Karnataka

District Factbook ™

Shimoga District

(Key Socio-economic Data of Shimoga District, Karnataka)

January, 2019
Editor & Director
Dr. R.K. Thukral

Research Editor
Dr. Shafeeq Rahman

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No. Particulars Page No.
1 Introduction 1-3
About Shimoga District | Shimoga District at a Glance
2 Administrative Setup 4-12
Location Map of Shimoga District |Shimoga District Map with Sub-Districts |
Reference Map of District |Administrative Unit |
Number of Sub-districts, Towns, CD Blocks and Villages |
Names of Sub-districts, Tehsils, Towns and their Wards and Villages |
Names of District, Intermediate and Village Panchayats |
Number of Inhabited Villages by Population Size |Number of Towns by Population Size
3 Demographics 13-35
Population |Projected Population |Sex Ratio |Density |Child Population |Child Sex Ratio |
Decadal Growth |Age Group Population (Total/Rural/Urban) |
Age Group Population of Currently Married |
Economically Active Population - Total/Rural/Urban |
Ageing Population - Total/Rural/Urban |Dependency Ratio - Total/Rural/Urban |
Single Year Age Population |Scheduled Caste Population - Total/Rural/Urban |
Scheduled Tribe Population - Total/Rural/Urban |
Religious Population (Total/Rural/Urban) |CD Block Population
4 Economy 36-49
Gross/Net District Domestic Products |Per Capita Income on NDDP |
Households by Income Groups |Households Availing Banking Services |
Number of Offices, Deposits, Credit and C-D Ratio by Bank Group and Population Group |
Outstanding Credit by Occupation |
Physical and Financial Performance of District Central Cooperative Banks |Lead Bank |
Investment and Debt by Households |
Total and Percentage of Outstanding Loan of Households by Purpose |
Number of Fair Price Shops & Godowns with Capacity |
Number of Ration Shops and Ration Card Holders |Number of Kerosene Dealers
5 Market Size 50-61
Estimated Monthly Per Capita Expenditure (MPCE) by Broad Category (Total/Rural/Urban)
|
Estimated Annual Expenditure by Broad Category (Total/Rural/Urban) |
Estimated Monthly Per Capita Expenditure (MPCE) on Services and Durable Goods by
Broad Category (Total/Rural/Urban) |
Estimated Annual Expenditure on Services and Durable Goods by Broad Category
(Total/Rural/Urban)
6 Life Style 62-66
Households having Radio/Transistor, Television |
Households having Computer/Laptop/Internet |
Households having Telephone/Mobile Phone |
Households having Bicycle, Scooter/Motor Cycle/Moped & Car/Jeep/Van |
Circulation of Daily Newspapers |Number of Cinema Theaters
7 Infrastructure 67-82
Occupied Houses used as Shops/Offices - Total/Rural/Urban |
Amenities - Households by Main Source of Lighting - Total/Rural/Urban |
Households by Main Source of Drinking Water (Total/Rural/Urban) |
Households by Type of Fuel used for Cooking - Total/Rural/Urban |
Sanitation - Households by Availability and Type of Latrine Facility |
Households by Availability of Bathing Facility - Total/Rural/Urban |
Households by Type of Drainage Connectivity for Waste Water Outlet - Total/Rural/Urban
|
Road Length by Categories |Number of Registered Motor Vehicles by Categories |
Number of Driving and Conductor Licenses Issued |
Number of Electricity Consumers by Categories |
Electricity Consumption by Consumer Categories |Rural Electrification |
Number of Post Offices, Telephones/Mobiles and Internet Connections |
Post Offices & PIN Codes |Major Tourist Places |
Number of Domestic and Foreign Tourist Arrivals |LPG Distributors |
Distribution of LED Bulbs, Tubelights and Fans under Ujala Scheme
8 Industries 83-95
Number of Establishment and Person Employed by Broad Activities - Total/Rural/Urban |
Manufacturing (Industries) Share in GDP |
Outstanding Credit of SCBs according to Industrial Occupation |
Number of Factories by Type and Workers Engaged |Number of Small Scale Industries |
Production and Value of Khadi Industries |
Number of Chawki Rearing Centres and Production of Cocoon & Raw Silk |
Number of Liquor Shops by Categories and Liquor Consumption/Revenue |
Number of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), Employment and Investment |
Number of Entrepreneurs Memorandum (Part-II) Filed by MSME |List of Ongoing Projects
9 Labour and Workforce 96-104
Total Workers - Total/Rural/Urban |Main Workers - Total/Rural/Urban |
Marginal Workers - Total/Rural/Urban |Non-Workers - Total/Rural/Urban |
Average Wages/Earning per Day Received by Usual Principal Activity Status -
Total/Rural/Urban |
Wage Rate for Unskilled Manual Workers under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural
Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 |
Daily Agricultural Wages Rate at Center |Employment Indicators |
Work Participation Rate |Employment in Organised Sector |
Number of Job Seeker Registration and Vacancy Notified
10 Agriculture 105-125
Land Utilisation |Production of Major Food Crops |Production of Commercial Crops |
Production of Fruit & Vegetable Crops |Production of Spices |
Quantity of Sowing Seeds Distribution by Crops |Consumption of Fertilisers |
Consumption of Fertilsers Materials/Fertiliser Ratio/Consumption of Fertilisers per Unit of
Gross Cropped Area |
Performance of Sericulture (Mulberry) |
Number of Credit and Non-Credit Co-operative Societies by Type |
Performance of Fisheries Sector |Milk, Egg and Meat Production |
Number of Veterinary Institutions |
Number of Artificial Insemination Done and Animals Treated |Livestock Population |
Poultry Population |Households Enterprises Owning Animals/Poultry Birds |
Stray Cattle and Dogs |Equipments used in Livestock Sector |Irrigated Area by Source |
Irrigated Area for Food/Non-food Crops |Shallow Tubewells According to Horse Power |
Average Size of Operational Holdings |
Distribution of Households and Area of Land Owned by Category of Holdings |
Household Classification by Category of Holdings |
Number of Regulated Markets and Total Turnover Value |
Main Agricultural Commodities Sold in Regulated Markets |Farmers - Total/Rural/Urban
11 Education 126-132
Literacy Rate - Total/Rural/Urban |Population by Educational Level |
Census Houses Used as School/College etc. - Total/Rural/Urban |
Number of Schools by Stages |Enrolment by Stages |Number of Various Colleges |
Institutions, Enrolments and Teachers in B.Ed Colleges |Number of Libraries by Types |
Enrolment by Medium of Instruction |Gross/Net Enrolment Ratio |Drop-Out Rate |
Number of Teachers by Stages |Population by Mother Tongue
12 Health 133-153
Number of Health Institutions in Rural Area |
Number of Hospitals by Types, Medical Staff and Beds |
Live Births Registered/Still Births Registered - Total/Rural/Urban |
Deaths Registered/Infant Deaths Registered - Total/Rural/Urban |
Number of Immunisation given to Children |Sterilization and Family Planning Measures |
Performance of National Health Programmes |
Disabled Population by Type of Disability (Total/Rural/Urban) |
Houses used for Hospital/Dispensary - Total/Rural/Urban |
Households by Married Couples per Household and Dwelling Rooms |
Maternal and Child Health Indicators |District Level Household Health Indicators |
Family Welfare Programmes |National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4)
13 Environment and Pollution 154-159
Geographical Area - Total/Rural/Urban |Wastelands by Category |Forest Cover by Type |
Rainfall |Number of Rainguage Stations |Maximum and Minimum Temperature |
Latitude, Longitude and Altitude |
Ground Water - Fluctuation and Their Frequency/Well Frequency for Different Ranges of
Depth to Water Level |
Ground Water Resources Availability, Utilization and Stage of Development
14 Housing 160-171
Total Households/Houseless Households - Total/Rural/Urban |
Houseless Population - Total/Rural/Urban |Ease of Living Index |
Housing Condition - Census Houses Used as Residence/Residence-Cum-Other Use -
Total/Rural/Urban |
Households by Condition of Census Houses Occupied by them - Total/Rural/Urban |
Households by Predominant Material of Roof of Census Houses Occupied by them -
Total/Rural/Urban |
Households by Predominant Material of Wall of Census Houses Occupied by them -
Total/Rural/Urban |
Households by Predominant Material of Floor of Census Houses Occupied by them -
Total/Rural/Urban |
House and Their Uses - Total/Rural/Urban |
Households by Type of Structure of Census Houses Occupied -Total/Rural/Urban |
Households Classified by Availability of Electricity - Total/Rural/Urban |
Households by Ownership Status of Census Houses and Number of Dwelling Rooms |
Slum Population
15 Crime & Law 172-179
Incidence of IPC Crimes |Incidence of SLL Crimes |
Number of Cases, Persons Injured/Killed in Road Accidents |Number of Police Stations |
Number of Prisons and Prisoners |
Number of Fire Stations and Value of Property Protected |
Selected List of Police Officers/Officials |Selected List of Judicial Officers/Officials
16 Social and Welfare Schemes 180-184
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) |
Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (PMAY) |
National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) |
Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM)-Gramin |
Self-Help Groups (SHGs) - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) |
Aadhaar Card (UIDAI) Enrolments
17 Electoral 185-187
Vote Distribution of Major Parties in Last Parliamentary Elections |
Vote Distribution of Major Parties in Last Assembly Elections |
Name and Address of Sitting MPs |Name and Address of Sitting MLAs |Number of Electors
18 Annexure - I to V 188-263
Names of Sub-Districts/Tehsils, Towns and their Wards and Villages Cont'd |
Names of District, Intermediate and Village Panchayats Cont'd |
Village/Town-wise Population and Distance from the Nearest Town |
Post Offices & PIN Codes Cont'd |National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4) Cont'd
19 Useful Contacts 264
20 Abbreviations & Sources 265
21 Concepts and Definitions 266-269
22 Disclaimer & Terms of Use 270
 Karnataka
Shimoga District District Factbook™

