5 Socio-economic Vulnerability Index
5.1 Population Density
Higher the population density, higher will be the dependency on finite resources.
Further, higher density of population could also potentially trigger environmental
and health problems (Hiremath and Shiyani 2013). The density of population in
Mysore district is highest among all the districts in the state (476 persons/km
2 ). The
lowest population density in the state of about 135 persons/km
2 is in Kodagu
district. In the northern districts, the main reason for migration is severe drought
occurrence for consecutive years. Figure 7 gives the details of population density
across the districts of Karnataka.
5.2 SC and ST Population
The social class of SC and ST are considered as the deprived section of the society
(Karade 2008). The districts in southern Karnataka like Kolar, Chikkaballapura,
Chamrajnagar and Chitradurg have the highest percentage of this category. Kolar
has the highest of 30.32 % SC population in the state, followed by Chamrajnagar
with 25.42 %. The population of SC is more in southern districts of Karnataka
compared to the northern districts. In northern region of Karnataka, Raichur has
19.03 % of ST population, highest in the state, followed by Bellary district. The ST
population in the southern Karnataka district of Chitradurg also constitutes a large
percentage (18.23 %), while other districts like Chikkaballapura, Davengere and
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Fig. 7 Population density in different districts of Karnataka (based on Census of India, 2011)
(Note Bangalore Urban is not included here as it is an outlier)
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5.1 Population Density
Higher the population density, higher will be the dependency on finite resources.
Further, higher density of population could also potentially trigger environmental
and health problems (Hiremath and Shiyani 2013). The density of population in
Mysore district is highest among all the districts in the state (476 persons/km
2 ). The
lowest population density in the state of about 135 persons/km
2 is in Kodagu
district. In the northern districts, the main reason for migration is severe drought
occurrence for consecutive years. Figure 7 gives the details of population density
across the districts of Karnataka.
5.2 SC and ST Population
The social class of SC and ST are considered as the deprived section of the society
(Karade 2008). The districts in southern Karnataka like Kolar, Chikkaballapura,
Chamrajnagar and Chitradurg have the highest percentage of this category. Kolar
has the highest of 30.32 % SC population in the state, followed by Chamrajnagar
with 25.42 %. The population of SC is more in southern districts of Karnataka
compared to the northern districts. In northern region of Karnataka, Raichur has
19.03 % of ST population, highest in the state, followed by Bellary district. The ST
population in the southern Karnataka district of Chitradurg also constitutes a large
percentage (18.23 %), while other districts like Chikkaballapura, Davengere and
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Fig. 7 Population density in different districts of Karnataka (based on Census of India, 2011)
(Note Bangalore Urban is not included here as it is an outlier)
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