Shimoga is one of district of Karnataka in India. There are 7 Taluks, 1530 villages and 9 towns in Shimoga district.
As per the Census India 2011, Shimoga district has 406816 households, population of 1752753 of which 877415 are males and 875338 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 182751 which is 10.43% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Shimoga district is around
998 compared to
973 which is average of Karnataka state. The literacy rate of Shimoga district is 72.06% out of which 76.92% males are literate and 67.18% females are literate. The total area of Shimoga is 8478 sq.km with population density of 207 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 64.41% of population lives in Urban area and 35.59% lives in Rural area. There are 17.58% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 3.73% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Shimoga district.
Shimoga Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 1752753 | 100% |
| Hindu | 1479424 | 84.41% |
| Muslim | 234664 | 13.39% |
| Christian | 26521 | 1.51% |
| Jain | 9234 | 0.53% |
| Religion not stated | 2023 | 0.12% |
| Sikh | 400 | 0.02% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 367 | 0.02% |
| Buddhist | 120 | 0.01% |
Shimoga 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) | 237.92 | 8240.08 |
| Number of households | 147360 | 259456 |
| Total Population | 623727 | 1129026 |
| Population (%) | 49.96% | 49.88% |
| Male Population | 311594 | 565821 |
| Female Population | 312133 | 563205 |
| Sex Ratio | 1002 | 995 |
| Literacy (%) | 78.91% | 68.27% |
List of Taluks in Shimoga
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