Introduction

About Shimoga District

Historically, the name of the city ‘Shimoga’ is derived either from the term shivmoga meaning
Face of Shiva or Shiva-Mukha Face of Shiva, Shivana-Moogu Nose of Shiva or Shivana-Mogge
Flowers to be offered to Shiva. It was ruled over by the Kadambas in 4th century, Chalukyas in
6th century and Gangas, Rashtrakutas in 8th century, Hoysalas 11th century, and the
Vijayanagara rulers 15th century. The city got an independent identity under the Keladi Nayaka
rule during the 16th century. In the year 1763 Haider Ali captured the capital of Keladi Nayakas
and consequently the district came into the rule of the Kingdom of Mysore and remained a part
of it till India acquired independence from the British. On 1st November, 2014, Shimoga is
renamed "Shivamogga" by the Government of Karnataka.
The district also has various famous personalities from different fields. Udupi Rajagopalacharya
Ananthamurthywas (1932-2014) was a contemporary writer and critic of the Kannada language
and the pioneers of the Navya movement. He is honored with the Jnanpith Award. In 1998, he
received the Padma Bhushan award. He became the vice-chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi
University in Kerala during the late 1980s. Bhavana is a Kannada film and a Bharatanatyam
dancer. She has received three Karnataka State Film Awards. She has acted in film Shanti that
entered the Guinness Book of Records.

