Kodagu is one of district of Karnataka in India. There are 3 Taluks, 296 villages and 5 towns in Kodagu district.
As per the Census India 2011, Kodagu district has 142716 households, population of 554519 of which 274608 are males and 279911 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 54733 which is 9.87% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Kodagu district is around
1019 compared to
973 which is average of Karnataka state. The literacy rate of Kodagu district is 74.46% out of which 78.4% males are literate and 70.58% females are literate. The total area of Kodagu is 4102 sq.km with population density of 135 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 85.39% of population lives in Urban area and 14.61% lives in Rural area. There are 13.27% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 10.47% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Kodagu district.
Kodagu Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 554519 | 100% |
| Hindu | 448986 | 80.97% |
| Muslim | 87274 | 15.74% |
| Christian | 17130 | 3.09% |
| Religion not stated | 394 | 0.07% |
| Jain | 250 | 0.05% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 220 | 0.04% |
| Sikh | 139 | 0.03% |
| Buddhist | 126 | 0.02% |
Kodagu 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) | 26.60 | 4075.40 |
| Number of households | 20727 | 121989 |
| Total Population | 80988 | 473531 |
| Population (%) | 49.94% | 50.55% |
| Male Population | 40447 | 234161 |
| Female Population | 40541 | 239370 |
| Sex Ratio | 1002 | 1022 |
| Literacy (%) | 82.5% | 73.08% |
List of Taluks in Kodagu
Check out complete list of all Taluks of Kodagu district, Karnataka
| Taluk | Population | Area (km2) | Pop. Density | Sex-ratio |
|---|
| Somvarpet | 206505 | 1003 | 206 | 1027 |
| Virajpet | 201431 | 1654 | 122 | 1019 |
| Madikeri | 146583 | 1445 | 101 | 1009 |
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