Mysore District Population, Karnataka - Census India 2011

Mysore is one of district of Karnataka in India. There are 7 Taluks, 1,336 villages and 20 towns in Mysore district.

As per the Census India 2011, Mysore district has 700,968 households, population of 3,001,127 of which 1,511,600 are males and 1,489,527 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 305,561 which is 10.18% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Mysore district is around 985 compared to 973 which is average of Karnataka state. The literacy rate of Mysore district is 65.38% out of which 70.37% males are literate and 60.32% females are literate. The total area of Mysore is 6,307 sq.km with population density of 476 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 58.5% of population lives in Urban area and 41.5% lives in Rural area. There are 17.88% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 11.15% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Mysore district.

Mysore Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total3,001,127100%
Hindu2,631,98587.7%
Muslim290,5499.68%
Christian39,3611.31%
Buddhist16,1940.54%
Jain14,4190.48%
Religion not stated6,8710.23%
Sikh1,2550.04%
Other religions and persuasions4930.02%

Mysore Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)2076,100
Number of households294,016406,952
Total Population1,245,4131,755,714
Population (%)50.11%49.45%
Male Population624,100887,500
Female Population621,313868,214
Sex Ratio996978
Literacy (%)77.69%56.65%

List of Taluks in Mysore

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Mysore district, Karnataka
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Mysore 1,281,7687971608986
Nanjangud 384,922974395994
Tirumakudal - Narsipur 292,035600487997
Hunsur 282,963898315980
Heggadadevankote 263,7061,618163987
Krishnarajanagara 252,657608416997
Piriyapatna 243,076812299948

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Mysore Population Facts

Number of Households700,968
Population3,001,127
Male Population1,511,600 (50.37%)
Female Population1,489,527 (49.63%)
Children Population305,561
Area6,307 km2
Population density/km2476
Sex-ratio985
Literacy65.38%
Male Literacy70.37%
Female Literacy60.32%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %11.15%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %17.88%

Map of Mysore, Karnataka