Gadag District Population, Karnataka - Census India 2011

Gadag is one of district of Karnataka in India. There are 5 Taluks, 337 villages and 9 towns in Gadag district.

As per the Census India 2011, Gadag district has 219096 households, population of 1064570 of which 537147 are males and 527423 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 132442 which is 12.44% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Gadag district is around 982 compared to 973 which is average of Karnataka state. The literacy rate of Gadag district is 65.77% out of which 73.94% males are literate and 57.45% females are literate. The total area of Gadag is 4657 sq.km with population density of 229 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 64.37% of population lives in Urban area and 35.63% lives in Rural area. There are 16.36% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 5.79% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Gadag district.

Gadag Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total1064570100%
Hindu90775085.27%
Muslim14366513.5%
Jain59930.56%
Christian34320.32%
Religion not stated33460.31%
Sikh2310.02%
Buddhist790.01%
Other religions and persuasions740.01%

Gadag Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)270.444386.56
Number of households79314139782
Total Population379309685261
Population (%)49.98%49.28%
Male Population189562347585
Female Population189747337676
Sex Ratio1001971
Literacy (%)71.31%62.7%

List of Taluks in Gadag

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Gadag district, Karnataka
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Gadag3672581092336990
Ron 2641231292204992
Shirhatti 200669946212970
Mundargi 131897891148973
Nargund 100623436231962

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Gadag Population Facts

Number of Households219096
Population1064570
Male Population537147 (50.46%)
Female Population527423 (49.54%)
Children Population132442
Area4657 km2
Population density/km2229
Sex-ratio982
Literacy65.77%
Male Literacy73.94%
Female Literacy57.45%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %5.79%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %16.36%

Map of Gadag, Karnataka