Geographically, the district has total 8,478 sq. km. area and occupies the ranks 6th in State
and 84th in India. It lies at 13°93'N latitude, 75°57'E longitude and 569 m altitude. In the year
2017, there was a total 50.96% forest area of total geographical area. It is bounded by Haveri
District, Davanagere District, Chikmagalur District, Udupi District and Uttara Kannada. Rivers
Kali, Gangavati, Sharavati, Tadadi, Tunga and Bhadra passes through the district. Mainly red
gravelly clay soil; red clay soil; lateritic gravelly clay soil; lateritic clay soil; medium deep black
soil; non-saline and saline alluvo-colluvial soil; brown forest soil soils are found in the district.
Limestone, white quartz, kaolin, cyanide, manganese, etc. minerals are available here. The
climate of the district remains pleasant almost throughout the year. Most of its rainfall occurs
in the monsoon season. The actual rainfall in the district was 1476.8 mm in the year of 2017-
18.
Administrative wise, the district is divided into 7 sub-districts namely Bhadravati, Sagar,
Shikaripur, Shimoga, Shimoga rural, Sorab and Thirthahalli. Moreover, it has 9 towns and
1,444 villages. Kannada is its administrative language. The district of Shimoga came into
existence on 1st November, 1956 in the state of Karnataka with an allotted district code of 568.
Shimoga is its district Headquarters which is located at a distance of 302 km. from the State
Capital.
Demographically, according to 2011 census, the district has a total number of 4,02,139
households with a total population of 17,52,753 out of which 8,77,415 are males and 8,75,338
are females. The density of population of the district is 207 persons per sq. km. The sex ratio is
pegged at 998 (females per 1000 males) while the child ratio stands at 960 (females per 1000
males). As per 2011 census the percentage of major religions practiced by the people of this
region is Hindu at 84.41% and Muslim at 13.39%. The population growth rate during the
period 2001-2011 was 6.71% out of which 5.64% were males and 7.8% were females.
According to 2011 census, the percentage of principal languages spoken in the region is
Kannada at 70.20% and Urdu at 12.71%. In the year 2016 the number of live births in the
district was 33,753 including 17,627 were males and 16,126 were females. In the same year
the number of deaths in the district was 12,255 including 7,500 were males and 4,755 were
females.

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Shimoga District
Introduction
Shimoga District at a Glance
District came into Existence
District Headquarter
Distance from State Capital
Geographical Area (In Square km.)
Wastelands Area (In Square km.)
(2008-2009)
Total Number of Households
Population
Population Growth Rate (2001-2011)
Number of Sub
Districts/Towns/Villages
Forest Cover (2017)
Percentage of Urban/Rural Population
Administrative Language
Principal Languages (2011)
Population Density
Sex Ratio
Child Ratio (Age Group 0-6 Year)
Number of Live Births (2016)
Number of Deaths (2016)
Literacy Rate (In %age)
Literates
Illiterates
Major Religions
Schedule Caste Population
Major Schedule Caste Population
Schedule Tribe Population
Major Schedule Tribe Population
Number of Total Workers
Labour Force Participation Rate
(2011-2012)
Major Source of Income
Gross District Domestic Product
(2016-17) (Rs. in Lakh)
Net District Domestic Product (2016-
17) (Rs. in Lakh)
Per Capita Income (NDDP, At Factor
Cost) (2016-17) (In Rs.)
Number of Tourists (2016)
Major Tourist Places
Note: All figures for 2011 Census, Otherwise year is mentioned.
Karnataka
District Factbook™
1st November, 1956
Shimoga
302 Kms.
8,478 (Ranks 6th in State and 84th in India)
481.53
4,02,139
17,52,753 (Persons), 8,77,415 (Males), 8,75,338 (Females) (Ranks 15th in State and
275th in India)
6.71 (Persons), 5.64 (Males), 7.8 (Females)
Sub-districts (07), Towns (09) and Villages (1,444)
50.96% of Total Geographical Area
35.59 (Urban), 64.41 (Rural)
Kannada
Kannada (70.20%), Urdu (12.71%), Tamil (4.17%), Telugu (4.07%), Hindi (3.52%),
Marathi (2.10%) and Others (3.26%)
207 (Persons per Sq. km.)
998 (Females per 1000 Males)
960 (Females per 1000 Males)
33,753 (Persons), 17,627 (Males), 16,126 (Females)
12,255 (Persons), 7,500 (Males), 4,755 (Females)
80.45 (Persons), 86.07 (Males), 74.84 (Females)
12,63,016 (Persons), 6,74,938 (Males), 5,88,078 (Females)
4,89,737 (Persons), 2,02,477 (Males), 2,87,260 (Females)
Hindu (84.41%), Muslim (13.39%), Christian (1.51%), Jain (0.53%), Sikh (0.02%)
and Buddhist (0.01%)
3,08,158 (Persons), 1,53,546 (Males), 1,54,612 (Females), Percentage of SC in Total
Population (2.94)
Adi Karnataka (28.84%); Bhovi, Od, Odde, Vaddar, Waddar, Voddar, Woddar
(27.21%); Banjara, Lambani, Lambada, Lambadi, Lamani, Sugali, Sukali (20.99%);
Adi Dravida (5.57%); Chalavadi, Chalvadi, Channayya (4.03%)
65,412 (Persons), 32,707 (Males), 32,705 (Females), Percentage of ST in Total
Population (1.54)
Naikda, Nayaka, Cholivala Nayaka, Kapadia Nayaka, Mota Nayaka, Nana Nayaka, Naik,
Nayak, Beda, Bedar and Valmiki (72.24%); Hasalaru (12.45%); Meda, Medari,
Gauriga, Burud (4.98%); Hakkipikki (2.2%); Gond, Naikpod, Rajgond (0.8%)
7,80,598 (Persons), 5,34,487 (Males), 2,46,111 (Females)
32.35% (Rural), 26.18% (Urban)
Agriculture
31,97,930 At Current Price / 24,15,519 At Constant (2011-2012) Prices
29,37,129 At Current Price / 21,96,022 At Constant (2011-2012) Prices
1,57,749 At Current Price / 1,17,945 At Constant (2011-2012) Prices
19,48,232 (Domestic Tourist) / 4,239 (Foreign Tourist)
Agumbe, Honnemardu, Jog Falls, Kodachaadri, Shimoga, Trekking Narasimha Parvata
and Sunset Point Rafting and Kayaking, Jog Falls, Gademane, Jog Roarer, Jog Raja,
Linganmakki Dam Kodachadri Hills, Hidlumane Water Falls, Trekking, Tunga Bridge,
Shivappanaika Palace, Kuvempu Rangamandir and Ambedkar Bhavan.
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Administrative Setup

