Shimoga is one of district of Karnataka in India. There are 7 Taluks, 1,530 villages and 9 towns in Shimoga district.
As per the Census India 2011, Shimoga district has 406,816 households, population of 1,752,753 of which 877,415 are males and 875,338 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 182,751 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 8,478 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 | 1,752,753 | 100% |
| Hindu | 1,479,424 | 84.41% |
| Muslim | 234,664 | 13.39% |
| Christian | 26,521 | 1.51% |
| Jain | 9,234 | 0.53% |
| Religion not stated | 2,023 | 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) | 238 | 8,240 |
| Number of households | 147,360 | 259,456 |
| Total Population | 623,727 | 1,129,026 |
| Population (%) | 49.96% | 49.88% |
| Male Population | 311,594 | 565,821 |
| Female Population | 312,133 | 563,205 |
| Sex Ratio | 1002 | 995 |
| Literacy (%) | 78.91% | 68.27% |
List of Taluks in Shimoga
Check out complete list of all Taluks of Shimoga district, Karnataka
| Taluk | Population | Area (km2) | Pop. Density | Sex-ratio |
|---|
| Shimoga | 507,324 | 1,114 | 455 | 987 |
| Bhadravati | 339,846 | 686 | 495 | 1001 |
| Shikarpur | 238,229 | 911 | 262 | 977 |
| Sagar | 206,319 | 1,935 | 107 | 1017 |
| Sorab | 200,809 | 1,150 | 175 | 986 |
| Tirthahalli | 142,006 | 1,254 | 113 | 1032 |
| Hosanagara | 118,220 | 1,428 | 83 | 1021 |
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