Demographics
The population of Shimoga is 322,428,Lingayath and kuruba Majority, consisting of 161,978 males and 160,450 females, as per 2011 census.. It is known as kingdom of kurubas. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Shimoga has an average literacy rate of 88.02%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 91.32%, and female literacy is 84.70%.Total children (0-6) in Shimoga city are 31,626 as per figure from Census India report on 2011. There were 16,130 boys while 15,496 are girls. Child sex ratio of girls is 961 per 1000 boys.
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