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Tumkur Town Population Census 2011 - 2024

Tumkur is a City Municipal Council city in district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Tumkur city is divided into 35 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Tumkur City Municipal Council has population of 302,143 of which 152,925 are males while 149,218 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.

Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 30777 which is 10.19 % of total population of Tumkur (CMC). In Tumkur City Municipal Council, Female Sex Ratio is of 976 against state average of 973. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Tumkur is around 967 compared to Karnataka state average of 948. Literacy rate of Tumkur city is 88.91 % higher than state average of 75.36 %. In Tumkur, Male literacy is around 91.83 % while female literacy rate is 85.92 %.

Tumkur City Municipal Council has total administration over 72,300 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within City Municipal Council limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Tumkur 2024 Population

Current estimated population of Tumkur City Municipal Council in 2024 is approximately 427,000. The schedule census of 2021 for Tumkur city is postponed due to covid. We believe new population census for Tumkur city will be conducted in 2024 and same will be updated once its done. The current data for Tumkur town are estimated only but all 2011 figures are accurate.

Tumkur Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.33 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.17 % of total population in Tumkur (CMC).

Tumkur Work Profile

Out of total population, 115,341 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 86,416 were males while 28,925 were females. In census survey, worker is defined as person who does business, job, service, and cultivator and labour activity. Of total 115341 working population, 86.39 % were engaged in Main Work while 13.61 % of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work.

Tumkur Population Religion Data

Religion Percentage
Hindu 71.83%
Muslim 24.76%
Christian 1.84%
Sikh 0.06%
Buddhist 0.03%
Jain 0.88%
Others 0.02%
No Religion 0.58%

Tumkur City Ward List

# Ward Population
1 Tumkur Ward No - 1 5638
2 Tumkur Ward No - 2 9859
3 Tumkur Ward No - 3 11400
4 Tumkur Ward No - 4 5821
5 Tumkur Ward No - 5 8377
6 Tumkur Ward No - 6 7775
7 Tumkur Ward No - 7 6754
8 Tumkur Ward No - 8 6313
9 Tumkur Ward No - 9 5329
10 Tumkur Ward No - 10 9776
11 Tumkur Ward No - 11 18334
12 Tumkur Ward No - 12 7144
13 Tumkur Ward No - 13 6932
14 Tumkur Ward No - 14 7635
15 Tumkur Ward No - 15 7492
16 Tumkur Ward No - 16 7726
17 Tumkur Ward No - 17 4609
18 Tumkur Ward No - 18 12604
19 Tumkur Ward No - 19 8370
20 Tumkur Ward No - 20 8048
21 Tumkur Ward No - 21 9869
22 Tumkur Ward No - 22 4762
23 Tumkur Ward No - 23 6496
24 Tumkur Ward No - 24 9324
25 Tumkur Ward No - 25 5759
26 Tumkur Ward No - 26 12407
27 Tumkur Ward No - 27 8814
28 Tumkur Ward No - 28 7272
29 Tumkur Ward No - 29 10956
30 Tumkur Ward No - 30 14852
31 Tumkur Ward No - 31 14436
32 Tumkur Ward No - 32 7694
33 Tumkur Ward No - 33 8978
34 Tumkur Ward No - 34 6303
35 Tumkur Ward No - 35 8285

Tumkur City/Town Future Population 2021-2031

Tumkur City Population
2011 302,143
2021 392,000
2022 403,000
2023 415,000
2024 427,000
2025 439,000
2026 452,000
2027 465,000
2028 478,000
2029 492,000
2030 506,000
2031 521,000