Question

The density of population in Kodagu district is ________ per sq. km
A. 135
B. 145
C. 133
D. 153

Answer 1

Hint: Kodagu is a district in Karnataka and it is also known as Coorg. 4102 square km is the total area of the Kodagu district and out of it only 27 square km is urban area.

Complete answer: 135 people per square km is the population density of the Kodagu district in Karnataka. The population density of an area is the number of people present there per per unit of area. The unit if area is normally taken in square kilometer or square mile.
The population density of India is 382 people living per square km. The state with the highest population density is West Bengal with 903 persons per square km and the lowest is Arunachal Pradesh with 13 persons.
When we look at Union Territories, the highest population density is of Delhi with 9340 persons per square km. Andaman and Nicobar Islands have the lowest population density for a Union Territory with 43 persons per square km.
The district with the highest population density is North East Delhi with 26468 persons per square km and the district with the lowest population density is Lahaul and Spiti in Himachal Pradesh with 2 persons per square km.

Therefore the correct answer is option A.

Note: All the figures given above are based on the 2011 Census. In India the census is conducted by the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, which comes under the Ministry of Home Affairs.