Krishnagiri is one of district of Tamil Nadu in India. There are 5 Taluks, 655 villages and 14 towns in Krishnagiri district.
As per the Census India 2011, Krishnagiri district has 448,053 households, population of 1,879,809 of which 960,232 are males and 919,577 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 217,323 which is 11.56% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Krishnagiri district is around
958 compared to
996 which is average of Tamil Nadu state. The literacy rate of Krishnagiri district is 63.2% out of which 69.47% males are literate and 56.65% females are literate. The total area of Krishnagiri is 5,129 sq.km with population density of 367 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 77.21% of population lives in Urban area and 22.79% lives in Rural area. There are 14.22% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 1.19% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Krishnagiri district.
Krishnagiri Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 1,879,809 | 100% |
| Hindu | 1,723,737 | 91.7% |
| Muslim | 115,303 | 6.13% |
| Christian | 35,956 | 1.91% |
| Religion not stated | 3,630 | 0.19% |
| Sikh | 468 | 0.02% |
| Jain | 373 | 0.02% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 221 | 0.01% |
| Buddhist | 121 | 0.01% |
Krishnagiri 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) | 163 | 4,966 |
| Number of households | 105,194 | 342,859 |
| Total Population | 428,363 | 1,451,446 |
| Population (%) | 50.84% | 48.85% |
| Male Population | 217,788 | 742,444 |
| Female Population | 210,575 | 709,002 |
| Sex Ratio | 967 | 955 |
| Literacy (%) | 75.33% | 59.61% |
List of Taluks in Krishnagiri
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