26 most populated cities in Karnataka Population, Sex Ratio, Literacy

8^th largest state in terms of area, Karnataka has a population of about 6.1 crore (61 million) people. Karnataka is the 9^th most populated state in India. Population density in Karnataka is 319/km². Almost 26% of Karnataka’s population lives in cities and the states have 26 cities that have a population of over 1 lakh (100K) each.

Most populated cities in Karnataka

the Silicon Valley of India, Bangalore is the biggest city in the state with population of over 84 lakhs people. After Bangalore Dharwad is the second most populated city in the state. Population of Dharwad is almost 9.5 lakhs. Mysore is the third most populated city in Karnataka with 8.87 lakhs person living in the city. Gulbarga, Belgaum, Dakshina Kannada, Davanagere and Bellary are some big cities in the state. Koppal, Haveri and Bagalkot are 3 lowest populated cities in Karnataka with population over 1 lakh each.

Sex Ratio of cities in Karnataka

Sex Ratio in Karnataka is 968 females per 1000 males, which is almost 3% higher than the national average of 940. 11 out of 26 cities in Karnataka have sex ratio of over 1000 female per 1000 male. Which is surprisingly good in India.
Kolar in Robertson Pet district have the highest sex ratio 1023 female per 100 male. Udupi, Hassan, Dakshina Kannada, Chikmagalur and Shimoga all have sex ratio of over 1010 females per 1000 males.
Most populated city Bangalore have the lowest sex ratio of just 914 followed by Bidar (937) and Gulbarga (953).

Population and sex ratio of cities in Karnataka

District	City	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio
Karnataka		61130704	31057742	30072962	968
Belgaum (M Corp.)	Belgaum	488292	246407	241885	982
Bagalkot (CMC)	Bagalkot	112068	56837	55231	972
Bijapur (CMC)	Bijapur	326360	165122	161238	976
Bidar (CMC)	Bidar	211944	109435	102509	937
Raichur (CMC)	Raichur	232456	117408	115048	980
Gangawati (CMC)	Koppal	105354	52678	52676	1000
Gadag-Betigeri (CMC)	Gadag	172813	86165	86648	1006
Hubli-Dharwad *(M Corp.)	Dharwad	943857	475980	467877	983
Ranibennur (CMC)	Haveri	106365	53933	52432	972
Hospet (CMC)	Bellary	206159	102923	103236	1003
Bellary (M Corp.)	Bellary	409644	206026	203618	988
Chitradurga (CMC)	Chitradurga	139914	70304	69610	990
Davanagere (M Corp.)	Davanagere	435128	220544	214584	973
Shimoga (CMC)	Shimoga	322428	161978	160450	991
Bhadravati (CMC)	Shimoga	150776	75020	75756	1010
Udupi (CMC)	Udupi	125350	62031	63319	1021
Chikmagalur (CMC)	Chikmagalur	118496	58859	59637	1013
Tumkur (CMC)	Tumkur	305821	155406	150415	968
BBMP (M Corp.)	Bangalore	8425970	4401299	4024671	914
Mandya (CMC)	Mandya	137735	68748	68987	1003
Hassan (CMC)	Hassan	133723	66380	67343	1015
Mangalore (M Corp.)	Dakshina Kannada	484785	240651	244134	1014
Mysore (M Corp.)	Mysore	887446	443813	443633	1000
Gulbarga (M Corp.)	Gulbarga	532031	272451	259580	953
Kolar (CMC)	Kolar	138553	70064	68489	978
Robertson Pet (CMC)	Kolar	146428	72378	74050	1023

Literacy Rate of cities in Karnata

The state Karnata have overall literacy rate of 75.60%, which is just a bit higher than the national average of 74.04%. 82.85% males and 68.13% females in the state are literate. For cities Dakshina Kannada have the highest 94.03% literacy rate followed by Udupi (93.89%), Hassan (90.51%) and Belgaum (90.49%). The city Bangalore have 89.59% literacy rate. In Karnataka there are only 3 cities with literacy rate bellow 80%. These cities are Koppal (76.58%), Raichur (77.47%) and Bellary (78.26%).

