Population26,78,980Tumkur
Males13,50,594
Females13,28,386
Workers13,54,646
Literate18,13,391
Population Overview
Total population26,78,980
Males13,50,594
Females13,28,386
Sex ratio984per 1,000 males
Households6,40,081
Literacy
Literate18,13,391
Literate males10,06,024
Literate females8,07,367
Literacy %67.7%
Illiterate8,65,589
Illiterate males3,44,570
Illiterate females5,21,019
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–62,65,742
Boys 0–61,35,671
Girls 0–61,30,071
Child %9.9%
SC / ST
SC population5,06,901
SC males2,54,535
SC females2,52,366
SC %18.9%
ST population2,09,559
ST males1,05,265
ST females1,04,294
ST %7.8%
Workers — Total
Total workers13,54,646
Worker males8,37,512
Worker females5,17,134
Work participation %50.6%
Non-workers13,24,334
Non-worker males5,13,082
Non-worker females8,11,252
Workers — Main
Main workers10,78,431
Main males7,38,124
Main females3,40,307
Cultivators4,59,644
Cultivator males3,41,672
Cultivator females1,17,972
Agri labourers2,20,018
Agri labourer males1,06,615
Agri labourer females1,13,403
Household industry37,836
HH industry males17,044
HH industry females20,792
Other workers3,60,933
Other males2,72,793
Other females88,140
Workers — Marginal
Marginal workers2,76,215
Marginal males99,388
Marginal females1,76,827
Marg. cultivators46,266
Marg. agri labourers1,32,268
Marg. HH industry16,687
Marg. other80,994
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marg. cultivator males13,605
Marg. cultivator females32,661
Marg. agri lab. males35,458
Marg. agri lab. females96,810
Marg. HH industry males5,614
Marg. HH industry females11,073
Marg. other males44,711
Marg. other females36,283
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
3–6 mo workers2,46,104
3–6 mo males86,482
3–6 mo females1,59,622
3–6 mo cultivators41,734
3–6 mo cult. males11,961
3–6 mo cult. females29,773
3–6 mo agri lab.1,23,077
3–6 mo agri lab. males32,360
3–6 mo agri lab. females90,717
3–6 mo HH industry14,090
3–6 mo HH ind. males4,705
3–6 mo HH ind. females9,385
3–6 mo other67,203
3–6 mo other males37,456
3–6 mo other females29,747
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
0–3 mo workers30,111
0–3 mo males12,906
0–3 mo females17,205
0–3 mo cultivators4,532
0–3 mo cult. males1,644
0–3 mo cult. females2,888
0–3 mo agri lab.9,191
0–3 mo agri lab. males3,098
0–3 mo agri lab. females6,093
0–3 mo HH industry2,597
0–3 mo HH ind. males909
0–3 mo HH ind. females1,688
0–3 mo other13,791
0–3 mo other males7,255
0–3 mo other females6,536