Chikmagalur is one of district of Karnataka in India. There are 7 Taluks, 1117 villages and 9 towns in Chikmagalur district.
As per the Census India 2011, Chikmagalur district has 276085 households, population of 1137961 of which 566622 are males and 571339 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 105328 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 7202 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 | 1137961 | 100% |
| Hindu | 1004553 | 88.28% |
| Muslim | 101235 | 8.9% |
| Christian | 26000 | 2.28% |
| Jain | 4710 | 0.41% |
| Religion not stated | 1168 | 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) | 110.53 | 7091.47 |
| Number of households | 57838 | 218247 |
| Total Population | 239508 | 898453 |
| Population (%) | 49.72% | 50.19% |
| Male Population | 119077 | 447545 |
| Female Population | 120431 | 450908 |
| Sex Ratio | 1011 | 1008 |
| Literacy (%) | 79.44% | 69.91% |
List of Taluks in Chikmagalur
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