About Davanagere District

Davanagere is a district in Karnataka, India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of Davanagere was 1,945,497 with a growth rate of 8.63%. Davanagere covers 5,924 Km2 area. Sex ratio of Davanagere's population is 972 females for every 1000 males, while child sex ratio is 948 females out of 1000 males.

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

Area, population and sex ratio of Davanagere

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Population 1,945,497 Growth (%) 8.63
Male Population 986,400 Sex Ratio 972
Female Population 959,097 Child Sex Ratio 948
Area ( In Km. Square ) 5,924

Davanagere has a total population of 1,945,497 people. Out of this, the male population stands at 986,400 while the female population 959,097. The state area is 5,924 square kilometers.

In terms of demographic statistics, Davanagere has sex ratio of 972 females per 1000 males and The child sex ratio is 948. Davanagere makes up % of India's total population.

Urban/Rural Population of Davanagere

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Urban Population 629,010 Rural Population 1,316,487
Urban Population (%) 32.33 Rural Population (%) 67.67
Urban male Population 318,133 Rural Male Population 668,267
Urban Female Population 310,877 Rural Female Population 648,220
Urban Sex Ratio 977 Rural Sex Ratio 970

Davanagere urban population is 629,010 (32.33% of the total), while the rural population is 1,316,487 (67.67% of the total). The urban population growth rate is significantly higher at % compared to the rural growth rate of %.

Among the urban population 318,133 are males, and 310,877 are females, resulting in an urban sex ratio of 977 females per 1000 males. In the rural population 668,267 are males and 648,220 are females, resulting in an rural sex ratio of 970 females per 1000 males.

Literacy data of Davanagere

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Literate 1,308,540 Literacy (%) 75.74
Male Literate 720,637 Male Literacy (%) 82.40
Female Literate 587,903 Female Literacy (%) 68.91
Urban Literate 469,717 Rural Literate 838,823
Urban Male Literates 248,949 Urban Male Literacy (%) 88.19
Rural Male Literates 471,688 Rural Male Literacy (%) 79.63
Urban Female Literates 220,768 Urban Female Literacy (%) 79.77
Rural Female Literates 367,135 Rural Female Literacy (%) 63.69

The literacy data of Davanagere highlights a total literacy rate stands at 75.74% with 1,308,540 literate individuals. Male literacy is 82.40% while female literacy is lower at 68.91% among them, 720,637 males and 587,903 females are literate, highlighting a gender gap.

Urban areas show higher literacy rate with 469,717 people being literate, with men at 88.19% and female at 79.77%, compared to rural areas whereas 838,823 people are literate, with male at 79.63% and female at 63.69%. Highlights a gap between urban and rural literacy rates.

Religion Wise Data of Davanagere

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Hindu 1,658,465 Hindu (%) 85.25
Muslim 265,805 Muslim (%) 13.66
Sikh 307 Sikh (%) 0.02
Christian 5,420 Christian (%) 0.28
Jain 6,417 Jain (%) 0.33
Buddhist 164 Buddhist (%) 0.01
Other 1,743 Other (%) 0.09
Not Avaiable 7,176 Not Avaiable (%) 0.37

Davanagere population is mostly hindu (85.25%) with a total 1,658,465 people. Muslim(13.66%) with a total 265,805 people. Sikh are (0.02%) with a total 307 people. Smaller communities include Christian (0.28% with 5,420 people). Jain (0.33% with 6,417 people) Buddhist (0.01% with 164 people) and Other (0.09% with 1,743 people). Around (0.37% with 7,176 people) did not specify their religion.

List of Tehsils in Davanagere

6

Channagiri

Area: 1,210 Km2

Population

302,317

Male

152,883%

Females

149,434

Davanagere

Area: 958 Km2

Population

681,979

Male

344,759%

Females

337,220

Harapanahalli

Area: 1,435 Km2

Population

302,003

Male

154,289%

Females

147,714

Harihar

Area: 485 Km2

Population

254,170

Male

129,336%

Females

124,834

Honnali

Area: 866 Km2

Population

233,206

Male

118,152%

Females

115,054

Jagalur

Area: 970 Km2

Population

171,822

Male

86,981%

Females

84,841