Location Map of Shimoga District

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Administrative Setup

Administrative Units

Number of Sub-districts, Towns, CD Blocks and Villages

(2011)
CD
District Sub-districts Towns Villages
Blocks
Shimoga 7 9 7 1444
Karnataka 176 347 176 29340
India 5924 7933 6596 640930
Rank of District in State 9 15 9 4
Rank of District in India 278 290 359 153

Administrative Division:- Bangalore

Name of Sub-districts:
1. Bhadravati
2. Hosanagara
3. Sagar
4. Shikarpur
5. Shimoga
6. Sorab
7. Tirthahalli

Name of Towns:
1. Bhadravati (CMC)
2. Hosanagara (TP)
3. Jog Kargal (TP)
4. Sagar (CMC)
5. Shikarpur (TMC)
6. Shimoga (CMC)
7. Siralkoppa (TP)
8. Sorab (TP)
9. Tirthahalli (TP)

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Demographics

Population
(2011)
Residence District Persons Male Female
Total Shimoga 1752753 877415 875338
Karnataka 61095297 30966657 30128640
India 1210854977 623270258 587584719
Rank of District in State 15 15 15
Rank of District in India 275 290 267
Rural Shimoga 1129026 565821 563205
Karnataka 37469335 18929354 18539981
India 833748852 427781058 405967794
Rank of District in State 16 16 16
Rank of District in India 304 310 296
Urban Shimoga 623727 311594 312133
Karnataka 23625962 12037303 11588659
India 377106125 195489200 181616925
Rank of District in State 9 9 8
Rank of District in India 163 167 154

Projected Population
(2018)
District Persons Males Females
Shimoga 2005045 1003710 1001335
Karnataka 69012530 34969520 34043010
India 1354051854 696706372 657345482
Rank of District in State 15 15 15
Rank of District in India 261 276 261

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Economy

Offices, Deposits, Credit and C-D Ratio of Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs)
Rs. in Million (September, 2018)
Rank of Rank of
Particulars Shimoga Karnataka India District District
in State in India
Number of Offices 293 9997 140805 10 127
Deposits 133998 8689225 118501817 7 149
Credit 81671 6138570 90579875 11 137
Credit-Deposit Ratio (C-D Ratio) 60.95 70.65 76.44 26 246

By Bank Group
Rs. in Million (September, 2018)
Rank of Rank of
Bank Group Shimoga Karnataka India District in District in
State India
Regional Rural Banks
Number of Offices 43 1770 21704 21 176
Deposits 10694 356554 3972201 15 111
Credit 10893 323057 2663552 15 43
Credit-Deposit Ratio (C-D Ratio) 101.86 90.61 67.05 12 120
Private Sector Banks
Number of Offices 50 2018 26000 9 136
Deposits 25137 2471091 30421776 8 123
Credit 13910 1776573 28097094 11 180
Credit-Deposit Ratio (C-D Ratio) 55.34 71.89 92.36 24 438
Foreign Banks
Number of Offices - 19 285 0 0
Deposits - 719729 5128819 0 0
Credit - 339327 3885737 0 0
Credit-Deposit Ratio (C-D Ratio) - 47.15 75.76 0 0
Public Sector Banks
Number of Offices 198 6128 91465 9 131
Deposits 98032 5126433 78751062 8 158
Credit 56862 3690155 55531904 9 131
Credit-Deposit Ratio (C-D Ratio) 58.00 71.98 70.52 27 217
Small Finance Banks
Number of Offices 2 62 1351 12 205
Deposits 134 15418 227959 6 157
Credit 6 9458 401587 11 291
Credit-Deposit Ratio (C-D Ratio) 4.48 61.34 176.17 14 261
All Scheduled Commercial Banks
Number of Offices 293 9997 140805 10 127
Deposits 133998 8689225 118501817 7 149
Credit 81671 6138570 90579875 11 137
Credit-Deposit Ratio (C-D Ratio) 60.95 70.65 76.44 26 246

