Davanagere

This page provides an overview of Davanagere: population, literacy, households and a list of sub-districts (tehsils) and major villages.

Quick facts

9,098,475
Population
1,916,125
Households
972
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
66.75%
Approx. literacy

Davanagere has an aggregated population of 9,098,475. Approximately 42.77% live in rural areas (3,890,994) and 13.83% live in urban areas (1,258,020).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

Below are the tehsils (sub-districts) in this district. Click a tehsil to view village listings and details.

Tehsil / Sub-districtPopulationVillages
Taluk 0 3,890,994 3
Channagiri 885,638 252
Davanagere 1,610,966 169
Harapanahalli 858,970 83
Harihar 672,008 87
Honnali 681,690 176
Jagalur 498,209 174

Population summary

Davanagere has a population of 9,098,475 (4,613,867 males and 4,484,608 females). The sex ratio is about 972 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population9,098,475
Male4,613,867
Female4,484,608
Rural population3,890,994 (42.77%)
Urban population1,258,020 (13.83%)
Households1,916,125

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 66.75%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates6,072,983
Total illiterates3,025,492

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 1,886,306 (20.73%). ST: 1,124,202 (12.36%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC1,886,30620.73%
ST1,124,20212.36%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 1,018,694 (11.2%). Workers: 4,141,449 (45.52%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)1,018,69411.2%
Total workers4,141,44945.52%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Davanagere 1,945,497
Davanagere 1,316,487
Davanagere 681,979
Davanagere 629,010
Davanagere 434,971
Channagiri 302,317
Harapanahalli 302,003
Channagiri 281,004
Harapanahalli 254,964
Harihar 254,170