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A total of 73,399 families, including 53,241 live families in urban areas that represented around 2.53 LAKH (including 1.12 LAKH of women), or around 0.425% of the state population that was under the survey, showing Andumaring in its Casta Andumaring report accepted by the cabinet on Friday. The report of the full survey has not yet been published by the Government, and will be discussed at a special cabinet meeting on April 17.
Interestingly, up to 35,845 families, including those 27,535 lives lives in urban areas, have declared that they do not belong to any caste or are “caste -free”. Its population is linked to 1.34 LAKH or approximately 0.225% of the state listed population. These data have emerged at a time when caste groups are pressing to affirm that their numbers have reduced or the names of the castes have gone wrong.
Up to 5.98 million people from a projected population of 6.35 million rupees in Karnataka of approximately 1.35 million homes were covered by the survey conducted in 2015. The survey is seen as an important document that contains a set of data that realized the political calculations, as well as the government, emphasizes its focus on populations that have not continued receiving the reserve benefits in the educational and employment spheres.
Around 52,272 families, including 44,912 families in urban areas, have been marked under the category of “If you do not know the caste”, its population is linked to 1.94 Lakh or approximately 0.324% of the total population.
Castes and communities could not identify for 3,755 people belonging to 967 homes in the state. They constitute around 0.006% of the population listed.
Commission sources said that who did not reveal or did not have castes are not part of the final number calculated for the enumeration. “Some people did not know castes because migration or due to nomadic nature. Some castes were not on the detailed list that we had written. Moreover, we cannot force anyone to provide details,” the sources said.
Published – April 13, 2025 09:39 PM IST