Chamrajnagar and Kodagu too have high percentage of ST population. Total of SC
and ST is highest in Chitradurg district while the percentage is lowest in Uttara
Kannada (Fig. 8).
5.3 Literacy Rate
Higher literacy rates could enable communities to diversify their employment and
income sources, enhancing standards of living and increasing their resilience
towards any kind of shock and stress. This is due to the fact that higher the literacy
rate, higher the adaptive capacity, higher the appropriation of opportunities and
higher the awareness to face any pressure. The literacy rate in Karnataka state has
considerably increased in recent years. The coastal district of Dakshin Kannada has
the highest literacy of 88.57 % in the state. The other coastal districts such as Udupi
and Uttara Kannada have recorded 86.24 and 84.06 %, respectively. The southern
district of Bangalore Urban marks second with 87.67 %. Bidar district has 70.51 %
and Yadgiri has 51.83 % literacy rate in the Hyderabad–Karnataka region. Yadgiri,
Raichur and Bellary districts have lower literacy rates as compared to the rest of
Karnataka. Poverty and lack of socio-economic development are the main reasons
for poor literacy rate. Figure 9 shows the literacy rates across the districts of
Karnataka.
Combined SC & ST Population (in %)
(in %)
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
C h it r a d u r g a
R a ic
h u r
B e ll a r y
C h ik
k a b a ll a p u r a
B id
a r
C h a m
a r a ja
n a g a r
Y a d g ir
K o la
r
D a v a n a g e r e
K o p p a l
M
y s o r e
G u lb
a r g a
B a n g a lo
r e ( R )
T u m
k u r
C h ik
a m
a g a lu
r
K o d a g u H a v e r i G a d a g
B ij a p u r
B a g a lk
o t
S h im
o g a
H a s s a n
R a m
a n a g a r a
B e lg
a u m M
a n d y a
B a n g a lo
r e ( U )
D h a r w a d
D a k s h in
a
k a n n a d a U d u p i
U t t a r a
k a n n a d a
in %
High Density of WS
Low Density of WS
Fig. 8 Percentage of total scheduled caste (SC) and scheduled tribe (ST) population in the
districts of Karnataka (based on Census of India, 2011)
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and ST is highest in Chitradurg district while the percentage is lowest in Uttara
Kannada (Fig. 8).
5.3 Literacy Rate
Higher literacy rates could enable communities to diversify their employment and
income sources, enhancing standards of living and increasing their resilience
towards any kind of shock and stress. This is due to the fact that higher the literacy
rate, higher the adaptive capacity, higher the appropriation of opportunities and
higher the awareness to face any pressure. The literacy rate in Karnataka state has
considerably increased in recent years. The coastal district of Dakshin Kannada has
the highest literacy of 88.57 % in the state. The other coastal districts such as Udupi
and Uttara Kannada have recorded 86.24 and 84.06 %, respectively. The southern
district of Bangalore Urban marks second with 87.67 %. Bidar district has 70.51 %
and Yadgiri has 51.83 % literacy rate in the Hyderabad–Karnataka region. Yadgiri,
Raichur and Bellary districts have lower literacy rates as compared to the rest of
Karnataka. Poverty and lack of socio-economic development are the main reasons
for poor literacy rate. Figure 9 shows the literacy rates across the districts of
Karnataka.
Combined SC & ST Population (in %)
(in %)
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
C h it r a d u r g a
R a ic
h u r
B e ll a r y
C h ik
k a b a ll a p u r a
B id
a r
C h a m
a r a ja
n a g a r
Y a d g ir
K o la
r
D a v a n a g e r e
K o p p a l
M
y s o r e
G u lb
a r g a
B a n g a lo
r e ( R )
T u m
k u r
C h ik
a m
a g a lu
r
K o d a g u H a v e r i G a d a g
B ij a p u r
B a g a lk
o t
S h im
o g a
H a s s a n
R a m
a n a g a r a
B e lg
a u m M
a n d y a
B a n g a lo
r e ( U )
D h a r w a d
D a k s h in
a
k a n n a d a U d u p i
U t t a r a
k a n n a d a
in %
High Density of WS
Low Density of WS
Fig. 8 Percentage of total scheduled caste (SC) and scheduled tribe (ST) population in the
districts of Karnataka (based on Census of India, 2011)
Socio-economic and Agricultural Vulnerability Across Districts …
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