Shimoga District Population, Karnataka - Census India 2011

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

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total1752753100%
Hindu147942484.41%
Muslim23466413.39%
Christian265211.51%
Jain92340.53%
Religion not stated20230.12%
Sikh4000.02%
Other religions and persuasions3670.02%
Buddhist1200.01%

Shimoga Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)237.928240.08
Number of households147360259456
Total Population6237271129026
Population (%)49.96%49.88%
Male Population311594565821
Female Population312133563205
Sex Ratio1002995
Literacy (%)78.91%68.27%

List of Taluks in Shimoga

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Shimoga district, Karnataka
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Shimoga 5073241114455987
Bhadravati 3398466864951001
Shikarpur238229911262977
Sagar 20631919351071017
Sorab 2008091150175986
Tirthahalli14200612541131032
Hosanagara 1182201428831021

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Shimoga Population Facts

Number of Households406816
Population1752753
Male Population877415 (50.06%)
Female Population875338 (49.94%)
Children Population182751
Area8478 km2
Population density/km2207
Sex-ratio998
Literacy72.06%
Male Literacy76.92%
Female Literacy67.18%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %3.73%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %17.58%

Map of Shimoga, Karnataka