According to the 2011 census Tumkur district has a population of 2,678,980, roughly equal to the nation of Kuwait or the US state of Nevada.
According to this census, 2,413,812 are Hindus (90.10%), 245,923 are Muslims (9.18%) 9130 are Christians (0.34%), 5067(0.19%) are Jains.
 This gives it a ranking of 150th in India (out of a total of 640).
The district ranked 4th place in terms of population in Karnataka after Bengaluru, Belgaum and Mysore.
The district has a population density of 253 per square km.
Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 3.74%.
Tumkur has a sex ratio of 984 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 75.14%.
According to the 2011 census Tumkur district has a population of 2,678,980, roughly equal to the nation of Kuwait or the US state of Nevada. According to this census, 2,413,812 are Hindus (90.10%), 245,923 are Muslims (9.18%) 9130 are Christians (0.34%), 5067(0.19%) are Jains.  This gives it a ranking of 150th in India (out of a total of 640). The district ranked 4th place in terms of population in Karnataka after Bengaluru, Belgaum and Mysore. The district has a population density of 253 per square km. Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 3.74%. Tumkur has a sex ratio of 984 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 75.14%.
Tumakuru district