District of Tamil Nadu

Krishnagiri: 18.8 lakh people, one story

People
18,79,809
Area
5,129 km²
Literacy
71.46%
Sex ratio
958
Big number18.8 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 367 to every km².See the numbers →

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KrishnagiriTamil Nadu

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

Krishnagiri in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population18.8 lakh#18/32 in Tamil Nadu
Area5,129 km²#9/32 in Tamil Nadu
Population density367 per km²#25/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 555
Sex ratio958 females per 1000 males#30/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 996
Child sex ratio (0–6)926 girls per 1000 boys#26/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 943
Literacy rate71.46%#30/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 80.09
Female literacy63.91%#29/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 73.44
Urban population22.8%#24/32 in Tamil Nadu▼ state 48.4

People & society

71.5% can read. 958 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
78.786.8
Female literacy
63.973.4
Scheduled Castes
14.220.0
Scheduled Tribes
1.21.1
Living in towns
22.848.4

Gender literacy gap: 14.8 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 91.7%
  • Muslim 6.1%
  • Christian 1.9%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    57 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    8.8 lakh workers, 46.7% of all people

    This district
    Tamil Nadu
    • Cultivators 26.9%
    • Farm labourers 30.0%
    • Household industry 2.5%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 40.6%

      Schemes & development

      Only 71% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      70.574.5
      Latrine at home
      25.638.5
      Tap water
      58.663.7
      LPG / PNG
      26.138.3
      Phone
      55.459.8
      Television
      66.169.4
      Bicycle
      26.536.1
      Two-wheeler
      25.925.8

      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.