7+ population and Literacy rate in Cities in Karnataka

District	City	Total	7+ Population	7+ Male	7+ Female	Literate	Literacy Rate	Male	Female	% Male	% Female
Karnataka		61130704	54274903	27529898	26745005	41029323	75.60	22808468	18220855	82.85	68.13
Belgaum (M Corp.)	Belgaum	488292	438444	220658	217786	396736	90.49	208546	188190	94.51	86.41
Bagalkot (CMC)	Bagalkot	112068	99669	50361	49308	85860	86.15	46623	39237	92.58	79.58
Bijapur (CMC)	Bijapur	326360	287226	144640	142586	239631	83.43	128615	111016	88.92	77.86
Bidar (CMC)	Bidar	211944	186867	96332	90535	163781	87.65	89472	74309	92.88	82.08
Raichur (CMC)	Raichur	232456	204532	103122	101410	158452	77.47	86973	71479	84.34	70.49
Gangawati (CMC)	Koppal	105354	92232	45969	46263	70630	76.58	39027	31603	84.9	68.31
Gadag-Betigeri (CMC)	Gadag	172813	154394	76646	77748	132094	85.56	70035	62059	91.37	79.82
Hubli-Dharwad *(M Corp.)	Dharwad	943857	843868	424687	419181	736506	87.28	389290	347216	91.67	82.83
Ranibennur (CMC)	Haveri	106365	94793	47951	46842	85298	89.98	43234	42064	90.16	89.8
Hospet (CMC)	Bellary	206159	179681	89415	90266	143776	80.02	77678	66098	86.87	73.23
Bellary (M Corp.)	Bellary	409644	360057	180689	179368	281768	78.26	153275	128493	84.83	71.64
Chitradurga (CMC)	Chitradurga	139914	125632	62955	62677	111514	88.76	58257	53257	92.54	84.97
Davanagere (M Corp.)	Davanagere	435128	390583	197656	192927	331551	84.89	175747	155804	88.92	80.76
Shimoga (CMC)	Shimoga	322428	290802	145848	144954	255971	88.02	133191	122780	91.32	84.7
Bhadravati (CMC)	Shimoga	150776	136776	67933	68843	118446	86.6	62199	56247	91.56	81.7
Udupi (CMC)	Udupi	125350	115067	56667	58400	108041	93.89	54690	53351	96.51	91.35
Chikmagalur (CMC)	Chikmagalur	118496	107565	53260	54305	96586	89.79	49742	46844	93.39	86.26
Tumkur (CMC)	Tumkur	305821	276166	140173	135993	237424	85.97	123904	113520	88.39	83.47
BBMP (M Corp.)	Bangalore	8425970	7563477	3956660	3606817	6775942	89.59	3664959	3110983	92.63	86.25
Mandya (CMC)	Mandya	137735	124466	61922	62544	105938	85.11	55442	50496	89.54	80.74
Hassan (CMC)	Hassan	133723	121053	59863	61190	109564	90.51	55610	53954	92.9	88.17
Mangalore (M Corp.)	Dakshina Kannada	484785	443314	219166	224148	416863	94.03	211482	205381	96.49	91.63
Mysore (M Corp.)	Mysore	887446	809458	403707	405751	702896	86.84	363157	339739	89.96	83.73
Gulbarga (M Corp.)	Gulbarga	532031	462885	236378	226507	387470	83.71	210817	176653	89.19	77.99
Kolar (CMC)	Kolar	138553	122560	62009	60551	102978	84.02	54121	48857	87.28	80.69
Robertson Pet (CMC)	Kolar	146428	133106	65759	67347	119258	89.6	61304	57954	93.23	86.05

Child population of cities in Karnataka

11.21 of Karnataka’s total population are children under 6 years of age. The percentage of child population in Karnataka is also lower than the national average of 13.12%. Cities with highest percentage of children under 6 years of age are Gulbarga (13%), Bellary (12.84%), Koppal (12.46%), Bellary (12.10%) and Raichur (12.01%).
10 out 26 cities in Karnataka with population over 1 lakh each have child population under 10%. Udupi have the lowest 8.2% children under 6 years of age population followed by Dakshina Kannada (8.55%) and Mysore (8.79%).

Child sex ratio of cities in Karnataka

Karnataka have 940 girls for every 1000 boys under 6 years of age, which is way higher than the nation’s average of just 914 girls per 1000 boys. Only one city in the state have higher girls sex ratio than boys. Kolar in Robertson Pet district have 1013 girls for every 1000 boys. Other than that Kolar in Kolar district, Shimoga in Bhadravati district and Shimoga in Shimoga district also have quite decent sex ratio.
Bijapur, Bidar, Bagalkot, Udupi and Gulbarga are 5 cities with lowest child sex ratio in the state. All of these cities have child sex ratio under 920 girls per 1000 boys.

Child under 6 years of age population and sex ratio in Karnataka

District	City	Total	0-6 Population	% of Total	Boys	Girls	Sex Ratio
Karnataka		61130704	6855801	11.21	3527844	3327957	943
Belgaum (M Corp.)	Belgaum	488292	49848	10.21	25749	24099	936
Bagalkot (CMC)	Bagalkot	112068	12399	11.06	6476	5923	915
Bijapur (CMC)	Bijapur	326360	39134	11.99	20482	18652	911
Bidar (CMC)	Bidar	211944	25077	11.83	13103	11974	914
Raichur (CMC)	Raichur	232456	27924	12.01	14286	13638	955
Gangawati (CMC)	Koppal	105354	13122	12.46	6709	6413	956
Gadag-Betigeri (CMC)	Gadag	172813	18419	10.66	9519	8900	935
Hubli-Dharwad *(M Corp.)	Dharwad	943857	99989	10.59	51293	48696	949
Ranibennur (CMC)	Haveri	106365	11572	10.88	5982	5590	934
Hospet (CMC)	Bellary	206159	26478	12.84	13508	12970	960
Bellary (M Corp.)	Bellary	409644	49587	12.10	25337	24250	957
Chitradurga (CMC)	Chitradurga	139914	14282	10.21	7349	6933	943
Davanagere (M Corp.)	Davanagere	435128	44545	10.24	22888	21657	946
Shimoga (CMC)	Shimoga	322428	31626	9.81	16130	15496	961
Bhadravati (CMC)	Shimoga	150776	14000	9.29	7087	6913	975
Udupi (CMC)	Udupi	125350	10283	8.20	5364	4919	917
Chikmagalur (CMC)	Chikmagalur	118496	10931	9.22	5599	5332	952
Tumkur (CMC)	Tumkur	305821	29655	9.70	15233	14422	947
BBMP (M Corp.)	Bangalore	8425970	862493	10.24	444639	417854	940
Mandya (CMC)	Mandya	137735	13269	9.63	6826	6443	944
Hassan (CMC)	Hassan	133723	12670	9.47	6517	6153	944
Mangalore (M Corp.)	Dakshina Kannada	484785	41471	8.55	21485	19986	930
Mysore (M Corp.)	Mysore	887446	77988	8.79	40106	37882	945
Gulbarga (M Corp.)	Gulbarga	532031	69146	13.00	36073	33073	917
Kolar (CMC)	Kolar	138553	15993	11.54	8055	7938	985
Robertson Pet (CMC)	Kolar	146428	13322	9.10	6619	6703	1013