According to Census 2011, Karnataka has population of 6.11 Crores, an increase from figure of 5.29 Crore in 2001 census. Total population of Karnataka as per 2011 census is 61,095,297 of which male and female are 30,966,657 and 30,128,640 respectively. In 2001, total population was 52,850,562 in which males were 26,898,918 while females were 25,951,644. The total population growth in this decade was 15.60 percent while in previous decade it was 17.25 percent. The population of Karnataka forms 5.05 percent of India in 2011. In 2001, the figure was 5.14 percent.
 Male |
30,966,657 | 50.68% |
 Female |
30,128,640 | 49.31% |
| Male |
22,508,471 | 82.47% | |
| Female |
18,138,851 | 68.08% |
| Male |
15.12% | |||||
| Female |
16.10% |
| Male |
36,75,291 | 51.32% |
| Female |
34,85,742 | 48.76% |
 Sex Ratio |
948/1000 |
 Rural |
37,469,335 | 61.33% | |
 Urban |
23,625,962 | 38.67% | |
 Total |
61,095,297 | 100% |
 Hindu |
5.13 Crores | 83.99% | |
.svg) Muslim |
78.93 Lakhs | 12.91% | |
 Christian |
11.42 Lakhs | 1.87% |
| Bangalore | 9,621,551 | |||||
| Belgaum | 4,779,661 | |||||
| Mysore | 3,001,127 | |||||
| Tumkur | 2,678,980 | |||||
| Gulbarga | 2,566,326 |
| Dakshina Kannada | 88.57% | ||||
| Bangalore | 87.67% | ||||
| Udupi | 86.24% | ||||
| Uttara Kannada | 84.06% | ||||
| Kodagu | 82.61% |
| UDUPI | 1,093 | |||||
| KODAGU | 1,019 | |||||
| DAKSHINA KANNADA | 1,018 | |||||
| HASSAN | 1,005 | |||||
| CHIKMAGALUR | 1,005 |
karnataka Population Census 2011
As per details from Census 2011, Karnataka has population of 6.11 Crores, an increase from figure of 5.29 Crore in 2001 census. Total population of Karnataka as per 2011 census is 61,095,297 of which male and female are 30,966,657 and 30,128,640 respectively. In 2001, total population was 52,850,562 in which males were 26,898,918 while females were 25,951,644. The total population growth in this decade was 15.60 percent while in previous decade it was 17.25 percent. The population of Karnataka forms 5.05 percent of India in 2011. In 2001, the figure was 5.14 percent.
karnataka Literacy Rate Census 2011
Literacy rate in Karnataka has seen upward trend and is 75.36 percent as per 2011 population census. Of that, male literacy stands at 82.47 percent while female literacy is at 68.08 percent. In 2001, literacy rate in Karnataka stood at 66.64 percent of which male and female were 76.10 percent and 56.87 percent literate respectively. In actual numbers, total literates in Karnataka stands at 40,647,322 of which males were 22,508,471 and females were 18,138,851.
karnataka Decadal Growth Rate Census 2011
In 2011, population decadal growth for karnataka was 15.60 %. Population decadal growth of karnataka male 15.12% and female 16.10%
According to the Census of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, the decade of 2001 to 2011 is the 1st decade post Indian Independence, which added least number of people to the country's population. The percentage of decadal growth in the nation, for the first time, showed a decrease by 3.90 % since, the present Census of India 2011 has registered the rate to be 17.64 % from the rate of 21.54 % in the earlier Census conducted in the year 2001
karnataka Sex Ratio and child sex ratio Census 2011
Sex Ratio in karnataka is 973 i.e. for each 1000 male, which is below national average of 940 as per census 2011.
Child Sex Ratio in karnataka is 948 i.e. for each 1000 male,In the census 2001 the child sex ratio of India was 927 which declined to 919 in the census 2011. As per the census 2011, Arunachal Pradesh has the highest child sex ratio among the Indian states i.e. 972 while Haryana has the lowest child sex ratio i.e.834 per thousand males.
Religious Data in karnataka census 2011
Hinduism is majority religion in state of Karnataka with 84.00 % followers. Islam is second most popular religion in state of Karnataka with approximately 12.92 % following it. In Karnataka state, Christinity is followed by 1.87 %, Jainism by 0.72 %, Sikhism by 0.05 % and Buddhism by 0.05 %. Around 0.02 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.27 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Rural population in karnataka census 2011
Of the total population of Karnataka state, around 61.33 percent live in the villages of rural areas. In actual numbers, males and females were 18,929,354 and 18,539,981 respectively. Total population of rural areas of Karnataka state was 37,469,335. The population growth rate recorded for this decade (2001-2011) was 61.33%. In rural regions of Karnataka state, female sex ratio per 1000 males was 979 while same for the child (0-6 age) was 950 girls per 1000 boys. In Karnataka, 4,517,645 children (0-6) live in rural areas. Child population forms 12.06 percent of total rural population. In rural areas of Karnataka, literacy rate for males and female stood at 77.61 % and 58.32 %. Average literacy rate in Karnataka for rural areas was 68.73 percent. Total literates in rural areas were 22,649,176.
Urban population in karnataka census 2011
Out of total population of Karnataka, 38.67% people live in urban regions. The total figure of population living in urban areas is 23,625,962 of which 12,037,303 are males and while remaining 11,588,659 are females. The urban population in the last 10 years has increased by 38.67 percent. Sex Ratio in urban regions of Karnataka was 963 females per 1000 males. For child (0-6) sex ratio the figure for urban region stood at 946 girls per 1000 boys. Total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Karnataka were 2,643,388. Of total population in urban region, 11.19 % were children (0-6). Average Literacy rate in Karnataka for Urban regions was 85.78 percent in which males were 90.04% literate while female literacy stood at 77.97%. Total literates in urban region of Karnataka were 17,998,146.