According to the 2011 census, the total population of the district was, 990,923 of which 21.65% were urban with a population density of 309 persons per km2. Bangalore Rural district has 22.5% of its population belonging to the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe. Hinduism is the major religion of this district. The Bangalore Rural district is essentially an agriculture district but it has sufficient scope for industrialisation, dairy development and sericulture. It is the second least populous district in
Karnataka (out of
30), after
Kodagu. ==Demographics==