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Market Size

Broad Category-wise Estimated Monthly Per Capita Expenditure - Rural

In Rs. (2011-2012)
Rank of Rank of
Broad Categories of Goods and Services Shimoga Karnataka India District in District in
State India
Cereals 125.09 150.94 153.13 26 471
Cereal Substitute 0.00 0.01 0.88 0 0
Pulses & Products 44.48 52.86 41.88 23 238
Milk & Milk Products 59.31 79.81 116.13 28 434
Sugar & Salt 22.57 26.58 26.10 24 316
Edible Oil 42.68 49.04 48.22 24 363
Egg, Fish & Meat 53.60 49.74 45.62 13 213
Vegetables 46.09 51.71 61.88 21 516
Fruits (Fresh) 40.15 32.11 19.18 11 49
Fruits (Dry) 6.48 9.91 5.59 23 148
Spices 35.05 33.96 28.78 16 141
Beverages etc. 26.80 26.14 21.01 11 204
Served Processed Food 57.41 58.67 36.09 13 87
Packaged Processed Food 8.07 13.49 17.49 25 562
Pan 5.11 7.67 4.34 19 186
Tobacco 13.74 17.45 15.27 17 292
Intoxicants 15.11 18.58 10.49 12 161
Fuel and Light 118.40 110.39 118.26 10 301
Clothing 81.09 61.73 74.67 9 239
Bedding etc. 3.93 5.22 5.66 15 301
Footwear 27.97 17.67 16.83 6 142
Education 11.01 21.73 39.84 17 509
Medical (Institutional) 0.00 34.31 23.15 0 0
Medical (Non-institutional) 49.64 51.40 64.52 14 294
Entertainment 27.15 21.09 14.24 8 105
Minor Durable Type Goods 12.58 4.92 4.33 4 47
Toilet Articles 22.57 34.27 30.67 27 476
Other Household Consumables 31.55 34.27 28.18 16 225
Consumer Services excl. Conveyance 59.76 66.75 57.57 17 291
Conveyance 82.64 85.63 60.92 16 188
Rent 0.11 10.94 6.31 25 409
Consumer Taxes & Cesses 8.88 9.65 3.59 17 83
Durable Goods 13.28 151.01 78.14 26 508
Monthly Per Capita Expenditure (MPCE) 1152.26 1399.66 1278.94 18 338

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Life Style

Households having Radio/Transistor, Television

(2011)

Total Number Radio /

Residence District Television (%)
of Households Transistor (%)
Total Shimoga 402139 65755 (16.35) 259899 (64.63)
Karnataka 13179911 2944833 (22.34) 7911490 (60.03)
India 246692667 49016595 (19.87) 116493624 (47.22)
Rank of District in State 11 4 9
Rank of District in India 255 103 382
Rural Shimoga 257060 42783 (16.64) 140021 (54.47)
Karnataka 7864196 1383160 (17.59) 3640301 (46.29)
India 167826730 29057003 (17.31) 56005607 (33.37)
Rank of District in State 12 11 21
Rank of District in India 358 241 534
Urban Shimoga 145079 22972 (15.83) 119878 (82.63)
Karnataka 5315715 1561673 (29.38) 4271189 (80.35)
India 78865937 19959592 (25.31) 60488017 (76.7)
Rank of District in State 26 16 27
Rank of District in India 540 400 585

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Infrastructure

Occupied Houses used as Shops/Offices

(2011)

Total Number Total Number Total Number of

Total Number of
Residence District of Census of Vacant Occupied Census
Shops/Offices (%)
Houses Census Houses Houses

Total Shimoga 554106 42845 511261 28192 (5.51)

Karnataka 17999066 1798442 16200624 1001990 (6.18)
India 330835767 24672968 306162799 17672786 (5.77)
Rank of District in State 8 15 8 8
Rank of District in India 170 216 203 322
Rural Shimoga 352444 23004 329440 8846 (2.69)
Karnataka 10620687 1038681 9582006 311381 (3.25)
India 220695914 13579338 207116576 6976051 (3.37)
Rank of District in State 10 23 9 4
Rank of District in India 294 360 306 44
Urban Shimoga 201662 19841 181821 19346 (10.64)
Karnataka 7378379 759761 6618618 690609 (10.43)
India 110139853 11093630 99046223 10696735 (10.80)
Rank of District in State 18 19 22 16
Rank of District in India 462 470 482 458

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Infrastructure

Households by Main Source of Drinking Water - Total

(2011)

