District of Karnataka

Kodagu: 5.5 lakh people, one story

People
5,54,519
Area
4,102 km²
Literacy
82.61%
Sex ratio
1,019
#1 in KarnatakaChild sex ratio (0–6): 978 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 1 of 30 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in KarnatakaPopulation density: 135 per km². Rank 30 of 30.See the numbers →Lowest in KarnatakaUrban population: 14.6%. Rank 30 of 30.See the numbers →Lowest in KarnatakaHousehold industry workers: 0.6 % of workers. Rank 30 of 30.See the numbers →

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KodaguKarnataka

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

Kodagu in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population5.5 lakh#30/30 in Karnataka
Area4,102 km²#25/30 in Karnataka
Population density135 per km²#30/30 in Karnataka▼ state 319
Sex ratio1,019 females per 1000 males#3/30 in Karnataka▲ state 973
Child sex ratio (0–6)978 girls per 1000 boys#1/30 in Karnataka▲ state 948
Literacy rate82.61%#5/30 in Karnataka▲ state 75.36
Female literacy78.14%#5/30 in Karnataka▲ state 68.08
Urban population14.6%#30/30 in Karnataka▼ state 38.7

People & society

82.6% can read. 1,019 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
87.282.5
Female literacy
78.168.1
Scheduled Castes
13.317.1
Scheduled Tribes
10.57.0
Living in towns
14.638.7

Gender literacy gap: 9.1 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 81.0%
  • Muslim 15.7%
  • Christian 3.1%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    13 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    2.8 lakh workers, 50.3% of all people

    This district
    Karnataka
    • Cultivators 7.6%
    • Farm labourers 5.4%
    • Household industry 0.6%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 86.4%

      Schemes & development

      Only 54% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      53.566.4
      Latrine at home
      52.937.5
      Tap water
      31.348.4
      LPG / PNG
      19.223.8
      Phone
      48.952.4
      Television
      39.044.0
      Bicycle
      9.424.8
      Two-wheeler
      10.418.7

      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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        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.