Davanagere District Population, Karnataka - Census India 2011

Davanagere is one of district of Karnataka in India. There are 6 Taluks, 923 villages and 9 towns in Davanagere district.

As per the Census India 2011, Davanagere district has 410176 households, population of 1945497 of which 986400 are males and 959097 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 217731 which is 11.19% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Davanagere district is around 972 compared to 973 which is average of Karnataka state. The literacy rate of Davanagere district is 67.26% out of which 73.06% males are literate and 61.3% females are literate. The total area of Davanagere is 5924 sq.km with population density of 328 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 67.67% of population lives in Urban area and 32.33% lives in Rural area. There are 20.18% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 11.98% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Davanagere district.

Davanagere Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total1945497100%
Hindu165846585.25%
Muslim26580513.66%
Religion not stated71760.37%
Jain64170.33%
Christian54200.28%
Other religions and persuasions17430.09%
Sikh3070.02%
Buddhist1640.01%

Davanagere Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)143.695780.31
Number of households134755275421
Total Population6290101316487
Population (%)50.58%49.24%
Male Population318133668267
Female Population310877648220
Sex Ratio977970
Literacy (%)74.68%63.72%

List of Taluks in Davanagere

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Davanagere district, Karnataka
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Davanagere 681979958712978
Channagiri 3023171210250977
Harapanahalli 3020031435210957
Harihar 254170485524965
Honnali 233206866269974
Jagalur 171822970177975

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Davanagere Population Facts

Number of Households410176
Population1945497
Male Population986400 (50.7%)
Female Population959097 (49.3%)
Children Population217731
Area5924 km2
Population density/km2328
Sex-ratio972
Literacy67.26%
Male Literacy73.06%
Female Literacy61.3%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %11.98%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %20.18%

Map of Davanagere, Karnataka