Tumkur city is governed by Municipal Corporation and is situated in Karnataka State/UT.
As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Tumkur in 2011 is 302,143; of which male and female are 152,925 and 149,218 respectively.
Tumkur Population 2022 - 2023
The current estimate population of Tumkur city in 2023 is
415,000
, while literacy rate, sex ratio and density are mentioned below. The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Tumkur city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Tumkur city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Tumkur city, we will update the same here in 2023.
Tumkur Literacy Rate
In education section, total literates in Tumkur city are 241,270 of which 126,065 are males while 115,205 are females. Average literacy rate of Tumkur city is 88.91 percent of which male and female literacy was 91.83 and 85.92 percent.
Tumkur Sex Ratio
The sex ratio of Tumkur city is 976 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 967 per 1000 boys.
Tumkur Child Population
Total children (0-6) in Tumkur city are 30,777 as per figure from Census India report on 2011. There were 15,644 boys while 15,133 are girls. The child forms 10.19 % of total population of Tumkur City.
Tumkur Slums
Total no. of Slums in Tumkur city numbers 11,815 in which population of 52,429 resides. This is around 17.35% of total population of Tumkur city.
Tumkur City Population 2011
Description
City
Tumkur
Government
Municipal Council
Urban Agglomeration
Only City
State
Karnataka
Tumkur City
Total
Male
Female
City Population
302,143
152,925
149,218
Literates
241,270
126,065
115,205
Children (0-6)
30,777
15,644
15,133
Average Literacy (%)
88.91 %
91.83 %
85.92 %
Sexratio
976
Child Sexratio
967
Tumkur Religion
Hinduism is majority religion in Tumkur city with 71.83 % followers.
Islam is second most popular religion in city of Tumkur with approximately 24.76 % following it.
In Tumkur city, Christinity is followed by 1.84 %, Jainism by 0.88 %, Sikhism by 0.06 % and Buddhism by 0.03 %. Around 0.02 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.58 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.