Rank of Rank of
Particulars Shimoga Karnataka India District District
in State in India
Total Number of Households 402139 13179911 246692667 11 255
Tap water from Treated Source 78873488
174223 (43.32) 5432724 (41.22) 19 479
(%) (31.97)
Tap water from Untreated Source 28533688
88278 (21.95) 3274240 (24.84) 3 28
(%) (11.57)
107407176
Total Tap (%) 262501 (65.28) 8706964 (66.06) 14 359
(43.54)
Covered Well (%) 4015 (1.00) 131305 (1.00) 3895409 (1.58) 8 249
Un-covered Well (%) 79835 (19.85) 1051685 (7.98) 23289867 (9.44) 4 77
27185276
Total Well (%) 83850 (20.85) 1182990 (8.98) 2 51
(11.02)
82599531
Handpump (%) 6842 (1.70) 729630 (5.54) 6 93
(33.48)
Tubewell/Borehole (%) 36589 (9.10) 2101712 (15.95) 20916074 (8.48) 20 307
Spring (%) 3548 (0.88) 42476 (0.32) 1314556 (0.53) 17 315
River/Canal (%) 2161 (0.54) 107435 (0.82) 1550549 (0.63) 23 441
Tank/Pond/Lake (%) 3762 (0.94) 124772 (0.95) 2075181 (0.84) 18 270
Other Sources (%) 2886 (0.72) 183932 (1.40) 3644324 (1.48) 17 374

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Industries

Manufacturing (Industries) Share in GDP

Rs. in Lakh (2016-17)
At Current Prices At Constant Prices (2011-2012)
District
Manufacturing Registered Un-registered Manufacturing Registered Un-registered
Shimoga 341281 - - 310284 - -
Karnataka 15889481 - - 14446310 - -
India* 232921995 - - 204871053 - -
Rank of District in State 14 0 0 14 0 0

Note : * : Figures are First Revised Estimate.

Outstanding Credit of Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) according to Industrial Occupation

Rs. in Thousand (March, 2018)

Rank of Rank of
Particulars Classification of Occupation Shimoga Karnataka India District District
in State in India
Number of
Mining and Quarrying 84 2913 73983 12 181
Accounts
Manufacturing and
14401 573367 7562567 8 117
Processing
Electricity, Gas and Water 329 7053 86261 6 51
Construction 1736 44860 454307 6 54
Total 16550 628193 8177118 8 112
Amount
Mining and Quarrying 97345 23083673 823634198 18 218
Outstanding
Manufacturing and
4599460 836017090 18065433605 13 223
Processing
Electricity, Gas and Water 75475 354460647 4744908815 17 167
Construction 1523481 481128677 6753368438 13 151
Total 6295761 1694690087 30387345056 14 217

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Labour and Workforce

Total Workers
(2011)
Residence District Persons Male Female
Total Shimoga 780598 534487 246111
Karnataka 27872597 18270116 9602481
India 481888868 331939875 149948993
Rank of District in State 16 13 18
Rank of District in India 243 240 245
Rural Shimoga 554351 355267 199084
Karnataka 18502230 11311426 7190804
India 348743092 226837013 121906079
Rank of District in State 17 13 20
Rank of District in India 261 267 249
Urban Shimoga 226247 179220 47027
Karnataka 9370367 6958690 2411677
India 133145776 105102862 28042914
Rank of District in State 10 8 12
Rank of District in India 158 154 158

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Agriculture

Land Utilisation
In Hectares (2016-17)
Rank of
Particulars Shimoga Karnataka District
in State
i) Reporting Area For Land Utilisation Statistics 847784 19050068 6
- Forests 276855 3073376 2
ii) Not Available for Cultivation
-Area under Non Agricultural Uses 88708 1494506 4
-Barren and Un-culturable Land 13312 793013 24
-Total 102020 2287519 8
iii) Other Uncultivated Land Excluding Fallow Land
-Permanent Pastures and Other Grazing Lands 163463 905313 1
-Land under Misc Tree Crops and Groves Not Included in Net Area 26868 275061 2
-Culturable Waste Land 16311 400293 10
-Total 206642 1580667 1
iv) Fallow Land
-Fallow Lands Other than Current Fallows 24622 692233 10
-Current Fallow 9937 1561273 25
-Total 34559 2253506 19
v) Net Area Sown 227708 9855000 19
vi) Total Cropped Area 246176 11778938 19
vii) Area Sown More than Once 18468 1923938 22

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Education

Literacy Rate
(2011)
Residence District Persons Male Female
Total Shimoga 80.45 86.07 74.84
Karnataka 75.36 82.47 68.08
India 72.98 80.88 64.63
Rank of District in State 6 7 6
Rank of District in India 149 176 136
Rural Shimoga 76.37 83.14 69.6
Karnataka 68.73 77.61 59.71
India 67.77 77.15 57.93
Rank of District in State 7 7 7
Rank of District in India 162 185 140
Urban Shimoga 87.79 91.35 84.24
Karnataka 85.78 90.04 81.36
India 84.11 88.76 79.11
Rank of District in State 8 8 8
Rank of District in India 158 194 129

Population by Educational Level

(2011)
Rank of Rank of
Educational Level Shimoga Karnataka India District District
in State in India
Illiterate 489737 20447975 447216165 20 367
Literate 1263016 40647322 763638812 10 227
Literate without Educational Level 88626 2518692 35153231 10 125
Below Primary 221397 6924069 146897597 15 263
Primary 307644 9493106 184170833 11 238
Middle 192268 5161708 133903266 7 272
Matric/Secondary 147273 5082407 105939743 11 276
Higher Secondary/Intermediate Pre-University/Senior
177782 6300213 77942593 12 132
Secondary
Non-technical Diploma or Certificate not Equal to
4167 206215 1072289 10 53
Degree
Technical Diploma or Certificate not Equal to Degree 22770 793066 7238719 13 98
Graduate and Above 99407 4043647 68288971 9 210
Unclassified 1682 124199 3031570 28 415

