District of Karnataka

Chamarajanagar: 10.2 lakh people, one story

People
10,20,791
Area
5,648 km²
Literacy
61.43%
Sex ratio
993
Top 3 in KarnatakaScheduled Castes: 25.4 % of people. Rank 2 of 30 districts.See the numbers →Big number10.2 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 181 to every km².See the numbers →

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ChamarajanagarKarnataka

The history, places and schemes of Chamarajanagar are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Chamarajanagar in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population10.2 lakh#28/30 in Karnataka
Area5,648 km²#15/30 in Karnataka
Population density181 per km²#27/30 in Karnataka▼ state 319
Sex ratio993 females per 1000 males#9/30 in Karnataka▲ state 973
Child sex ratio (0–6)953 girls per 1000 boys#13/30 in Karnataka▲ state 948
Literacy rate61.43%#28/30 in Karnataka▼ state 75.36
Female literacy54.92%#28/30 in Karnataka▼ state 68.08
Urban population17.1%#27/30 in Karnataka▼ state 38.7

People & society

61.4% can read. 993 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
67.982.5
Female literacy
54.968.1
Scheduled Castes
25.417.1
Scheduled Tribes
11.87.0
Living in towns
17.138.7

Gender literacy gap: 13.0 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 92.3%
  • Muslim 4.6%
  • Christian 2.2%
  • Buddhist 0.5%
  • Other / not stated 0.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    68 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    4.8 lakh workers, 47.2% of all people

    This district
    Karnataka
    • Cultivators 23.5%
    • Farm labourers 44.5%
    • Household industry 2.9%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 29.1%

      Schemes & development

      Only 66% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      66.366.4
      Latrine at home
      17.937.5
      Tap water
      48.648.4
      LPG / PNG
      12.823.8
      Phone
      38.452.4
      Television
      35.144.0
      Bicycle
      30.024.8
      Two-wheeler
      11.418.7

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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