Bhadravati is a Block located in Shivamogga district in Karnataka. Placed in rural region of Karnataka, it is one of the 7 blocks of Shivamogga district. As per the administration records, the block code of Bhadravati is 89. The block has 145 villages and there are total 42739 houses in this Block.
As per Census 2011, Bhadravati 's population is 188744. Out of this, 94864 are males whereas the females count 93880 here. This block has 20437 children in the age group of 0-6 years. Out of this 10591 are boys and 9846 are girls.
Literacy rate in Bhadravati block is 65%. 124513 out of total 188744 population is educated here. Among males the literacy rate is 71% as 67610 males out of total 94864 are educated while female literacy rate is 60% as 56903 out of total 93880 females are educated in this Block.
The dark part is that illiteracy ratio of Bhadravati block is 34%. Here 64231 out of total 188744 persons are illiterate. Male illiteracy ratio here is 28% as 27254 males out of total 94864 are illiterate. In females the illiteracy rate is 39% and 36977 out of total 93880 females are illiterate in this block.
The number of occupied person of Bhadravati block is 89215 while 99529 are un-employed. And out of 89215 occupied people 18165 individuals are completely dependent on farming.