Karnataka is one of state in India with population of 61,095,297. There are 30 districts, 180 Taluks, 29,340 villages and 371 towns in Karnataka.
As per the Census India 2011, Karnataka has 13,357,027 households, population of 61,095,297 of which 30,966,657 are males and 30,128,640 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 7,161,033 which is 11.72% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Karnataka state is around
973 compared to
943 which is national average of India. The literacy rate of Karnataka state is 66.53% out of which 72.69% males are literate and 60.2% females are literate. The total area of Karnataka is 191,791 sq.km with population density of 319 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 61.33% of population lives in Urban area and 38.67% lives in Rural area. There are 17.15% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 6.95% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Karnataka.
Karnataka Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 61,095,297 | 100% |
| Hindu | 51,317,472 | 84% |
| Muslim | 7,893,065 | 12.92% |
| Christian | 1,142,647 | 1.87% |
| Jain | 440,280 | 0.72% |
| Religion not stated | 166,087 | 0.27% |
| Buddhist | 95,710 | 0.16% |
| Sikh | 28,773 | 0.05% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 11,263 | 0.02% |
Karnataka Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Area(sq.km) | 6,008 | 185,783 |
| Number of households | 5,410,370 | 7,946,657 |
| Total Population | 23,625,962 | 37,469,335 |
| Population (%) | 50.95% | 49.48% |
| Male Population | 12,037,303 | 18,929,354 |
| Female Population | 11,588,659 | 18,539,981 |
| Sex Ratio | 963 | 979 |
| Literacy (%) | 76.18% | 60.45% |
List of Districts in Karnataka
Check out complete list of all districts in Karnataka
| District | Population | Area (km2) | Po. Density | Sex-ratio |
|---|
| Bangalore | 9,621,551 | 2,196 | 4381 | 916 |
| Belgaum | 4,779,661 | 13,433 | 356 | 973 |
| Mysore | 3,001,127 | 6,307 | 476 | 985 |
| Tumkur | 2,678,980 | 10,597 | 253 | 984 |
| Gulbarga | 2,566,326 | 10,954 | 234 | 971 |
| Bellary | 2,452,595 | 8,461 | 290 | 983 |
| Bijapur | 2,177,331 | 10,498 | 207 | 960 |
| Dakshina Kannada | 2,089,649 | 4,861 | 430 | 1020 |
| Davanagere | 1,945,497 | 5,924 | 328 | 972 |
| Raichur | 1,928,812 | 8,442 | 228 | 1000 |
| Bagalkot | 1,889,752 | 6,552 | 288 | 989 |
| Dharwad | 1,847,023 | 4,260 | 434 | 971 |
| Mandya | 1,805,769 | 4,962 | 364 | 995 |
| Hassan | 1,776,421 | 6,814 | 261 | 1010 |
| Shimoga | 1,752,753 | 8,478 | 207 | 998 |
| Bidar | 1,703,300 | 5,448 | 313 | 956 |
| Chitradurga | 1,659,456 | 8,436 | 197 | 974 |
| Haveri | 1,597,668 | 4,823 | 331 | 950 |
| Kolar | 1,536,401 | 3,979 | 386 | 979 |
| Uttara Kannada | 1,437,169 | 10,277 | 140 | 979 |
| Koppal | 1,389,920 | 5,570 | 250 | 986 |
| Chikkaballapura | 1,255,104 | 4,244 | 296 | 972 |
| Udupi | 1,177,361 | 3,582 | 329 | 1094 |
| Yadgir | 1,174,271 | 5,270 | 223 | 989 |
| Chikmagalur | 1,137,961 | 7,202 | 158 | 1008 |
| Ramanagara | 1,082,636 | 3,516 | 308 | 976 |
| Gadag | 1,064,570 | 4,657 | 229 | 982 |
| Chamarajanagar | 1,020,791 | 5,648 | 181 | 993 |
| Bangalore Rural | 990,923 | 2,298 | 431 | 946 |
| Kodagu | 554,519 | 4,102 | 135 | 1019 |
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