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According to the provisional results of the 2011 census of India, Mysore had a population of 887, 446, consisting of 443, 813 males and 443, 633 females, making it the second most populous city in Karnataka.

The gender ratio of the city is 1000 females to every 1000 males and the population density is.

According to the census of 2001, 76. 8 % of thepopulatiion are Hindus, 19 % are Muslims, 2. 8 % are Christians, and the remainder belong to other religions.

The population exceeded 100, 000 in the census of 1931 and grew by 20. 5 per cent in the decade 1991 – 2001.

As of 2011, the literacy rate of the city is 86. 84 per cent, which is higher than the state's average of 75. 6 per cent.

Kannada is the most widely spoken language in the city.

Approximately 19 % of the population live below the poverty line, and 9 % live in slums.

According to the 2001 census, 35. 75 % of the population in the urban areas of Karnataka are workers, but only 33. 3 % of the population of Mysore are.

Members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled tribes constitute 15. 1 % of the population.

According to the National Crime Records Bureau of India, the number of cognizable crime incidents reported in Mysore during 2010 was 3, 407 ( second in the state, after Bangalore's 32, 188 ), increasing from 3, 183 incidents reported in 2009.