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District of Karnataka

Chikkaballapura District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 13.55 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

13,55,000 1.35 million 1 March 2026

Chikkaballapura district's population is estimated at ≈13.55 lakh (13,55,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Karnataka projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 12,55,104.

Estimate: method M1, constrained to the RGI projection for Karnataka. Census: ORGI.

Which number do you mean?

District totals include villages. Here is how the 2011 population splits between towns and villages.

District

Chikkaballapura district

Census 2011
12,55,104
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 13.55 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
2,81,119

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
9,73,985

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 13.55 lakh 13,55,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
12.55 lakh 12,55,104 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
296per km² 2011
Sex ratio
972 Karnataka: 973
Child sex ratio (0–6)
953 Karnataka: 948
Literacy rate
69.8% Male 77.8% · Female 61.6%
Urban share
22.4% Karnataka: 38.7%
Growth 2001–11
+9.2% Karnataka: +15.6%
Area
4,244km² Census 2011
Households
2.85 lakh 4.4 people per household
Villages
1,513 Census 2011
Towns
8 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

Census counts on 2011 boundaries, then our estimate to 2036.

Chikkaballapura: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
14 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19514,79,068
19615,68,322
19716,90,083
19818,61,098
199110,05,031
200111,49,007
201112,55,104
2016 *13,01,000
2021 *13,34,000
2026 *13,55,000
2031 *13,65,000
2036 *13,67,000

* Estimate

How Chikkaballapura's 2011 population was spread

Sub-districts (tehsils, talukas, mandals or blocks) as they were in Census 2011. “Part” means only some of it now lies in this district.

How Chikkaballapura's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Chintamani 2,98,07023.7%97972.3%25.5%
2 Gauribidanur 2,90,99923.2%97970.2%16.5%
3 Sidlaghatta 2,14,16917.1%96669.4%23.9%
4 Chikkaballapura2,12,53616.9%95273.8%29.9%
5 Bagepalli 1,83,49814.6%97562.1%17.9%
6 Gudibanda 55,8324.4%98865.2%16.9%

Largest towns in Chikkaballapura (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Chikkaballapura (Census 2011)
  1. Chintamani 76,068
  2. Chikkaballapura 63,652
  3. Sidlaghatta 51,159
  4. Gauribidanur 37,947
  5. Bagepalli 27,011
  6. Allipura CT 9,930
  7. Gudibanda 9,441
  8. Chelur CT 5,911

How people in Chikkaballapura worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

33.2%

Agricultural labourers

32.3%

Household industry

3.2%

Other work

31.3%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 51.0%.

Age structure of Chikkaballapura

Population in five-year age groups, Census 2011. Men on the left, women on the right. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Age structure of Chikkaballapura
MenWomen
  1. 80+
  2. 75-79
  3. 70-74
  4. 65-69
  5. 60-64
  6. 55-59
  7. 50-54
  8. 45-49
  9. 40-44
  10. 35-39
  11. 30-34
  12. 25-29
  13. 20-24
  14. 15-19
  15. 10-14
  16. 5-9
  17. 0-4
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AgeMenWomen
0-446,88045,134
5-951,80449,401
10-1463,52358,902
15-1966,33559,130
20-2459,59956,159
25-2953,86855,716
30-3445,16646,182
35-3947,77151,737
40-4442,18539,734
45-4940,28137,243
50-5429,87328,195
55-5922,99323,222
60-6422,62823,235
65-6917,07917,883
70-7412,87412,395
75-795,8675,781
80+6,8018,038
Children (0–14)
25.2%
Karnataka 26.2%
Working age (15–59)
64.2%
Karnataka 64.3%
Older people (60+)
10.6%
Karnataka 9.5%
Median age
28.2years
Karnataka 27.3
Dependency ratio
47.3
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Karnataka 47.8

