OC · #108 statewide rank · 32 districts

Lingayat caste data from the Telangana caste census

Lingayat accounts for 8,577 people and 2,815 households in the statewide caste release. It makes up 0.0% of the Telangana population, 0.1% of the OC total, and 0.2% of Other Caste (OC) families. The largest district count is in GHMC.

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Population8,577

Households2,815

State share0.0%

OC share0.1%

Quick context

Where this row sits

Social categoryOC

FamilyOther Caste (OC) families

Statewide rank#108

Family rank#18

Category rank#18

Leading districtGHMC

How to read the percentages

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State share is Lingayat's share of the Telangana population.
OC share means this row's share inside the published OC group.
Other Caste (OC) families share groups all named OC communities into one family total.
In the district table, share of statewide caste shows how much each district contributes to Lingayat's statewide total.

District concentration

Top districts for Lingayat

GHMC
62.0% of the statewide Lingayat total 5,320
Medchal Malkajgiri
9.2% of the statewide Lingayat total 792
Sangareddy
7.6% of the statewide Lingayat total 649
Rangareddy
7.2% of the statewide Lingayat total 614
Vikarabad
2.0% of the statewide Lingayat total 173
Nizamabad
1.9% of the statewide Lingayat total 163
Narayanpet
1.8% of the statewide Lingayat total 157
Jogulamba Gadwal
1.6% of the statewide Lingayat total 139
Kamareddy
0.6% of the statewide Lingayat total 55
Mahabubnagar
0.6% of the statewide Lingayat total 53

District breakdown

Full district table

District	Population	Households	Within category %	Share of statewide caste %
GHMC	5,320	1,790	0.2%	62.0%
Medchal Malkajgiri	792	245	0.2%	9.2%
Sangareddy	649	202	0.4%	7.6%
Rangareddy	614	190	0.1%	7.2%
Vikarabad	173	58	0.2%	2.0%
Nizamabad	163	55	0.1%	1.9%
Narayanpet	157	47	0.4%	1.8%
Jogulamba Gadwal	139	38	0.3%	1.6%
Kamareddy	55	18	0.1%	0.6%
Mahabubnagar	53	18	0.1%	0.6%
Siddipet	42	14	0.0%	0.5%
Jagitial	35	10	0.0%	0.4%
Mancherial	34	13	0.1%	0.4%
Bhadradri Kothagudem	32	11	0.0%	0.4%
Warangal	32	9	0.1%	0.4%
Medak	31	12	0.1%	0.4%
Karimnagar	26	11	0.0%	0.3%
Nirmal	24	7	0.0%	0.3%
Rajanna Sircilla	24	7	0.0%	0.3%
Hanumakonda	23	9	0.0%	0.3%
Wanaparthy	22	7	0.0%	0.3%
Yadadri Bhuvanagiri	19	6	0.0%	0.2%
Adilabad	18	6	0.0%	0.2%
Nagarkurnool	18	6	0.0%	0.2%
Kumarambheem Asifabad	17	4	0.0%	0.2%
Suryapet	15	5	0.0%	0.2%
Nalgonda	14	5	0.0%	0.2%
Khammam	11	4	0.0%	0.1%
Jangaon	10	4	0.0%	0.1%
Mahabubabad	8	2	0.0%	0.1%
Peddapalli	5	1	0.0%	0.1%
Jayashankar Bhupalpally	2	1	0.0%	0.0%

Position inside the family

How Lingayat sits inside Other Caste (OC) families

Rank	Caste / community	Population	Family share
#16	Sikhs	9,142	0.2%
#17	Buddhists	8,874	0.2%
#18	Lingayat	8,577	0.2%
#19	Patnayaks	8,420	0.1%
#20	Varma	5,628	0.1%

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Table pages for the related category or subgroup

Table 1.1: Number of Households Total, Rural
Table 1.2: Percentage of Households Total, Rural, Urban
Table 1.3: Population of Telangana Total, Rural
Table 1.4: Percentage of Population Total, Rural, Urban
Table 1.5: Average Size of Household in Telangana Total, Rural, Urban
Table 1.6: Sex-Ratio in Population Total, Rural, Urban
Table 1.7: Percentage of Children in 0-5 Years Age in Population Total, Rural, Urban
Table 1.8: Percentage of Children (6-14 Years) in Population Total, Rural, Urban
Table 1.9: Percentage of Youth (15-29 Years) in Population Total, Rural, Urban
Table 1.10: Percentage of 30-64 Years in Population Total, Rural, Urban

Source note

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