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About Kodagu District

Kodagu is a district in Karnataka , India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of Kodagu was 554,519 with a growth rate of 1.09%. Kodagu covers 4,102 Km2 area. Sex ratio of Kodagu's population is 1019 females for every 1000 males, while child sex ratio is 978 females out of 1000 males.

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

Area, population and sex ratio of Kodagu

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Population 554,519 Growth (%) 1.09
Male Population 274,608 Sex Ratio 1,019
Female Population 279,911 Child Sex Ratio 978
Area ( In Km. Square ) 4,102

Kodagu has a total population of 554,519 people. Out of this, the male population stands at 274,608 while the female population 279,911. The state area is 4,102 square kilometers.

In terms of demographic statistics, Kodagu has sex ratio of 1,019 females per 1000 males and a child sex ratio of 978 girls per 1000 boys.

Urban/Rural Population of Kodagu

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Urban Population 80,988 Rural Population 473,531
Urban Population (%) 14.61 Rural Population (%) 85.39
Urban male Population 40,447 Rural Male Population 234,161
Urban Female Population 40,541 Rural Female Population 239,370
Urban Sex Ratio 1,002 Rural Sex Ratio 1,022

Kodagu urban population is 80,988 (14.61% of the total), while the rural population is 473,531 (85.39% of the total). Across the decade to 2011 the district grew by 1.09% overall.

Among the urban population 40,447 are males, and 40,541 are females, resulting in an urban sex ratio of 1,002 females per 1000 males. In the rural population 234,161 are males and 239,370 are females, resulting in an rural sex ratio of 1,022 females per 1000 males.

Literacy data of Kodagu

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Literate 412,877 Literacy (%) 82.61
Male Literate 215,302 Male Literacy (%) 87.19
Female Literate 197,575 Female Literacy (%) 78.14
Urban Literate 66,816 Rural Literate 346,061
Urban Male Literates 34,382 Urban Male Literacy (%) 94.41
Rural Male Literates 180,920 Rural Male Literacy (%) 85.94
Urban Female Literates 32,434 Urban Female Literacy (%) 88.58
Rural Female Literates 165,141 Rural Female Literacy (%) 76.37

The literacy data of Kodagu highlights a total literacy rate stands at 82.61% with 412,877 literate individuals. Male literacy is 87.19% while female literacy is lower at 78.14% among them, 215,302 males and 197,575 females are literate, highlighting a gender gap.

Urban areas show higher literacy rate with 66,816 people being literate, with men at 94.41% and female at 88.58%, compared to rural areas whereas 346,061 people are literate, with male at 85.94% and female at 76.37%. Highlights a gap between urban and rural literacy rates.

Religion Wise Data of Kodagu

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Hindu 448,986 Hindu (%) 80.97
Muslim 87,274 Muslim (%) 15.74
Sikh 139 Sikh (%) 0.03
Christian 17,130 Christian (%) 3.09
Jain 250 Jain (%) 0.05
Buddhist 126 Buddhist (%) 0.02
Other 220 Other (%) 0.04
Not Avaiable 394 Not Avaiable (%) 0.07

Kodagu population is mostly hindu (80.97%) with a total 448,986 people. Muslim(15.74%) with a total 87,274 people. Sikh are (0.03%) with a total 139 people. Smaller communities include Christian (3.09% with 17,130 people). Jain (0.05% with 250 people) Buddhist (0.02% with 126 people) and Other (0.04% with 220 people). Around (0.07% with 394 people) did not specify their religion. See the full religion breakdown for Kodagu.

List of Tehsils in Kodagu

3

Madikeri

Area: 1,445 Km2

Population

146,583

Male

72,966%

Females

73,617

Somvarpet

Area: 1,003 Km2

Population

206,505

Male

101,888%

Females

104,617

Virajpet

Area: 1,654 Km2

Population

201,431

Male

99,754%

Females

101,677

Common questions about Kodagu

As recorded in the Census of India 2011, Kodagu district had a population of 554,519. That figure has not been revised since, because no later census has been completed.

Kodagu is divided into 3 tehsils. Each one is listed on this page, and opening a tehsil shows every village recorded inside it.

The sex ratio of Kodagu is 1019 females for every 1000 males. A figure below 1000 means women are outnumbered in the district.

The child sex ratio of Kodagu is 978 girls for every 1000 boys, counting only children aged 0 to 6.

The literacy rate of Kodagu is 82.61 per cent. That works out to 412,877 literate people.

Kodagu covers an area of 4,102 square kilometres.

473,531 people in Kodagu live in rural areas and 80,988 live in urban areas, so the district is counted as largely rural in character.

The population of Kodagu grew by 1.09 per cent between the 2001 and 2011 censuses.

Kodagu 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.