According to 2011 census, Total Arkalgud population is 204,585 people are living in this Taluka, of which 102,297 are male and 102,288 are female. Expected Population of Arkalgud Taluka in 2020/2021 is between 198,447 and 253,685. Literate people are 127,217 out of 72,029 are male and 55,188 are female. Total workers are 105,026 depends on multi skills out of which 65,189 are men and 39,837 are women. Total 53,218 Cultivators are depended on agriculture farming out of 39,350 are cultivated by men and 13,868 are women. 14,509 people works in agricultural land as a labour in Arkalgud, men are 7,002 and 7,507 are women.