Kodagu District, with population of about 5.5 lakh is Karnataka's the least populous district, located in the state Karnataka in India. Total geographical area of Kodagu district is 4102 km2 and it is the 6th smallest district by area in the state. Population density of the district is 135 persons per km2. There are 3 sub districts in the district, among them Somvarpet is the most populous sub district with population of about 2.1 lakh and Madikeri is the least populous sub district with population of about 1.5 lakh.
Demographics
The district is home to about 5.5 lakh people, among them about 2.7 lakh (50%) are male and about 2.8 lakh (50%) are female. 76% of the whole population are from general caste, 13% are from schedule caste and 10% are schedule tribes. Child (aged under 6 years) population of Kodagu district is 10%, among them 51% are boys and 49% are girls. There are about 1.4 lakh households in the district and an average 4 persons live in every family.
The majority of the population, nearly 85% (about 4.7 lakh) live in Kodagu District rural part and 15% (about 81 thousand) population live in the Kodagu District urban part. Rural population density of Kodagu district is 116 and urban population density is 3045 persons per km2.
|
Total |
General |
Schedule Caste |
Schedule Tribe |
Child |
| Total |
554,519 |
422,881 |
73,584 |
58,054 |
54,733 |
| Male |
274,608 |
210,339 |
35,759 |
28,510 |
27,676 |
| Female |
279,911 |
212,542 |
37,825 |
29,544 |
27,057 |
Religion wise distribution of population
Hindus contribute 81% of the total population and are the largest religious community in the district followed by Muslims which contribute 16% of the total population and Christians are the third largest religious community here with 3% population.. Female Sex ratio per 1000 male in Hindus are 1025 in Muslims are 991 and in Christians are 1027.
|
Total |
Hindu |
Muslim |
Christian |
Sikh |
Buddhist |
Jain |
Others |
Not Stated |
| Total |
554,519 |
448,986 |
87,274 |
17,130 |
139 |
126 |
250 |
220 |
394 |
| Male |
274,608 |
221,713 |
43,837 |
8,449 |
89 |
66 |
137 |
109 |
208 |
| Female |
279,911 |
227,273 |
43,437 |
8,681 |
50 |
60 |
113 |
111 |
186 |
Growth of population
Population of the district has increased by 1.1% in last 10 years. In 2001 census total population here were about 5.5 lakh. Female population growth rate of the district is 2.3% which is 2.4% higher than male population growth rate of -0.1%. General caste population has decreased by -2.8%; Schedule caste population has increased by 9.1%; Schedule Tribe population has increased by 25.9% and child population has decreased by -21.3% in the district since last census.
|
Total |
General |
Schedule Caste |
Schedule Tribe |
Child |
| Total |
1.1% |
-2.8% |
9.1% |
25.9% |
-21.3% |
| Male |
-0.1% |
-3.7% |
7.1% |
23.4% |
-21.4% |
| Female |
2.3% |
-1.9% |
11.1% |
28.4% |
-21.3% |
Sex Ratio - Females per 1000 Male
As of 2011 census there are 1019 females per 1000 male in the district. Sex ratio in general caste is 1010, in schedule caste is 1058 and in schedule tribe is 1036. There are 978 girls under 6 years of age per 1000 boys of the same age in the district. Overall sex ratio in the district has increased by 23 females per 1000 male during the years from 2001 to 2011. Child sex ratio here has increased by 1 girls per 1000 boys during the same time.
|
Total |
General |
SC |
ST |
Child |
| Change |
23 |
18 |
38 |
40 |
1 |
| 2011 |
1019 |
1010 |
1058 |
1036 |
978 |
| 2001 |
996 |
992 |
1020 |
996 |
977 |
Literacy
Total about 4.1 lakh people in the district are literate, among them about 2.2 lakh are male and about 2 lakh are female. Literacy rate (children under 6 are excluded) of Kodagu is 83%. 87% of male and 78% of female population are literate here. Overall literacy rate in the district has increased by 5%. Male literacy has gone up by 3% and female literacy rate has gone up by 6%.
|
Total |
Male |
Female |
| Change |
4.6% |
3.5% |
5.8% |
| 2011 |
82.6% |
87.2% |
78.1% |
| 2001 |
78% |
83.7% |
72.3% |
Workers profile
Kodagu has 50% (about 2.8 lakh) population engaged in either main or marginal works. 63% male and 38% female population are working population. 59% of total male population are main (full time) workers and 4% are marginal (part time) workers. For women 34% of total female population are main and 4% are marginal workers.
|
Worker (Among total population) |
Main Worker (Among workers) |
Marginal Worker (Among workers) |
Non Worker (Among total population) |
| Total |
50.3% |
46.7% |
3.6% |
49.7% |
| Male |
62.7% |
59.1% |
3.5% |
37.3% |
| Female |
38.2% |
34.4% |
3.8% |
61.8% |