Population 955,752 people in Karnataka identified themselves as being part of the community in the 2001 census. 74.9\% of the population was rural and 49.2\% were literate. Only 2.9\% were graduates. They are present in almost all districts of Karnataka, but the majority of the population lives in the kalaburagi, Shimoga, Sringeri,narasimrajpur ,  kundapur,sirasi,Karwar, belagam ,Dharwad,Gadag, vijayapur, Bagalkot Karnataka |Bhadravathi]] and Bengaluru districts.
Population 955,752 people in Karnataka identified themselves as being part of the community in the 2001 census. 74.9\% of the population was rural and 49.2\% were literate. Only 2.9\% were graduates. They are present in almost all districts of Karnataka, but the majority of the population lives in the kalaburagi, Shimoga, Sringeri , narasimharajpur, kundapur,sirasi,Karwar, Belagaum ,Dharwad,Gadag, vijayapur, Bagalkot , raichur mysuruKarnataka |Bhadravathi]] and Bengaluru districts.
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Sringeri,narasimrajpur
Sringeri
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narasimharajpur,
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belagam
Belagaum
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Karnataka
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