KSEEB Solutions For Class 9 Social Science Geography Chapter 10 Population Of Karnataka

KSEEB Solutions For Class 9 Social Science Geography Chapter 10 Population Of Karnataka Points To Remember

A group of people living in a particular geographical area is called a ‘population’. Bengaluru Urban district has the first position with the largest population, and Kodagu district occupies the last position. The number of people living in an area of one square kilometer is known as the density of the population. Bengaluru Urban district has the highest density where as Kodagu district has the lowest density.

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• Bengaluru Urban district has the largest urban population whereas Kodagu district has the smallest urban population.
• The number of females per thousand males is called the sex ratio.
• Udupi district, with 1093 females per thousand males, has the highest level of sex ratio in the state whereas Bengaluru Urban district with 908 females per thousand males, has the lowest sex ratio in the state.
• A person who knows to read and write is called a literate. The average literacy rate in 2011 was 75.6%.
• Dakshina Kannada district with 88.6%, occupies the first position whereas Yadgir with 52.4% has the lowest literacy rate.

Population Of Karnataka Textual Questions And Answers

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1. The total population of Karnataka according to the 2011 census is 6,11,30,704.
2. The most populous district ofKamataka is Bengaluru Urban.
3. The district which has more females is Udupi.
4. The district which has the least population is Kodagu.
5. The average density of the population per sq. km in Karnataka is 300.

Discuss in groups and answer the following questions.

Question 1. Write a note on the growth of the population in Karnataka.
Answer: According to the 2001 census, the total population ofKamataka was 5,28, and 50,562. In the decade from 2001 to 2011, 80, 80,142 persons have been added to the population. The growth rate during this period was 15.67 %. This growth rate is lower than the growth rate of the population in India (17.64%).

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Question 2. Name the districts with the highest and the lowest density of population.
Answer: Bengaluru Urban district has the first position with the largest population, and Kodagu district occupies the last position.

Question 3. Explain the Characteristics of the urban and rural populations in Karnataka.
Answer: Karnataka has a large number of villages (29,406) as per the 2011 census, the rural population is a total of 3.75 crores. It means that the rural population is 61.4% and 38.6%(2.35 crore) live in urban areas. Compared to the average urban population of India, the urban population of Karnataka is greater. It is not distributed equally in all the districts. Bengaluru Urban district has the largest urban population whereas Kodagu district has the smallest urban population.

Population Of Karnataka Additional Questions And Answers

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Question 1. According to 2011 the census, the total population of Karnataka is

1. 6,11,30,704
2. 3,10,57,742
3. 3,00,72,662
4. 5,12,35,120

Answer: 1. 6,11,30,704

Question 2. The largest populated district of Karnataka is

1. Kodagu
2. Bengaluru Rural
3. Bengaluru Urban
4. Belagavi

Answer: 3. Bengaluru Urban

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Question 3.The district which has the smallest urban population

1. Udupi
2. Kodagu
3. Hassan
4. Dakshina Kannada

Answer: 1. Kodagu

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Question 4. The district which has the lowest literacy rate is

1. Mysore
2. Uttara Kannada
3. Bidar
4. Yadgir

Answer: 4. Yadgir

Answer the following questions in 2-4 sentences each:

Question 1. What is Population?
Answer: A group of people living in a particular geographical area is called a ‘population’.

Question 2. Population plays an important role in the economic development of a country. Justify.
Answer: People, with the help of their intelligence and skill, utilize natural resources properly and enable the country to develop well. The development of a country depends on the size of its population, its growth rate, age distribution, quality, etc.

Question 3. Why is population growth decreasing in Karnataka?
Answer: The reason for decreasing population growth is awareness about family planning programs, literacy programs, birth control, etc.

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Question 4. What is the Density of the population?
Answer: The number of people living in an area of one square kilometer is known as the density of the population.

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Population Of Karnataka Class 9 Textbook Solutions 

Question 5. What is meant by Sex ratio?
Answer: The number of females per thousand males is called the sex ratio.

Question 6. Who is literate?
Answer: A person who knows to read and write is called a literate.