a higher birth rate.

Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Bengaluru (Bengaluru Rural) is the 1^st highest ranked in Kannada Script . This indicates a high pool of literate kannada population compared to other cities.

Bengaluru (Bengaluru Rural) is the 2^nd highest ranked in # of UG Enrolments - Law (No, AISHE 2021) out of 768 city/districts of India. This implies that this district is more urbanized and/or has a better-developed educational infrastructure compared to other districts.

# of Population (0-18) (No, Census 2011)

# of Population (0-18) (No, Census 2011)

Kannada Script

Kannada Script

# of UG Enrolments - Law (No, AISHE 2021)

# of UG Enrolments - Law (No, AISHE 2021)

Bank Credit (Crore, RBI SCB Q1 2025)

Bank Credit (Crore, RBI SCB Q1 2025)

City (DHQ ) Pop 2011

City (DHQ ) Pop 2011

Number of Dailies or Magazines (No, RNI 2022)

Number of Dailies or Magazines (No, RNI 2022)

Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Bengaluru (Bengaluru Rural) is the 643^rd worst ranked in Bank Credit (Crore, RBI SCB Q1 2025) . This indicates that financial activities in district is less compared to other districts.

Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Bengaluru (Bengaluru Rural) is the 615^th worst ranked in City (DHQ ) Pop 2011 . This means that this city has a lower birth rate and/or lower attractiveness for migrants.

The Average Number of Dailies or Magazines (No, RNI 2022) of Indian City (District Capitals)/Districts is 240. Bengaluru (Bengaluru Rural) is the 488^th worst ranked City out of 768 City/Districts. This indicates lower literate district population in comparison to other districts.

Bengaluru (Bengaluru Rural) City/District Metrics

Culture

Nature

Health

Wealth

Education

Work

Media

Governance

Internet

Languages

Demographics

The Data-Ranks below are numbered from 1 to 768 for each metric. The Indian census data is aggregated and shared for 768 geographies by the government at a regular frequency. We have shared the data-rank below for easy relative comparison between the 768 Indian districts/state captials. However, we do have the actual numbers for each metric, and these are available for our registered users. To register, please click here.

Bengaluru (Bengaluru Rural) Nature Highlights

	Nature Metrics	% of India	Rank Out of 768	City / Districts Data

The Data-Ranks below are numbered from 1 to 768 for each metric. The Indian census data is aggregated and shared for 768 geographies by the government at a regular frequency. We have shared the data-rank below for easy relative comparison between the 768 Indian districts/state captials. However, we do have the actual numbers for each metric, and these are available for our registered users. To register, please click here.

Bengaluru (Bengaluru Rural) Culture message.info.Highlights

Sr.No	ai.info.Culture Metrics	ai.info.Counts	ai.info.Name

Airports

	ai.info.Name	City	IATA Code	Distance
Airport Name	Kempegowda International Airport	Bengaluru	BLR	18 Km

No Data found.

The Data-Ranks below are numbered from 1 to 768 for each metric. The Indian census data is aggregated and shared for 768 geographies by the government at a regular frequency. We have shared the data-rank below for easy relative comparison between the 768 Indian districts/state captials. However, we do have the actual numbers for each metric, and these are available for our registered users. To register, please click here.

Population : 268,744 | Population Rank : 105^th

Area (KM²): 2,239 | Area Rank : 547^th

Better than India Average

Sr.No	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	No of Sub Divisional Hospital	2	158^th	1554
2	No of Primary Health Centers	48	310^th	2399
3	No of Nurses	3392	203^rd	7395
4	No of Doctors	1795	179^th	3210

Worse than India Average

Sr.No	Fields	India Average	Worst Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	No of Community Health Centers	9	169^th	7988
2	No of Total Hospitals	61	416^th	5852
3	No of Hospital Beds	1470	423^rd	10887

The Data-Ranks below are numbered from 1 to 768 for each metric. The Indian census data is aggregated and shared for 768 geographies by the government at a regular frequency. We have shared the data-rank below for easy relative comparison between the 768 Indian districts/state captials. However, we do have the actual numbers for each metric, and these are available for our registered users. To register, please click here.

Population : 268,744 | Population Rank : 105^th

Area (KM²): 2,239 | Area Rank : 547^th

Better than India Average

Sr.No	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	Number of Banks (No, RBI SCB Q1 2025)	190	182^nd	6374
2	Bank Deposits (Crore, RBI SCB Q1 2025)	30899	93^rd	4025
3	Bank Deposit-Bank Loans (Crores, RBI SCB 2025)	5533	89^th	8060
4	Bank Credit - Bank Debit/No. of banks (Crore, RBI SCB 2025)	23	86^th	2291

Worse than India Average

Sr.No	Fields	India Average	Worst Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	GDP per Capita ('000', RBI SCB 2023)	118	318^th	8350
2	GDP (Crores. RBI SCB 2023)	27789	618^th	2755
3	Bank Credit (Crore, RBI SCB Q1 2025)	24430	643^rd	3293

The Data-Ranks below are numbered from 1 to 768 for each metric. The Indian census data is aggregated and shared for 768 geographies by the government at a regular frequency. We have shared the data-rank below for easy relative comparison between the 768 Indian districts/state captials. However, we do have the actual numbers for each metric, and these are available for our registered users. To register, please click here.

