Dharwad District Population, Karnataka - Census India 2011

Dharwad is one of district of Karnataka in India. There are 6 Taluks, 379 villages and 6 towns in Dharwad district.

As per the Census India 2011, Dharwad district has 382700 households, population of 1847023 of which 937206 are males and 909817 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 219942 which is 11.91% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Dharwad district is around 971 compared to 973 which is average of Karnataka state. The literacy rate of Dharwad district is 70.47% out of which 75.95% males are literate and 64.84% females are literate. The total area of Dharwad is 4260 sq.km with population density of 434 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 43.18% of population lives in Urban area and 56.82% lives in Rural area. There are 9.63% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 4.74% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Dharwad district.

Dharwad Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total1847023100%
Hindu139002075.26%
Muslim38683420.94%
Jain290371.57%
Christian287471.56%
Religion not stated74360.4%
Other religions and persuasions27480.15%
Sikh14860.08%
Buddhist7150.04%

Dharwad Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)301.093958.91
Number of households222026160674
Total Population1049539797484
Population (%)50.29%48.66%
Male Population527790409416
Female Population521749388068
Sex Ratio989948
Literacy (%)76.2%62.94%

List of Taluks in Dharwad

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Dharwad district, Karnataka
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Dharwad2499931015246950
Navalgund 1902081077177962
Kundgol 165568648256952
Kalghatgi 154659684226940
Hubli142807623229957

Share your suggestions, thoughts


Dharwad Population Facts

Number of Households382700
Population1847023
Male Population937206 (50.74%)
Female Population909817 (49.26%)
Children Population219942
Area4260 km2
Population density/km2434
Sex-ratio971
Literacy70.47%
Male Literacy75.95%
Female Literacy64.84%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %4.74%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %9.63%

Map of Dharwad, Karnataka