Languages spoken in Chikkaballapura

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 26 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Chikkaballapura
  1. Kannada 59.4%
  2. Telugu 27.1%
  3. Urdu 11.6%
  4. Hindi 0.9%
  5. Tamil 0.5%
  6. Marathi 0.4%
  7. Malayalam 0.1%
  8. Gujarati 0.0%
  9. All other languages 0.1%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Kannada59.4%
  2. Telugu27.1%
  3. Urdu11.6%
  4. Lamani/Lambadi0.6%
  5. Tamil0.5%
  6. Marathi0.4%
  7. Hindi0.3%
  8. Malayalam0.1%

Housing and amenities in Chikkaballapura

Share of households, Houselisting Census 2011. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 91.1%

    Karnataka 90.6%

  • Tap water 71.5%

    Karnataka 66.0%

  • Water source within premises 23.2%

    Karnataka 44.5%

  • Toilet within premises 36.5%

    Karnataka 51.2%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 61.0%

    Karnataka 45.0%

  • Bathing area within premises 67.3%

    Karnataka 86.3%

  • Closed drainage 10.1%

    Karnataka 26.0%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 18.0%

    Karnataka 32.5%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 75.5%

    Karnataka 60.7%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 52.9%

    Karnataka 64.6%

  • Television 54.0%

    Karnataka 60.0%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 20.3%

    Karnataka 25.6%

  • Computer or laptop 6.1%

    Karnataka 12.8%

  • Car, jeep or van 2.3%

    Karnataka 6.3%

  • Use banking services 53.2%

    Karnataka 61.2%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 21.8%

    Karnataka 14.2%

The home itself

  • Own their home 84.5%

    Karnataka 74.3%

  • Rent their home 13.8%

    Karnataka 23.0%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 78.9%

    Karnataka 66.8%

  • House in good condition 59.8%

    Karnataka 60.1%

  • Concrete roof 18.9%

    Karnataka 27.6%

  • Cement or tiled floor 69.5%

    Karnataka 55.6%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 61.8%

    Karnataka 46.1%

Karnataka

What the numbers say

  • Chikkaballapura district held 2.1% of Karnataka's population in 2011, 23rd of 31 districts.
  • Literacy is 69.8%, 5.6 points below the Karnataka average of 75.4%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 77.8% of men but only 61.6% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • 22.4% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Karnataka as a whole (38.7%).
  • The population grew 9.2% in 2001–11, slower than Karnataka's 15.6%.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈13.55 lakh, implies growth of about 8% since 2011; it is tied to the official Karnataka projection.
  • Its largest town, Chintamani, had 76.1 thousand people in 2011, 6.1% of the district.

Compare with

All districts of Karnataka →

Census 2027 status

Results pending

  1. Phase I: houselisting

    Done (16 April 2026 – 15 May 2026)

  2. Phase II: counting people

    February 2027 (reference date 1 March 2027)

  3. Results

    Not yet released. In 2011, first figures came about a month after counting ended.

When the Registrar General publishes Census 2027 figures for Chikkaballapura, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Chikkaballapura (Census 2011)

Official figures as published by the Office of the Registrar General. Shown without commentary. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Population by religion in Chikkaballapura (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareKarnataka
Hindu 11,00,131 87.7% 84.0%
Muslim 1,47,810 11.8% 12.9%
Christian 4,684 0.4% 1.9%
Sikh 264 0.0% 0.0%
Buddhist 85 0.0% 0.2%
Jain 975 0.1% 0.7%
Other religions and persuasions 77 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated 1,078 0.1% 0.3%
Total12,55,104100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Chikkaballapura district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈13,55,000 (13.55 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Chikkaballapura's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Karnataka projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 12,55,104.

What was the population of Chikkaballapura district in Census 2011?
12,55,104: 6,36,437 males and 6,18,667 females, of whom 2,81,119 lived in towns and 9,73,985 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Chikkaballapura?
Literacy was 69.8% in 2011 (men 77.8%, women 61.6%). The sex ratio was 972 females per 1,000 males, and 953 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Chikkaballapura district?
Chintamani, with 76,068 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Chikkaballapura district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 1,513 Census 2011 villages and 8 towns.

⤓ Download Karnataka district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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