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476 B.N.Shivalingappa and Sowmyashree K.LTable 1 : Proportion of Rural Aged Population Distribution (2001)Districts % of total rural aged % of rural male aged % of rural female agedpopulation to total population to total population to totalrural population rural male population rural female populationBelgaum 8.2 7.5 8.9Bagalkote 7.4 6.5 8.4Bijapura 8.2 7.6 9Gulbarga 7.4 6.6 8.2Bidar 8.5 8.1 9Raichur 6 5.2 6.9Koppal 6.4 5.3 7.5Gadag 7.9 6.7 9.1Dharwadh 7.7 7.1 8.4Uttar Kannada 8.1 7.5 8.7Haveri 7.2 6.6 7.9Bellary 6.5 5.7 7.4Chitradurga 8.7 8.5 8.9Davangere 7.8 7.3 8.5Shimogha 7.6 7.1 8.1Udupi 11 10.1 11.3Chikkamagaluru 8.3 8.1 8.5Tumkur 9.7 9.4 10Kolar 9.1 9 9.3Bangalore Urban 7 6.8 7.2Bangalore Rural 9.6 9.3 10Mandya 9.6 8.8 10.4Hassan 9.2 8.5 9.8Dakshina Kannada 8.4 8 8.8Kodagu 7.9 7.5 8.2Mysore 8.5 8 9Chamarajanagara 9.1 8.7 9.4Karnataka 8.2 7.7 8.8Source : Census of India 2001.Journal of Rural Development, Vol. 30, No. 4, October - December : 2011
The Pattern of the Distribution of Aged Population in Rural Karnataka : A Spatial Analysis 477Table 2 : Proportion of Aged Population and No. of DistrictsProportion Total Population Male Population Female PopulationRural aged population No. of Districts No. of Districts No. of DistrictsHigh (< 9%) 7 (26) 3(11.1) 8 (29.6)Medium (7% – 9%) 16(59) 16(59.2) 18(66.6)Less (> 7%) 4(15) 8(29.6) 1(3.7)Total districts 27(100) 27(100) 27(100)Source : Compiled by the author.Figures in parentheses indicate per cent to total No. of districts.Areas of High Proportion : The area of highproportion stretches over seven districtscovering 26 per cent of the total districtswhere the proportion of the aged populationexceed 9 per cent and six of these districts arelocated in the southern part of the State, theyare Tumkur (9.7 per cent), Kolar (9.1 per cent),Bangalore rural (9.6 per cent), Mandya (9.6 percent), Hassan (9.2 per cent), Chamarajanagara(9.1 per cent) and one district namely Udupi(11 per cent) is located in the coastal area. Thehigh proportion of aged population in theseareas may be due to higher demographicdevelopment in terms of fertility, mortality, lifeexpectancy, literacy, sex ratio, urbanisation etc.which was revealed by Mohan Kumar’s study,(M.D. Mohan Kumar. 2007).Further, the area of higher proportion offemale aged population stretches over eightdistricts and that of male proportion over threedistricts. This again is found in the southernand coastal Karnataka. It shows that area ofhigh proportion of aged population is littlelarger for females (29.6 per cent) than formales.Areas of Moderate Proportion : Thepercentage of aged population between 7– 9per cent represents the medium proportion.The medium proportion of rural agedpopulation has been found in 16 districts;covering 59 per cent of the total districts. Thesedistricts are mainly concentrated in north, fewdistricts in coastal and south Karnataka.Medium proportion of male agedpopulation is noticed in 16 districts, covering59.2 per cent and that of females in 18 (66.6per cent). It means that area of mediumproportion of female aged population is alsolarger than its male counterpart.Areas of Low Proportion : In four districtsnamely, Raichur, Koppal, Bellary, and Bangalore(Urban), the proportion of aged populationdoes not exceed 7 per cent and three districtsof them are located in the north-easternregion, where young population is morebecause of higher fertility rate and anotherdistrict is Bangalore Urban, which receivesmore in – migrants of relatively younger agegroups resulting in the high proportion ofyounger population than the aged population.Lower proportion of male aged isconcentrated in eight districts namely,Bagalkote, Gulbarga, Raichur, Koppal, Gadag,Haveri, Bellary and Bangalore Urban. Amongthese, except Bangalore Urban remainingseven districts are located in the northKarnataka. However, there is only one districtJournal of Rural Development, Vol. 30, No. 4, October - December : 2011
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