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Health

Disabled Population by Type of Disability-Rural

(2011)
Rank of Rank of
Type of Disability Sex Shimoga Karnataka India District District
in State in India
Total Number of Disabled Persons Persons 18716 792694 18631921 19 385
Male 10328 438605 10408168 20 383
Female 8388 354089 8223753 19 379
In Seeing Persons 2899 139405 3502590 22 390
Male 1442 69266 1820936 23 401
Female 1457 70139 1681654 21 378
In Hearing Persons 2286 120294 3391821 22 464
Male 1118 62341 1783386 24 473
Female 1168 57953 1608435 21 450
In Speech Persons 1599 60633 1303783 19 251
Male 913 33680 734907 19 253
Female 686 26953 568876 19 252
In Movement Persons 4684 195850 4035519 21 365
Male 2985 124089 2503402 19 352
Female 1699 71761 1532117 22 368
Mental Retardation Persons 1728 59116 1025560 17 235
Male 883 30810 591408 19 276
Female 845 28306 434152 17 187
Mental Illness Persons 382 13225 495826 16 459
Male 192 6698 283432 16 479
Female 190 6527 212394 15 407
Any Other Persons 3191 135183 3292529 21 370
Male 1698 73633 1827584 22 386
Female 1493 61550 1464945 21 352
Multiple Disability Persons 1947 68988 1584293 21 319
Male 1097 38088 863113 20 313
Female 850 30900 721180 21 314

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Environment and Pollution

Geographical Area
Area in Km2 (2011)
District Total Rural Urban
Shimoga 8478 8240.08 237.92
Karnataka 191791 185783.46 6007.54
India 3287469 3101505.00 102221.00
Rank of District in State 6 8 11
Rank of District in India 84 82 143

Wastelands by Category
Area in Km2 (2008-2009)
Rank of Rank of
Category Shimoga Karnataka India District in District in
State India
Gullied/Ravenous Land (Medium) - 67.97 6145.96 0 0
Gullied/Ravenous Land (Deep) - - 1266.06 0 0
Land with Dense Scrub 110.80 3178.98 86979.91 12 189
Land with Open Scrub 63.78 2452.96 93033.00 15 282
Waterlogged and Marshy Land (Permanent) 0.16 9.57 1757.07 4 177
Waterlogged and Marshy Land (Seasonal) - 8.97 6946.31 0 0
Land Affected by Salinity/Alkalinity (Medium) - 346.58 5414.53 0 0
Land Affected by Salinity/Alkalinity (Strong) 0.12 0.20 1391.09 1 101
Shifting Cultivation - Current Jhum 0.24 0.24 4814.68 1 69
Shifting Cultivation - Abandoned Jhum - - 4210.46 0 0
Under-Utilised/Degraded Forest (Scrub Domin) 224.16 5133.94 83699.71 9 112
Under-Utilised/Degraded Forest (Agriculture) 78.53 764.44 15680.26 4 51
Degraded Pastures/Grazing Land - 6.45 6832.17 0 0
Degraded Land under Plantation Crop 0.16 8.32 278.53 7 74
Sands-Riverine 0.61 9.80 2111.96 7 94
Sands-Coastal - 8.63 654.47 0 0
Sands-Desertic - - 3934.80 0 0
Sands-Semi Stab.-Stab>40m - - 9279.75 0 0
Sands-Semi Stab.-Stab 15-40m - - 14273.03 0 0
Mining Wastelands 0.04 27.62 593.65 17 200
Industrial wastelands - - 58.00 0 0
Barren Rocky/Stony Waste 2.94 1005.95 59482.29 21 271
Snow covered /Glacial Area - - 58183.44 0 0
Total 481.53 13030.62 467021.16 12 236

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Housing

Total Households
(2011)
District Total Rural Urban
Shimoga 406816 259456 147360
Karnataka 13357027 7946657 5410370
India 249501663 168612897 80888766
Rank of District in State 12 12 8
Rank of District in India 225 261 146

Houseless Households
(2011)
District Total Rural Urban
Shimoga 610 404 206
Karnataka 21425 10503 10922
India 449761 192865 256896
Rank of District in State 9 6 11
Rank of District in India 201 160 216

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Crime & Law

Incidence of SLL Crime

In Nos. (2016)
Rank of Rank of
Crime Heads Shimoga Karnataka India District in District in
State India
Arms Act 12 133 55660 4 347
NDPS Act 49 655 49256 3 142
Gambling Act 378 10529 149004 11 122
Excise Act 479 5300 237026 3 179
Prohibition Act 0 0 510638 0 0
Explosives and Explosive Substances Act 10 76 4900 1 93
Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act 5 338 2337 16 98
Indian Railways Act 0 6 372 0 0
Registration of Foreigners Act 0 2 63 0 0
Protection of Civil Rights Act 0 6 37 0 0
Passport Act 1 90 730 4 73
Essential Commodities Act 26 323 4445 3 31
Antiquities and Art Treasures Act 0 1 116 0 0
Dowry Prohibition Act 0 1698 9683 0 0
Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act 0 0 38 0 0
Copyright Act 3 198 4606 6 202
Commission of Sati Prevention Act 0 0 0 0 0
SC/ST (POA) Act 53 1741 5926 16 32
Forest Act 4 109 3715 9 130
Prohibition of Child Marriage Act 2 51 326 9 50
Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 0 0 437 0 0
Information Technology Act 23 1091 8613 4 71
Official Secrets Act 0 0 30 0 0
Electricity Act 0 17 127910 0 0
Wildlife Protection Act 4 69 859 5 63
Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act 0 18 128 0 0
Environmental (Protection) Act 0 0 122 0 0
Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 0 0 25 0 0
Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 0 0 11 0 0
National Security Act 0 0 331 0 0
Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1 6 922 4 68
Young Persons (Harmful Publications) Act 0 0 6 0 0
Railway Property (Unlawful Possession) Act 0 0 4 0 0
Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act 4 136 5825 10 170
Transplantation of Human Organs Act 0 1 7 0 0
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Social and Welfare Scheme

