Chikmagalur is a district in Karnataka State of India. It has a total of 7 Talukas in this district. The district has an total area of 7,202 sq km. There are 9 towns and 1,117 villages in this district.
As per census Chikmagalur District has a population of 1,137,961 in 2011 out of which 566,622 are male and 571,339 are female. Population of Chikmagalur District in 2020/2021 is 1,224,559(estimates as per aadhar uidai.gov.in feb 2019 data). Literate people are 818,345 out of 438,257 are male and 380,088 are female. People living in Chikmagalur District depend on multiple skills, total workers are 565,774 out of which men are 357,889 and women are 207,885. Total 135,921 Cultivators are depended on agriculture farming out of 105,905 are cultivated by men and 30,016 are women. 92,037 people works in agricultural land as labor, men are 48,016 and 44,021 are women. Chikmagalur District sex ratio is 1,008 females per 1000 of males. Next Chikmagalur District Census will be in 2021.
The district has an total area of 7,202 sq km., 111 sq km is urban and 7091 sq km is rural. Out of total population of 1,263,137 in the district, 239,508 are in urban area and 898,453 are in rural area. 57,838 households are in urban, 218,247 are in rural area. 190,262 literate people are in urban, 628,083 are in rural area.
Geography of Chikmagalur
Languages spoken are Kannada
| Talukas | Population 2011 | Male | Female | Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sringeri | 36,539 | 18,030 | 18,509 | 9,313 |
| Koppa | 84,882 | 41,746 | 43,136 | 21,296 |
| Narasimharajapura | 66,090 | 32,449 | 33,641 | 16,566 |
| Tarikere | 225,280 | 112,891 | 112,389 | 53,225 |
| Kadur | 291,668 | 146,483 | 145,185 | 69,575 |
| Chikmagalur | 305,368 | 151,921 | 153,447 | 74,176 |
| Mudigere | 128,134 | 63,102 | 65,032 | 31,934 |