Chamarajanagar

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

Quick facts

4,928,981
Population
1,183,633
Households
992
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
54.85%
Approx. literacy

Chamarajanagar has an aggregated population of 4,928,981. Approximately 41.42% live in rural areas (2,041,582) and 7.1% live in urban areas (349,948).

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 2,041,582 3
Chamarajanagar 1,003,522 187
Gundlupet 641,105 161
Kollegal 1,005,344 142
Yelandur 237,428 31

Population summary

Chamarajanagar has a population of 4,928,981 (2,473,808 males and 2,455,173 females). The sex ratio is about 992 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population4,928,981
Male2,473,808
Female2,455,173
Rural population2,041,582 (41.42%)
Urban population349,948 (7.1%)
Households1,183,633

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 54.85%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates2,703,376
Total illiterates2,225,605

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 1,259,430 (25.55%). ST: 577,310 (11.71%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC1,259,43025.55%
ST577,31011.71%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 485,195 (9.84%). Workers: 2,341,165 (47.5%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)485,1959.84%
Total workers2,341,16547.5%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Chamarajanagar 1,020,791
Chamarajanagar 845,817
Kollegal 357,853
Chamarajanagar 357,799
Kollegal 289,638
Chamarajanagar 287,924
Gundlupet 223,070
Gundlupet 194,965
Chamarajanagar 174,974
Yelandur 82,069