2.2.3 Population
The population in Karnataka as per 1991 census is 44.8 million which constitutes 5.31% of population of the country, The urban population of the state as per 1991 census is 13.85 million, which is 30.9% of State's total population. The percentage of urban population in the state is more than the national average of 25.7%. Bangalore (Urban) District is the most urbanized District, with 85.8% of total population being urban population.
Bangalore was the sixth largest city in the country during l991. The decadal growth in the population of Bangalore from 1901 to 1991 is shown in Table 2.2-1. The population of Bangalore Metropolitan Area reached 4.08 million in 1991 from 0.23 million in the beginning of the century. Upto l941, the growth of population was moderate and less than 30%. During the decade 1941 - 1951, population showed an abnormal growth of 94% caused manly by the location of major industries. During the following decades, the growth decline to 22% and 38%. Thc decade 1971 - 1981 again showed a high growth rate of 75%. This is the highest growth rate for any metropolitan city in India. During the decade 1981 - 1991, the growth declined again to 40%.
The population of the City Corporation proper increased from 0.16 million in 1901 to 2.65 million in 1991. During 1941 - 1961, the Metropolitan area (excluding the Corporation area) registered a higher growth of population compared with the growth in the City Corporation area because the populated area expanded beyond the boundary of the Corporation. The growth in the Corporation area exceeded that in Metropolitan area during 196l - 1971 because of the expansion of its jurisdiction by the addition of new villages within the Corporation limits. However, the growth of population once again increased in Metropolitan area from 1971.
Bangalore has remained a low density city. The density of the urban agglomeration area increased less than double from 5,581 persons per sq.km in 1901 to 9,183 per sq.km in 1991, while the population increased is about 18 times during the same period. This means that the city has a high dense core zones. Even the Central Business District areas like Chickpet, Cubbonpet, Shivajinagar, etc. represent the highest density of 750 to 1,300 persons per hectare.
An important factor contributing to the rapid growth of population of Bangalore results in migration. The city draws people from different parts of the state as well as from other parts of the country, as also from both rural and urban areas. In 1981, the population of migrants in Bangalore Urban Agglomeration area was 1.09 million, accounting for as
