Tumkur is one of district of Karnataka in India. There are 10 Taluks, 2715 villages and 12 towns in Tumkur district.
As per the Census India 2011, Tumkur district has 640081 households, population of 2678980 of which 1350594 are males and 1328386 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 265742 which is 9.92% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Tumkur district is around
984 compared to
973 which is average of Karnataka state. The literacy rate of Tumkur district is 67.69% out of which 74.49% males are literate and 60.78% females are literate. The total area of Tumkur is 10597 sq.km with population density of 253 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 77.64% of population lives in Urban area and 22.36% lives in Rural area. There are 18.92% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 7.82% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Tumkur district.
Tumkur Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 2678980 | 100% |
| Hindu | 2413812 | 90.1% |
| Muslim | 245923 | 9.18% |
| Christian | 9130 | 0.34% |
| Jain | 5067 | 0.19% |
| Religion not stated | 4223 | 0.16% |
| Sikh | 477 | 0.02% |
| Buddhist | 187 | 0.01% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 161 | 0.01% |
Tumkur 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) | 128.14 | 10468.86 |
| Number of households | 142560 | 497521 |
| Total Population | 599078 | 2079902 |
| Population (%) | 50.39% | 49.58% |
| Male Population | 301884 | 1048710 |
| Female Population | 297194 | 1031192 |
| Sex Ratio | 984 | 983 |
| Literacy (%) | 78.28% | 64.64% |
List of Taluks in Tumkur
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