Financial and Physical Performance under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment
Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS)
Rs. in Lakh (2017-2018)
Rank of Rank of
Particulars Shimoga Karnataka India District in District in
State India
A. Opening Balance (OB)
Closing Balance (CB) as Opening Balance (OB) - - - 0 0
Entered Opening Balance (OB) 380.94 11841.17 629622.54 6 80

Release of Last Financial Year but Received during the Current Financial Year

Centre 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0

State 0.00 0.00 78027.48 0 0
Release from State Fund ($) to Districts
Central Share - - 1048.83 0 0
State Share 0.00 0.00 235114.24 0 0
Authorisation of EFMS 9139.77 300956.99 5256352.64 13 173
Miscellaneous Receipt 2.58 12.16 319994.56 2 119
B. Borrowed Fund
From Other District or Revolving Fund 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0
Refunded to District/State 0.00 23.20 328433.26 0 0
Inter-District Fund Transfer
Fund Transfer to Other District 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0
Fund Received from Other Districts 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0
Availability 9523.30 309716.41 5736070.85 13 177
Cumulative Labour Budget (LB) Estimation of
0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0
Expenditure
C. Cumulative Expenditure
C. (I) Actual Expenditure
Unskilled Wage 6657.24 201691.41 4315101.89 12 172
Semi-skilled and Skilled Wage 227.64 2144.56 141052.33 4 124
Material 1896.61 88213.01 1654867.63 20 262
Tax 78.81 1234.99 14177.78 7 64
C. (II) Administrative Expenditure
I. Receipts Expenditure 258.26 6655.04 238575.35 6 246
II. Non-Receipts Expenditure 2.50 11.09 2155.33 2 184
Total (I+II) 260.76 6666.12 240730.66 5 246
Cumulative Expenditure (C. (I) + C. (II)) 9121.06 299950.09 6365930.21 13 200
%age Utilization 95.78 96.47 110.98 22 475
Balance 402.24 9766.32 -629859.40 8 105
D. Payment Due*
I. On Unskilled Wage 47.93 2408.20 73029.89 22 257
II. On Semi-skilled and Skilled Wage 18.24 151.05 8598.66 4 66
III. On Material 36.59 7872.18 127884.02 27 293
IV. Tax 1.14 130.63 2316.24 14 255
Total (I+II+III+IV) 103.90 10562.06 211828.81 23 290
Note : $ : Status of State Fund.
* : Payment due means MR, Bills/Vouchers that have been Entered but Payment date Contd..
has not been Entered in the MIS.

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Annexure-III

Village/Town-wise Population and Distance from the Nearest Town

(2011)

Distance
Total Population
from
District's
Sub-districts/ the No. of Lite-
Nearest Total
Villages/ Nearest House- racy
Town Population
Towns/Wards Town holds Rate
Share
(In
Kms.) Person Male Female

Shimoga District

Total 406816 100.00 1752753 877415 875338 80.45

Rural 259456 64.41 1129026 565821 563205 76.37

Urban 147360 35.59 623727 311594 312133 87.79

01. Bhadravati Sub-district

Total 79710 19.39 339846 169873 169973 79.53

Rural 42739 10.77 188744 94864 93880 73.98

Urban 36971 8.62 151102 75009 76093 86.38

Villages (135)

Adrihalli Bhadravati 32 144 0.03 608 299 309 77.36

Agaradahalli Bhadravati 26 880 0.21 3698 1861 1837 64.98

Agasanahalli Bhadravati 15 188 0.05 925 470 455 85.83

Anaveri Bhadravati 26 651 0.18 3216 1602 1614 77.69

Antaragange Bhadravati 5 582 0.15 2558 1287 1271 72.19

Aradottilu Bhadravati 10 294 0.07 1281 625 656 77.53

Arahatholalu Bhadravati 18 791 0.20 3497 1754 1743 67.89

Arakere Bhadravati 18 522 0.13 2254 1127 1127 80.51

Aralihalli Bhadravati 8 806 0.20 3460 1737 1723 82.04

Aralikoppa Bhadravati 10 215 0.05 873 444 429 67.49

Arebilachi Bhadravati 16 1194 0.30 5204 2620 2584 69.07

Arisinaghatta Bhadravati 28 113 0.03 578 289 289 85.07

Athigunda Bhadravati 10 440 0.12 2084 1094 990 78.69

Baballi Bhadravati 3 243 0.06 1111 582 529 84.33

Badanehal Bhadravati 18 96 0.02 401 197 204 64.54

Balekatte Bhadravati 10 57 0.02 277 147 130 52.12

Balemaranahalli Bhadravati 6 444 0.10 1840 949 891 76.84

Bandigudda Bhadravati 16 41 0.01 133 62 71 71.67

Barandooru Bhadravati 6 570 0.13 2308 1149 1159 78.92

Basalikatte Bhadravati 9 387 0.09 1610 779 831 67.14
Basavapura Bhadravati 26 24 0.01 90 46 44 78.31

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