Hassan

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

Quick facts

8,505,342
Population
2,075,446
Households
1011
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
68.51%
Approx. literacy

Hassan has an aggregated population of 8,505,342. Approximately 41.77% live in rural areas (3,552,842) and 8.86% live in urban areas (753,526).

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 3,552,842 3
Alur 249,224 262
Arkalgud 596,945 299
Arsikere 892,801 394
Belur 530,890 386
Channarayapatna 792,492 387
Hassan 1,011,014 388
Hole Narsipur 516,587 252
Sakleshpur 362,547 230

Population summary

Hassan has a population of 8,505,342 (4,230,251 males and 4,275,091 females). The sex ratio is about 1011 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population8,505,342
Male4,230,251
Female4,275,091
Rural population3,552,842 (41.77%)
Urban population753,526 (8.86%)
Households2,075,446

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 68.51%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates5,826,595
Total illiterates2,678,747

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 1,678,137 (19.73%). ST: 157,212 (1.85%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC1,678,13719.73%
ST157,2121.85%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 790,585 (9.3%). Workers: 4,377,854 (51.47%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)790,5859.3%
Total workers4,377,85451.47%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Hassan 1,776,421
Hassan 1,399,658
Hassan 396,166
Hassan 376,763
Arsikere 315,339
Channarayapatna 279,798
Arsikere 262,123
Channarayapatna 232,896
Hassan 218,682
Arkalgud 204,585