INDIAN VILLAGE DIRECTORY

Davanagere

Davanagere is a district in the Karnataka State of India. Total area of Davanagere is 5,924 km² including 5,780.31 km² rural area and 143.69 km² urban area. As per 2011 stats, Davanagere has a population of 19,45,497 peoples, out of which urban population is 6,29,010 while rural population is 13,16,487. The district has a population density of 328 inhabitants per square kilometre. There are about 4,10,176 houses in the district, including 1,34,755 urban houses and 2,75,421 rural houses. When it comes to villages, there are about 800 villages in davanagere district.

The Davanagere district is further divided in to Talukas / Blocks / PS / Community Development Blocks (C.D.Blocks) for administrative purposes. In India, the Block or C.D.Block is often the next level of administrative division after the tehsil. It is important to note that, In some states of India C.D.Blocks are equal to tehsils.

For those who don't know, the C.D.Block is a rural area earmarked for administration and development in India. The area is administered by a BDO (Block Development Officer). A C.D.Block covers several gram panchayats, local administrative unit at the village level.

Harapanahalli is the largest taluka in davanagere district covering area of 1435.00 km² while Harihar is the smallest taluka in davanagere district covering area of 485.00 km². Davanagere is the most populous whereas Jagalur is the least populous taluka in davanagere district. There are 6 talukas in Davanagere district. Here is the list of all Davanagere Talukas / Blocks / C.D.Blocks along with area & population information.


List of CD Blocks / Talukas in Davanagere District

#Taluka (CD Block)Area (km²)Population (2011)
1Channagiri1,2103,02,317
2Davanagere9586,81,979
3Harapanahalli1,4353,02,003
4Harihar4852,54,170
5Honnali8662,33,206
6Jagalur9701,71,822

Population of Davanagere District

Particulars Rural Urban Total
Total Population 13,16,487 6,29,010 19,45,497
Male Population 6,68,267 3,18,133 9,86,400
Female Population 6,48,220 3,10,877 9,59,097
Population Density 228 / km² 4,378 / km² 328 / km²

Households in Davanagere District

Rural Households
Urban Households
Total Households
2,75,421
1,34,755
4,10,176






District Overview
District (Hindi) : Davanagere
(दावणगेरे)
State / UT : Karnataka
Total Area : 5,924 km²
Total Population : 19,45,497
Density : 328/km²
Total Talukas : 6
Total Villages : 800
Total PopulationVillages in Davanagere District
less Than 20052
200 - 49999
500 - 999204
1000 - 1999239
2000 - 4999175
5000 - 999927
10000 and above4





* All survey data is based on Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, 2015 (censusindia.gov.in). Open Government Data Platform India.