Population17,52,753Shimoga
Males8,77,415
Females8,75,338
Literate12,63,016
Population Overview
Total population17,52,753
Males8,77,415
Females8,75,338
Sex ratio998per 1,000 males
Households4,06,816
Literacy
Literate12,63,016
Literate males6,74,938
Literate females5,88,078
Literacy %72.1%
Illiterate4,89,737
Illiterate males2,02,477
Illiterate females2,87,260
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–61,82,751
Boys 0–693,221
Girls 0–689,530
Child %10.4%
SC / ST
SC population3,08,158
SC males1,53,546
SC females1,54,612
SC %17.6%
ST population65,412
ST males32,707
ST females32,705
ST %3.7%
Workers — Total
Total workers7,80,598
Worker males5,34,487
Worker females2,46,111
Work participation %44.5%
Non-workers9,72,155
Non-worker males3,42,928
Non-worker females6,29,227
Workers — Main
Main workers6,52,789
Main males4,80,996
Main females1,71,793
Cultivators1,89,098
Cultivator males1,53,192
Cultivator females35,906
Agri labourers1,79,780
Agri labourer males1,03,742
Agri labourer females76,038
Household industry10,772
HH industry males7,438
HH industry females3,334
Other workers2,73,139
Other males2,16,624
Other females56,515
Workers — Marginal
Marginal workers1,27,809
Marginal males53,491
Marginal females74,318
Marg. cultivators15,395
Marg. agri labourers66,684
Marg. HH industry4,315
Marg. other41,415
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marg. cultivator males4,555
Marg. cultivator females10,840
Marg. agri lab. males22,976
Marg. agri lab. females43,708
Marg. HH industry males1,871
Marg. HH industry females2,444
Marg. other males24,089
Marg. other females17,326
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
3–6 mo workers1,10,320
3–6 mo males46,300
3–6 mo females64,020
3–6 mo cultivators12,802
3–6 mo cult. males3,580
3–6 mo cult. females9,222
3–6 mo agri lab.60,484
3–6 mo agri lab. males20,957
3–6 mo agri lab. females39,527
3–6 mo HH industry3,249
3–6 mo HH ind. males1,380
3–6 mo HH ind. females1,869
3–6 mo other33,785
3–6 mo other males20,383
3–6 mo other females13,402
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
0–3 mo workers17,489
0–3 mo males7,191
0–3 mo females10,298
0–3 mo cultivators2,593
0–3 mo cult. males975
0–3 mo cult. females1,618
0–3 mo agri lab.6,200
0–3 mo agri lab. males2,019
0–3 mo agri lab. females4,181
0–3 mo HH industry1,066
0–3 mo HH ind. males491
0–3 mo HH ind. females575
0–3 mo other7,630
0–3 mo other males3,706
0–3 mo other females3,924
Top sub-districts by population
sub-districts comparison
7 sub-districts
sub-districts-wise data
| # | Sub-district | Population | Males | Females | Literate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shimoga | 5,07,324 | 2,55,262 | 2,52,062 | 3,77,468 |
| 2 | Bhadravati | 3,39,846 | 1,69,873 | 1,69,973 | 2,42,218 |
| 3 | Shikarpur | 2,38,229 | 1,20,487 | 1,17,742 | 1,59,348 |
| 4 | Sagar | 2,06,319 | 1,02,273 | 1,04,046 | 1,50,630 |
| 5 | Sorab | 2,00,809 | 1,01,130 | 99,679 | 1,40,170 |
| 6 | Tirthahalli | 1,42,006 | 69,882 | 72,124 | 1,08,090 |
| 7 | Hosanagara | 1,18,220 | 58,508 | 59,712 | 85,092 |