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Chikkamagaluru AI Report

Date: February 16, 2026

Chikkamagaluru city, located in Karnataka, has 1.9% of the state's population. It produces 24.7% of Karnataka's Onion production. It's natural resources include 25% of Iron in State (4.2% of India's reserves).

Chikkamagaluru is the 377th ranked city in population, out of 768 District Capitals (DHQs) of India. It is the capital of Chikkamagaluru District in Karnataka State. Chikkamagaluru District is ranked 505th in population and 105th in area across India.

Chikkamagaluru is the 23rd highest ranked in Kannada Script   out of 768 city/districts of India. This indicates a high pool of literate kannada population compared to other cities.

Chikkamagaluru is the 35th highest ranked in Urban Internet Pop / City Pop (%, TRAI September 2025)   out of 768 city/districts of India. This indicates higher number of state urban internet users as reported in TRAI quarterly report vis a vis other state's urban internet users.

Chikkamagaluru is the 83rd highest ranked in # of UG Enrolments - Commerce (No, AISHE 2021)   out of 768 city/districts of India. This indicates that this district is more urbanized and/or has a better-developed educational infrastructure compared to other districts.

Chikkamagaluru is the 346th highest ranked in Number of Murders (NO, NCRB 2022)   out of 768 city/districts of India. This indicates a safer district as compared to other districts.

Kannada Script Kannada Script
Urban Internet Pop / City Pop (%, TRAI September 2025) Urban Internet Pop / City Pop (%, TRAI September 2025)
# of UG Enrolments - Commerce (No, AISHE 2021) # of UG Enrolments - Commerce (No, AISHE 2021)
Number of Murders (NO, NCRB 2022) Number of Murders (NO, NCRB 2022)

Crime/1000 Pop (Ratio, NCRB 2022) Crime/1000 Pop (Ratio, NCRB 2022)
# of Households that use Electricity as fuel for Cooking # of Households that use Electricity as fuel for Cooking
GDP per Capita ('000', RBI SCB  2023) GDP per Capita ('000', RBI SCB 2023)
Informal Jobs(DHQ),2023 Informal Jobs(DHQ),2023

Chikkamagaluru is the 48th worst ranked in Crime/1000 Pop (Ratio, NCRB 2022)   out of 768 city/districts of India. This implies lesser effectiveness of law and order in this district compared to other districts.

Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Chikkamagaluru is the 561st worst ranked in # of Households that use Electricity as fuel for Cooking   . This indicates that the people in this district have shown a lower focus on green energy compared to people in other districts.

Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Chikkamagaluru is the 550th worst ranked in GDP per Capita ('000', RBI SCB 2023)   . This indicates poor development in this district compared to other districts.

Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Chikkamagaluru is the 543rd worst ranked in Informal Jobs(DHQ),2023   . This suggests this town is not highly urbanized, not a PSU, nor a high GDP top 40 metropolis.


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LANGUAGES
City (District Capitals)/DHQ

Note:

  • 1. Kannada   :   66,604
  • 2. Urdu   :   27,675
  • 3. English Multilingual Population   :   20,948

Number Of Languages spoken by more then 30K Population : 1

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BASIC DETAILS

City (District Capitals)/DHQ
Population   :
:
118,401
City (District Capitals)/DHQ
Population (Rank)  
:
377th
District
Area (km2)  
:
7,201
District
Area (Rank)
:
105th
No.of Towns  
in District
: 9
No. of Villages  
in District
: 1,117