Population : 268,744 | Population Rank : 105^th

Area (KM²): 2,239 | Area Rank : 547^th

Better than India Average

Sr.No	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	Decadal Growth Rate (2011) (%, Census 2011)	19	27^th	10058
2	Dist. Formation Year	2011	96^th	8917

Worse than India Average

Sr.No	Fields	India Average	Worst Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	Sex-Ratio (1000) (%, Census 2011)	949	205^th	2142
2	Population per sq. km. (Km, Census 2011)	1023	425^th	1421

The Data-Ranks below are numbered from 1 to 768 for each metric. The Indian census data is aggregated and shared for 768 geographies by the government at a regular frequency. We have shared the data-rank below for easy relative comparison between the 768 Indian districts/state captials. However, we do have the actual numbers for each metric, and these are available for our registered users. To register, please click here.

Population : 268,744 | Population Rank : 105^th

Area (KM²): 2,239 | Area Rank : 547^th

Better than India Average

Sr.No	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	# of Population (0-18) (No, Census 2011)	136937	1^st	4153
2	# of Higher Education Enrolments % of Pop (No, UDISE 2023)	2	1^st	10712
3	# of UG Enrolments - Arts (No, AISHE 2021)	11775	3^rd	10090
4	# of UG Enrolments - Science (No, AISHE 2021)	6151	6^th	9996
5	# of UG Enrolments - Engg (No, AISHE 2021)	3322	5^th	2317
6	# of UG Enrolments - Commerce (No, AISHE 2021)	5042	1^st	4474
7	# of UG Enrolments - Law (No, AISHE 2021)	593	2^nd	10673
8	# of UG Enrolments - Management (No, AISHE 2021)	759	2^nd	1615
9	# of UG Enrolments - Teaching (No, AISHE 2021)	1920	8^th	1932
10	# of UG Enrolments - Medical (No, AISHE 2021)	416	3^rd	6446
11	# of PG Enrolments - Arts (No, AISHE 2021)	1484	3^rd	1649
12	# of PG Enrolments - Science (No, AISHE 2021)	1085	6^th	1655
13	# of Universities (No, AISHE 2021)	1	4^th	4431
14	# of PG Enrolments - Engg (No, AISHE 2021)	193	5^th	9069
15	# of PG Enrolments - Commerce (No, AISHE 2021)	442	1^st	10942
16	# of PG Enrolments - Management (No, AISHE 2021)	684	2^nd	2677
17	# of ITIS seats (No, AISHE 2021)	4319	5^th	2915
18	Population (18-24) (Number, 2023)	208496	4^th	2185
19	Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Higher Education (18-23 Years) (No, AISHE 2021)	29	186^th	8057
20	# of Colleges (No, AISHE 2021)	57	2^nd	9577
21	# of Enrolment in Private and Government Colleges (No, AISHE 2021)	39460	4^th	7942
22	# of Ph.D Enrolments (No, AISHE 2021)	258	5^th	9679
23	# of Master's Enrolment (No, AISHE 2021)	6788	5^th	6940
24	# of Bachelor's Enrolment (No, AISHE 2021)	44296	4^th	1641
25	# of UG Diploma Enrolments (No, AISHE 2021)	334	22^nd	3449
26	# of Diploma (No, AISHE 2021)	3658	4^th	8832
27	# of Total Enrolments (No, AISHE 2021)	49523	4^th	2772

Worse than India Average

Sr.No	Fields	India Average	Worst Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	# of No. of Schools (No, UDISE 2023)	1915	293^rd	5668

The Data-Ranks below are numbered from 1 to 768 for each metric. The Indian census data is aggregated and shared for 768 geographies by the government at a regular frequency. We have shared the data-rank below for easy relative comparison between the 768 Indian districts/state captials. However, we do have the actual numbers for each metric, and these are available for our registered users. To register, please click here.

Population : 268,744 | Population Rank : 105^th

Area (KM²): 2,239 | Area Rank : 547^th

Worse than India Average

Sr.No	Fields	India Average	Worst Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	Number of Police Stations (NO, IPC 2020)	22	344^th	2125
2	Number of Panchayats (Number , Census 2011)	745	377^th	2718

The Data-Ranks below are numbered from 1 to 768 for each metric. The Indian census data is aggregated and shared for 768 geographies by the government at a regular frequency. We have shared the data-rank below for easy relative comparison between the 768 Indian districts/state captials. However, we do have the actual numbers for each metric, and these are available for our registered users. To register, please click here.

Population : 268,744 | Population Rank : 105^th

Area (KM²): 2,239 | Area Rank : 547^th

Better than India Average

Sr.No	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	Urban Internet Pop / City Pop (%, TRAI September 2025)	128	139^th	6870
2	Number of Internet Connections (No, TRAI September 2025)	431189	138^th	4500
3	Linkedin Audience Size (No, Linkedin December 2025)	151918	43^rd	9435

The Data-Ranks below are numbered from 1 to 768 for each metric. The Indian census data is aggregated and shared for 768 geographies by the government at a regular frequency. We have shared the data-rank below for easy relative comparison between the 768 Indian districts/state captials. However, we do have the actual numbers for each metric, and these are available for our registered users. To register, please click here.

