Dharwad

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

Quick facts

8,185,576
Population
1,691,474
Households
969
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
69.74%
Approx. literacy

Dharwad has an aggregated population of 8,185,576. Approximately 45.13% live in rural areas (3,694,046) and 25.64% live in urban areas (2,099,078).

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 3,694,046 3
Area not under any Sub-district 1,887,576 3
Dharwad 732,751 121
Hubli 428,421 61
Kalghatgi 447,060 90
Kundgol 477,978 61
Navalgund 517,744 61

Population summary

Dharwad has a population of 8,185,576 (4,158,240 males and 4,027,336 females). The sex ratio is about 969 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population8,185,576
Male4,158,240
Female4,027,336
Rural population3,694,046 (45.13%)
Urban population2,099,078 (25.64%)
Households1,691,474

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 69.74%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates5,708,610
Total illiterates2,476,966

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 782,807 (9.56%). ST: 400,281 (4.89%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC782,8079.56%
ST400,2814.89%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 980,928 (11.98%). Workers: 3,546,552 (43.33%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)980,92811.98%
Total workers3,546,55243.33%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Dharwad 1,847,023
Dharwad 1,049,539
Area not under any Sub-district 943,788
Area not under any Sub-district 943,788
Dharwad 797,484
Dharwad 249,993
Dharwad 232,765
Navalgund 190,208
Kundgol 165,568
Kalghatgi 154,659