Tumkur is a district in Karnataka State of India. It has a total of 10 Talukas in this district. The district has an total area of 10,597 sq km. There are 12 towns and 2,715 villages in this district.
As per census Tumkur District has a population of 2,678,980 in 2011 out of which 1,350,594 are male and 1,328,386 are female. Population of Tumkur District in 2020/2021 is 2,882,849(estimates as per aadhar uidai.gov.in feb 2019 data). Literate people are 1,813,391 out of 1,006,024 are male and 807,367 are female. People living in Tumkur District depend on multiple skills, total workers are 1,354,646 out of which men are 837,512 and women are 517,134. Total 459,644 Cultivators are depended on agriculture farming out of 341,672 are cultivated by men and 117,972 are women. 220,018 people works in agricultural land as labor, men are 106,615 and 113,403 are women. Tumkur District sex ratio is 984 females per 1000 of males. Next Tumkur District Census will be in 2021.
The district has an total area of 10,597 sq km., 128 sq km is urban and 10469 sq km is rural. Out of total population of 2,973,668 in the district, 599,078 are in urban area and 2,079,902 are in rural area. 142,560 households are in urban, 497,521 are in rural area. 468,953 literate people are in urban, 1,344,438 are in rural area.
Geography of Tumkur
Languages spoken are Kannada
| Talukas | Population 2011 | Male | Female | Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiknayakanhalli | 212,130 | 105,583 | 106,547 | 52,612 |
| Sira | 313,758 | 158,978 | 154,780 | 70,754 |
| Pavagada | 245,194 | 123,680 | 121,514 | 55,652 |
| Madhugiri | 267,866 | 134,670 | 133,196 | 63,924 |
| Koratagere | 167,591 | 84,349 | 83,242 | 40,619 |
| Tumkur | 592,397 | 303,197 | 289,200 | 140,097 |
| Gubbi | 262,518 | 132,102 | 130,416 | 63,688 |
| Tiptur | 222,749 | 111,282 | 111,467 | 55,075 |
| Turuvekere | 168,994 | 83,950 | 85,044 | 42,101 |
| Kunigal | 225,783 | 112,803 | 112,980 | 55,559 |