Population6,10,95,297KARNATAKA
Males3,09,66,657
Females3,01,28,640
Sex ratio973per 1,000 males
Literacy66.5%
Children 0–671,61,033
Households1,33,57,027
Population Overview
Total population6,10,95,297
Males3,09,66,657
Females3,01,28,640
Sex ratio973per 1,000 males
Households1,33,57,027
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–671,61,033
Boys 0–636,75,291
Girls 0–634,85,742
Child %11.7%
SC / ST
SC population1,04,74,992
SC males52,64,545
SC females52,10,447
SC %17.1%
ST population42,48,987
ST males21,34,754
ST females21,14,233
ST %7%
Literacy
Literate4,06,47,322
Literate males2,25,08,471
Literate females1,81,38,851
Literacy %66.5%
Illiterate2,04,47,975
Illiterate males84,58,186
Illiterate females1,19,89,789
Workers — Total
Total workers2,78,72,597
Worker males1,82,70,116
Worker females96,02,481
Work participation %45.6%
Non-workers3,32,22,700
Non-worker males1,26,96,541
Non-worker females2,05,26,159
Workers — Main
Main workers2,33,97,181
Main males1,63,49,837
Main females70,47,344
Cultivators60,38,309
Cultivator males45,68,505
Cultivator females14,69,804
Agri labourers51,19,921
Agri labourer males26,09,098
Agri labourer females25,10,823
Household industry6,95,841
HH industry males3,53,513
HH industry females3,42,328
Other workers1,15,43,110
Other males88,18,721
Other females27,24,389
Workers — Marginal
Marginal workers44,75,416
Marginal males19,20,279
Marginal females25,55,137
Marg. cultivators5,42,340
Marg. agri labourers20,36,042
Marg. HH industry2,17,386
Marg. other16,79,648
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marg. cultivator males1,85,203
Marg. cultivator females3,57,137
Marg. agri lab. males6,74,181
Marg. agri lab. females13,61,861
Marg. HH industry males85,470
Marg. HH industry females1,31,916
Marg. other males9,75,425
Marg. other females7,04,223
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
3–6 mo workers39,31,647
3–6 mo males16,68,094
3–6 mo females22,63,553
3–6 mo cultivators4,74,719
3–6 mo cult. males1,59,098
3–6 mo cult. females3,15,621
3–6 mo agri lab.18,72,930
3–6 mo agri lab. males6,15,496
3–6 mo agri lab. females12,57,434
3–6 mo HH industry1,73,605
3–6 mo HH ind. males67,193
3–6 mo HH ind. females1,06,412
3–6 mo other14,10,393
3–6 mo other males8,26,307
3–6 mo other females5,84,086
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
0–3 mo workers5,43,769
0–3 mo males2,52,185
0–3 mo females2,91,584
0–3 mo cultivators67,621
0–3 mo cult. males26,105
0–3 mo cult. females41,516
0–3 mo agri lab.1,63,112
0–3 mo agri lab. males58,685
0–3 mo agri lab. females1,04,427
0–3 mo HH industry43,781
0–3 mo HH ind. males18,277
0–3 mo HH ind. females25,504
0–3 mo other2,69,255
0–3 mo other males1,49,118
0–3 mo other females1,20,137
Top districts by population
