Tumkur

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

Quick facts

12,795,822
Population
3,057,845
Households
984
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
67.19%
Approx. literacy

Tumkur has an aggregated population of 12,795,822. Approximately 41.87% live in rural areas (5,357,960) and 9.36% live in urban areas (1,198,156).

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 5,357,960 3
Chiknayakanhalli 598,880 236
Gubbi 769,108 349
Koratagere 487,508 254
Kunigal 643,194 317
Madhugiri 774,439 325
Pavagada 707,096 156
Sira 883,720 252
Tiptur 608,704 234
Tumkur 1,475,048 376
Turuvekere 490,165 246

Population summary

Tumkur has a population of 12,795,822 (6,451,086 males and 6,344,736 females). The sex ratio is about 984 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population12,795,822
Male6,451,086
Female6,344,736
Rural population5,357,960 (41.87%)
Urban population1,198,156 (9.36%)
Households3,057,845

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 67.19%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates8,598,002
Total illiterates4,197,820

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 2,457,561 (19.21%). ST: 1,018,260 (7.96%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC2,457,56119.21%
ST1,018,2607.96%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 1,266,653 (9.9%). Workers: 6,538,783 (51.1%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)1,266,6539.9%
Total workers6,538,78351.1%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Tumkur 2,678,980
Tumkur 2,079,902
Tumkur 599,078
Tumkur 592,397
Sira 313,758
Tumkur 302,143
Tumkur 290,254
Madhugiri 267,866
Gubbi 262,518
Sira 256,204