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About Chikkaballapura District

Chikkaballapura is a district in Karnataka , India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of Chikkaballapura was 1,255,104 with a growth rate of 9.23%. Chikkaballapura covers 4,244 Km2 area. Sex ratio of Chikkaballapura's population is 972 females for every 1000 males, while child sex ratio is 953 females out of 1000 males.

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For easier reading, details are categorized in four sections i.e. Population of Chikkaballapura, Urban/Rural population of Chikkaballapura, Literacy data of Chikkaballapura and Religion wise data of Chikkaballapura. Below are the full details and list of tehsils in Chikkaballapura,Karnataka, India. Select any of these to know detailed information about them.

Area, population and sex ratio of Chikkaballapura

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Population 1,255,104 Growth (%) 9.23
Male Population 636,437 Sex Ratio 972
Female Population 618,667 Child Sex Ratio 953
Area ( In Km. Square ) 4,244

Chikkaballapura has a total population of 1,255,104 people. Out of this, the male population stands at 636,437 while the female population 618,667. The state area is 4,244 square kilometers.

In terms of demographic statistics, Chikkaballapura has sex ratio of 972 females per 1000 males and a child sex ratio of 953 girls per 1000 boys.

Urban/Rural Population of Chikkaballapura

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Urban Population 281,119 Rural Population 973,985
Urban Population (%) 22.40 Rural Population (%) 77.60
Urban male Population 141,974 Rural Male Population 494,463
Urban Female Population 139,145 Rural Female Population 479,522
Urban Sex Ratio 980 Rural Sex Ratio 970

Chikkaballapura urban population is 281,119 (22.40% of the total), while the rural population is 973,985 (77.60% of the total). Across the decade to 2011 the district grew by 9.23% overall.

Among the urban population 141,974 are males, and 139,145 are females, resulting in an urban sex ratio of 980 females per 1000 males. In the rural population 494,463 are males and 479,522 are females, resulting in an rural sex ratio of 970 females per 1000 males.

Literacy data of Chikkaballapura

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Literate 783,222 Literacy (%) 69.76
Male Literate 442,158 Male Literacy (%) 77.75
Female Literate 341,064 Female Literacy (%) 61.55
Urban Literate 202,991 Rural Literate 580,231
Urban Male Literates 107,818 Urban Male Literacy (%) 86.01
Rural Male Literates 334,340 Rural Male Literacy (%) 75.41
Urban Female Literates 95,173 Urban Female Literacy (%) 77.06
Rural Female Literates 245,891 Rural Female Literacy (%) 57.10

The literacy data of Chikkaballapura highlights a total literacy rate stands at 69.76% with 783,222 literate individuals. Male literacy is 77.75% while female literacy is lower at 61.55% among them, 442,158 males and 341,064 females are literate, highlighting a gender gap.

Urban areas show higher literacy rate with 202,991 people being literate, with men at 86.01% and female at 77.06%, compared to rural areas whereas 580,231 people are literate, with male at 75.41% and female at 57.10%. Highlights a gap between urban and rural literacy rates.

Religion Wise Data of Chikkaballapura

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Hindu 1,100,131 Hindu (%) 87.65
Muslim 147,810 Muslim (%) 11.78
Sikh 264 Sikh (%) 0.02
Christian 4,684 Christian (%) 0.37
Jain 975 Jain (%) 0.08
Buddhist 85 Buddhist (%) 0.01
Other 77 Other (%) 0.01
Not Avaiable 1,078 Not Avaiable (%) 0.09

Chikkaballapura population is mostly hindu (87.65%) with a total 1,100,131 people. Muslim(11.78%) with a total 147,810 people. Sikh are (0.02%) with a total 264 people. Smaller communities include Christian (0.37% with 4,684 people). Jain (0.08% with 975 people) Buddhist (0.01% with 85 people) and Other (0.01% with 77 people). Around (0.09% with 1,078 people) did not specify their religion. See the full religion breakdown for Chikkaballapura.

List of Tehsils in Chikkaballapura

6

Bagepalli

Area: 929 Km2

Population

183,498

Male

92,905%

Females

90,593

Chikkaballapura

Area: 638 Km2

Population

212,536

Male

108,854%

Females

103,682

Chintamani

Area: 891 Km2

Population

298,070

Male

150,614%

Females

147,456

Gauribidanur

Area: 889 Km2

Population

290,999

Male

147,049%

Females

143,950

Gudibanda

Area: 227 Km2

Population

55,832

Male

28,078%

Females

27,754

Sidlaghatta

Area: 670 Km2

Population

214,169

Male

108,937%

Females

105,232

Common questions about Chikkaballapura

As recorded in the Census of India 2011, Chikkaballapura district had a population of 1,255,104. That figure has not been revised since, because no later census has been completed.

Chikkaballapura is divided into 6 tehsils. Each one is listed on this page, and opening a tehsil shows every village recorded inside it.

The sex ratio of Chikkaballapura is 972 females for every 1000 males. A figure below 1000 means women are outnumbered in the district.

The child sex ratio of Chikkaballapura is 953 girls for every 1000 boys, counting only children aged 0 to 6.

The literacy rate of Chikkaballapura is 69.76 per cent. That works out to 783,222 literate people.

Chikkaballapura covers an area of 4,244 square kilometres.

973,985 people in Chikkaballapura live in rural areas and 281,119 live in urban areas, so the district is counted as largely rural in character.

The population of Chikkaballapura grew by 9.23 per cent between the 2001 and 2011 censuses.

Chikkaballapura is a district of Karnataka. You can open Karnataka from this page to see all of its other districts.

A tehsil is the administrative level between a district and a village. Some states call the same unit a taluka, mandal, block or circle, but it sits in the same place in the hierarchy.

Every figure on this page is from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. We present the published data and do not alter it.