As of 2001 India census, Bidar had a population of 172,298. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Bidar has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 75% and female literacy of 62%. 14% of the population is under 6 years .urdu is widely spoken by the people. kannada, Hindi , Dakhni Urdu, telugu and Marathi are the other spoken languages.