Chikmagalur is one of district of Karnataka in India. There are 7 Taluks, 1,117 villages and 9 towns in Chikmagalur district.
As per the Census India 2011, Chikmagalur district has 276,085 households, population of 1,137,961 of which 566,622 are males and 571,339 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 105,328 which is 9.26% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Chikmagalur district is around
1008 compared to
973 which is average of Karnataka state. The literacy rate of Chikmagalur district is 71.91% out of which 77.35% males are literate and 66.53% females are literate. The total area of Chikmagalur is 7,202 sq.km with population density of 158 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 78.95% of population lives in Urban area and 21.05% lives in Rural area. There are 22.29% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 3.95% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Chikmagalur district.
Chikmagalur Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 1,137,961 | 100% |
| Hindu | 1,004,553 | 88.28% |
| Muslim | 101,235 | 8.9% |
| Christian | 26,000 | 2.28% |
| Jain | 4,710 | 0.41% |
| Religion not stated | 1,168 | 0.1% |
| Sikh | 182 | 0.02% |
| Buddhist | 109 | 0.01% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 4 | 0% |
Chikmagalur 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) | 111 | 7,091 |
| Number of households | 57,838 | 218,247 |
| Total Population | 239,508 | 898,453 |
| Population (%) | 49.72% | 50.19% |
| Male Population | 119,077 | 447,545 |
| Female Population | 120,431 | 450,908 |
| Sex Ratio | 1011 | 1008 |
| Literacy (%) | 79.44% | 69.91% |
List of Taluks in Chikmagalur
Check out complete list of all Taluks of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka
| Taluk | Population | Area (km2) | Pop. Density | Sex-ratio |
|---|
| Chikmagalur | 305,368 | 1,592 | 192 | 1010 |
| Kadur | 291,668 | 1,421 | 205 | 991 |
| Tarikere | 225,280 | 1,221 | 185 | 996 |
| Mudigere | 128,134 | 1,155 | 111 | 1031 |
| Koppa | 84,882 | 566 | 150 | 1033 |
| Narasimharajapura | 66,090 | 803 | 82 | 1037 |
| Sringeri | 36,539 | 444 | 82 | 1027 |
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