Shimoga City Population - Shimoga, Karnataka

Shimoga (CMC) is a City and City Municipal Council located in Shimoga Taluk of Shimoga district in Karnataka. Shimoga city has 76009 housholds and town is divided into 35 wards. Shimoga city elections are held of every 5 years to elect representative of each ward.

As per the Census India 2011, Shimoga city has population of 322650 of which 162018 are males and 160632 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 32691 which is 10.13% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Shimoga city is around 991 compared to 973 which is average of Karnataka state. The literacy rate of Shimoga city is 78.89% out of which 81.45% males are literate and 76.3% females are literate. There are 12.63% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 2.85% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Shimoga city.

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Shimoga Population Facts

Number of Households76009
Population322650
Male Population162018 (50.21%)
Female Population160632 (49.79%)
Children Population32691
Sex-ratio991
Literacy78.89%
Male Literacy81.45%
Female Literacy76.3%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %2.85%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %12.63%

Map of Shimoga, Shimoga, Karnataka