Krishnagiri is a district in Tamil Nadu State of India. It has a total of 5 Taluks in this district. The district has an total area of 5,129 sq km. There are 14 towns and 655 villages in this district.
As per census Krishnagiri District has a population of 1,879,809 in 2011 out of which 960,232 are male and 919,577 are female. Population of Krishnagiri District in 2020/2021 is 1,986,345(estimates as per aadhar uidai.gov.in feb 2019 data). Literate people are 1,187,958 out of 667,062 are male and 520,896 are female. People living in Krishnagiri District depend on multiple skills, total workers are 877,779 out of which men are 561,634 and women are 316,145. Total 218,600 Cultivators are depended on agriculture farming out of 140,846 are cultivated by men and 77,754 are women. 197,369 people works in agricultural land as labor, men are 102,113 and 95,256 are women. Krishnagiri District sex ratio is 958 females per 1000 of males. Next Krishnagiri District Census will be in 2021.
The district has an total area of 5,129 sq km., 163.27 sq km is urban and 4965.73 sq km is rural. Out of total population of 2,086,588 in the district, 428,363 are in urban area and 1,451,446 are in rural area. 105,194 households are in urban, 342,859 are in rural area. 322,699 literate people are in urban, 865,259 are in rural area.
Geography of Krishnagiri
Languages spoken are Tamil
The Krishnagiri average altitude (elevation) 631 meters above sealevel.
Population Density of Krishnagiri : 370 per sq km
District Official website : http://www.krishnagiri.tn.nic.in
| Taluks | Population 2011 | Male | Female | Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Krishnagiri | 154,441 | 77,386 | 77,055 | 36,316 |
| Kaveripattinam | 169,252 | 86,120 | 83,132 | 42,257 |
| Veppanapalli | 94,483 | 48,033 | 46,450 | 21,464 |
| Bargur | 191,483 | 97,328 | 94,155 | 46,074 |
| Mathur | 107,520 | 55,298 | 52,222 | 26,618 |
| Uthangarai | 144,375 | 74,219 | 70,156 | 35,831 |
| Hosur | 221,792 | 114,584 | 107,208 | 54,462 |
| Shoolagiri | 177,900 | 91,463 | 86,437 | 40,163 |
| Kelamangalam | 128,884 | 66,564 | 62,320 | 29,058 |
| Thally | 181,017 | 93,416 | 87,601 | 41,723 |
| Denkanikottai | 347,474 | 178,989 | 168,485 | 79,272 |
| Pochampalli | 182,310 | 93,602 | 88,708 | 45,413 |
Krishnagiri District Taluks Map