Chitradurga District Population, Karnataka - Census India 2011

Chitradurga is one of district of Karnataka in India. There are 6 Taluks, 1063 villages and 9 towns in Chitradurga district.

As per the Census India 2011, Chitradurga district has 357003 households, population of 1659456 of which 840843 are males and 818613 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 184280 which is 11.1% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Chitradurga district is around 974 compared to 973 which is average of Karnataka state. The literacy rate of Chitradurga district is 65.53% out of which 72.21% males are literate and 58.66% females are literate. The total area of Chitradurga is 8436 sq.km with population density of 197 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 80.14% of population lives in Urban area and 19.86% lives in Rural area. There are 23.45% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 18.23% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Chitradurga district.

Chitradurga Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total1659456100%
Hindu152055391.63%
Muslim1287517.76%
Jain37780.23%
Christian31750.19%
Religion not stated26650.16%
Sikh3220.02%
Other religions and persuasions1280.01%
Buddhist840.01%

Chitradurga Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)140.018295.99
Number of households73334283669
Total Population3295331329923
Population (%)50.15%49.2%
Male Population165270675573
Female Population164263654350
Sex Ratio994969
Literacy (%)76.77%62.74%

List of Taluks in Chitradurga

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Chitradurga district, Karnataka
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Chitradurga 4238791383306976
Challakere 3657842074176967
Hiriyur 2861331703168985
Hosdurga 2351161438164973
Holalkere 2072601099189974
Molakalmuru 141284739191961

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Chitradurga Population Facts

Number of Households357003
Population1659456
Male Population840843 (50.67%)
Female Population818613 (49.33%)
Children Population184280
Area8436 km2
Population density/km2197
Sex-ratio974
Literacy65.53%
Male Literacy72.21%
Female Literacy58.66%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %18.23%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %23.45%

Map of Chitradurga, Karnataka