District of Karnataka

Chikmagalur: 11.4 lakh people, one story

People
11,37,961
Area
7,202 km²
Literacy
79.25%
Sex ratio
1,008
Top 3 in KarnatakaChild sex ratio (0–6): 969 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 3 of 30 districts.See the numbers →Big number11.4 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 158 to every km².See the numbers →

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ChikmagalurKarnataka

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

Chikmagalur in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population11.4 lakh#25/30 in Karnataka
Area7,202 km²#10/30 in Karnataka
Population density158 per km²#28/30 in Karnataka▼ state 319
Sex ratio1,008 females per 1000 males#5/30 in Karnataka▲ state 973
Child sex ratio (0–6)969 girls per 1000 boys#3/30 in Karnataka▲ state 948
Literacy rate79.25%#8/30 in Karnataka▲ state 75.36
Female literacy73.16%#8/30 in Karnataka▲ state 68.08
Urban population21.0%#24/30 in Karnataka▼ state 38.7

People & society

79.2% can read. 1,008 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
85.482.5
Female literacy
73.268.1
Scheduled Castes
22.317.1
Scheduled Tribes
4.07.0
Living in towns
21.038.7

Gender literacy gap: 12.2 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 88.3%
  • Muslim 8.9%
  • Christian 2.3%
  • Jain 0.4%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    50 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    5.7 lakh workers, 49.7% of all people

    This district
    Karnataka
    • Cultivators 27.5%
    • Farm labourers 22.4%
    • Household industry 1.6%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 48.6%

      Schemes & development

      Only 61% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      60.866.4
      Latrine at home
      42.637.5
      Tap water
      47.448.4
      LPG / PNG
      19.023.8
      Phone
      50.152.4
      Television
      43.344.0
      Bicycle
      19.524.8
      Two-wheeler
      15.118.7

      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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