districts comparison
30 districts
districts-wise data
| # | District | Population | Males | Females | Sex ratio | Literacy % | Workers % | Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangalore | 96,21,551 | 50,22,661 | 45,98,890 | 916 | 78.1% | 44.1% | 23,93,845 |
| 2 | Belgaum | 47,79,661 | 24,23,063 | 23,56,598 | 973 | 63.9% | 44.1% | 9,83,854 |
| 3 | Mysore | 30,01,127 | 15,11,600 | 14,89,527 | 985 | 65.4% | 43.8% | 7,00,968 |
| 4 | Tumkur | 26,78,980 | 13,50,594 | 13,28,386 | 984 | 67.7% | 50.6% | 6,40,081 |
| 5 | Gulbarga | 25,66,326 | 13,01,755 | 12,64,571 | 971 | 55.6% | 42.4% | 4,71,601 |
| 6 | Bellary | 24,52,595 | 12,36,954 | 12,15,641 | 983 | 58% | 45.5% | 4,89,118 |
| 7 | Bijapur | 21,77,331 | 11,11,022 | 10,66,309 | 960 | 57.3% | 42.6% | 4,08,806 |
| 8 | Dakshina Kannada | 20,89,649 | 10,34,714 | 10,54,935 | 1,020 | 79.7% | 47.7% | 4,39,733 |
| 9 | Davanagere | 19,45,497 | 9,86,400 | 9,59,097 | 972 | 67.3% | 45% | 4,10,176 |
| 10 | Raichur | 19,28,812 | 9,64,511 | 9,64,301 | 1,000 | 50.8% | 46.8% | 3,63,853 |
| 11 | Bagalkot | 18,89,752 | 9,50,111 | 9,39,641 | 989 | 58.9% | 43.3% | 3,61,149 |
| 12 | Dharwad | 18,47,023 | 9,37,206 | 9,09,817 | 971 | 70.5% | 42.5% | 3,82,700 |
| 13 | Mandya | 18,05,769 | 9,05,085 | 9,00,684 | 995 | 63.7% | 48.3% | 4,28,625 |
| 14 | Hassan | 17,76,421 | 8,83,667 | 8,92,754 | 1,010 | 69% | 50.9% | 4,33,453 |
| 15 | Shimoga | 17,52,753 | 8,77,415 | 8,75,338 | 998 | 72.1% | 44.5% | 4,06,816 |
| 16 | Bidar | 17,03,300 | 8,70,665 | 8,32,635 | 956 | 61.2% | 41.2% | 3,19,937 |
| 17 | Chitradurga | 16,59,456 | 8,40,843 | 8,18,613 | 974 | 65.5% | 51.6% | 3,57,003 |
| 18 | Haveri | 15,97,668 | 8,19,128 | 7,78,540 | 950 | 67.9% | 45.7% | 3,30,414 |
| 19 | Kolar | 15,36,401 | 7,76,396 | 7,60,005 | 979 | 66.1% | 46.7% | 3,33,348 |
| 20 | Uttara Kannada | 14,37,169 | 7,26,256 | 7,10,913 | 979 | 75.3% | 42.3% | 3,24,530 |
| 21 | Koppal | 13,89,920 | 6,99,926 | 6,89,994 | 986 | 58.2% | 47.1% | 2,64,595 |
| 22 | Chikkaballapura | 12,55,104 | 6,36,437 | 6,18,667 | 972 | 62.4% | 51% | 2,84,698 |
| 23 | Udupi | 11,77,361 | 5,62,131 | 6,15,230 | 1,094 | 78.7% | 43.6% | 2,53,078 |
| 24 | Yadgir | 11,74,271 | 5,90,329 | 5,83,942 | 989 | 43.4% | 46.6% | 2,02,063 |
| 25 | Chikmagalur | 11,37,961 | 5,66,622 | 5,71,339 | 1,008 | 71.9% | 49.7% | 2,76,085 |
| 26 | Ramanagara | 10,82,636 | 5,48,008 | 5,34,628 | 976 | 62.3% | 49.1% | 2,60,533 |
| 27 | Gadag | 10,64,570 | 5,37,147 | 5,27,423 | 982 | 65.8% | 46.6% | 2,19,096 |
| 28 | Chamarajanagar | 10,20,791 | 5,12,231 | 5,08,560 | 993 | 55.4% | 47.2% | 2,44,874 |
| 29 | Bangalore Rural | 9,90,923 | 5,09,172 | 4,81,751 | 946 | 69.5% | 46.4% | 2,29,279 |
| 30 | Kodagu | 5,54,519 | 2,74,608 | 2,79,911 | 1,019 | 74.5% | 50.3% | 1,42,716 |