Population : 268,744 | Population Rank : 105^th

Area (KM²): 2,239 | Area Rank : 547^th

Better than India Average

Sr.No	Fields	India Average	Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	Kannada Script	23603	1^st	8545
2	Script Pools # < 30, 000	1	2^nd	3125
3	Gurumukhi Script (Punjabi)	10774	46^th	4624
4	Devnagri Script (Hindi)	137058	31^st	2303
5	Bengali Script	13153	22^nd	3406
6	Assamese Script	3229	30^th	11058
7	DHQ Mother Tongue Population (No, Census 2011)	254303	1^st	7533
8	Literacy (%, Census 2023)Estd	78	46^th	7458
9	Malayalam Script	6112	3^rd	1465
10	Marathi Script	27903	15^th	4751
11	Gujarati Script	25953	29^th	8443
12	Odia Script	5442	14^th	4405
13	Perso-Arabic Script (Urdu)	33190	3^rd	10647
14	Tamil Script	23886	2^nd	3594
15	Telugu Script	39429	4^th	2078
16	Latin Script (English)	2647	15^th	2577
17	English Multilingual Population	50193	2^nd	10319

The Data-Ranks below are numbered from 1 to 768 for each metric. The Indian census data is aggregated and shared for 768 geographies by the government at a regular frequency. We have shared the data-rank below for easy relative comparison between the 768 Indian districts/state captials. However, we do have the actual numbers for each metric, and these are available for our registered users. To register, please click here.

Population : 268,744 | Population Rank : 105^th

Area (KM²): 2,239 | Area Rank : 547^th

Worse than India Average

Sr.No	Fields	India Average	Worst Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	Total Annual Newspaper Circulation (No, RNI 2022)	656764	325^th	7173
2	Number of Dailies or Magazines (No, RNI 2022)	240	488^th	9133

The Data-Ranks below are numbered from 1 to 768 for each metric. The Indian census data is aggregated and shared for 768 geographies by the government at a regular frequency. We have shared the data-rank below for easy relative comparison between the 768 Indian districts/state captials. However, we do have the actual numbers for each metric, and these are available for our registered users. To register, please click here.

Population : 268,744 | Population Rank : 105^th

Area (KM²): 2,239 | Area Rank : 547^th

Worse than India Average

Sr.No	Fields	India Average	Worst Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	# of Inhabited Villages	777	376^th	6542
2	# of Uninhabited Villages	64	429^th	9436

The Data-Ranks below are numbered from 1 to 768 for each metric. The Indian census data is aggregated and shared for 768 geographies by the government at a regular frequency. We have shared the data-rank below for easy relative comparison between the 768 Indian districts/state captials. However, we do have the actual numbers for each metric, and these are available for our registered users. To register, please click here.

Population : 268,744 | Population Rank : 105^th

Area (KM²): 2,239 | Area Rank : 547^th

Worse than India Average

Sr.No	Fields	India Average	Worst Rank out of 768	City / District Data
1	Informal Jobs(Dist.),2023	626770	321^st	2570
2	State Govt Jobs(Formal) Dist.,2023	23664	342^nd	3690
3	Formal Jobs(Dist.),2023	25014	353^rd	1703

LANGUAGES
City (District Capitals)/DHQ

1. Kannada : 3,574,226
2. English Multilingual Population : 1,503,025
3. Tamil : 1,388,305

Number Of Languages spoken by more then 30K Population : 11

BASIC DETAILS

City (District Capitals)/DHQ Population :	:	268,744
City (District Capitals)/DHQ Population (Rank)	:	105^th
District Area (km²)	:	2,239
District Area (Rank)	:	547^th
No.of Towns in District	:	0
No. of Villages in District	:	588

Q - Why is all Prarang India comparative analysis being done for 768 Districts & their respective D.H.Q. (District Head Quarter) towns?
A - The Indian geography has historically been measured by " Districts". Today, it is politically managed by States & U.T.s ( Union Territories) but the unit of measurement ( Census baseline) continues to focus on the District, for over 150 years now. " All India" thus is a sum of the district parts i.e. sum of 768 districts currently ( which were 640 districts only, when the last Census took place in 2011). Contrary to popular perception, most data being reported at a State & U.T. level, is not being aggregated from underlying data at an urban (towns) & rural(villages) level. India has approx. 9000 towns & 600000 villages, segregated into 768 districts, each with its respective DHQ (District Head Quarter) town. Except for the largest 20 towns ( Metropolitan agglomerations) where some detailed data is gathered by the Central Government census, only basic demographic details are available for India's cities. Detailed survey results of the District are the most important data points, used to model & estimate the City & State level information in India. The 768 DHQ ( District Head Quarter) towns & 8 Union Territories, are the important Urban metrics available in India, for comparative analysis. Big data of a big & diverse country.

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