| Taluk | Rain Gauge Stations | Rainfall in mm | Rainfall Days | |||
| Working | Non-Working |
Average 1941-1990 |
Actual 2008 |
Normal (1941-1990) |
Actual 2008 |
|
| Bhadravathi | 11 | 0 | 887 | 952.4 | 68 | 79 |
| Hosanagar | 22 | 2 | 3055 | 3262.6 | 102 | 96 |
| Sagar | 22 | 2 | 2164 | 1843.4 | 100 | 972 |
| Shikaripur | 10 | 3 | 1101 | 1126.2 | 69 | 70 |
| Shimoga | 11 | 2 | 941 | 1066.8 | 69 | 77 |
| Soraba | 13 | 1 | 1646 | 1489 | 85 | 82 |
| Thirthahalli | 15 | 1 | 2938 | 3052.7 | 108 | 109 |
| Total | 104 | 11 | 1818.9 | 1827.6 | 86 | 86 |
| Taluk | ||||||
| In Hectares ( 2007-08) | ||||||
| Channels | Tanks | Wells | Borewells | Lift Irrigation | Others | |
| Bhadravathi | 21257 | 1625 | 395 | 2517 | 563 | - |
| Hosanagar | - | 3695 | 1045 | 299 | 376 | 1024 |
| Sagar | 53 | 8743 | 1745 | 358 | 542 | 2871 |
| Shikaripur | 8261 | 9095 | 14 | 7776 | 272 | - |
| Shimoga | 12605 | 8484 | 686 | 4683 | 743 | - |
| Soraba | - | 19331 | 117 | 4497 | 304 | - |
| Thirthahalli | - | 6653 | 1519 | 674 | 2047 | 2103 |
| Total | 42176 | 57626 | 5521 | 20804 | 4847 | 5998 |
| Taluk | ||||||||
| As on 31-3-2009 | ||||||||
| Hospitals | Dispensaries | PVC | MVC | AI Centres | Poultry Extn. Centres | Poly Clinic | Total | |
| Bhadravathi | 2 | 14 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 24 |
| Hosanagar | 1 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 4 | - | - | 23 |
| Sagar | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 22 |
| Shikaripur | 3 | 11 | 12 | 1 | - | - | - | 27 |
| Shimoga | 3 | 11 | 9 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 26 |
| Soraba | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 24 |
| Thirthahalli | 1 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 28 |
| Total | 17 | 73 | 62 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 174 |
| Taluk | |||||
| Factories as on 31-3-2009 | |||||
| Chemical | Engineering | Others | Total | Employees | |
| Bhadravathi | 1 | 3 | 23 | 27 | 8277 |
| Hosanagar | - | - | 2 | 2 | 70 |
| Sagar | - | 1 | 14 | 15 | 694 |
| Shikaripur | - | - | 14 | 14 | 322 |
| Shimoga | 1 | 71 | 66 | 138 | 7036 |
| Soraba | - | 1 | 6 | 7 | 119 |
| Thirthahalli | - | - | 2 | 2 | 110 |
| Total | 2 | 76 | 127 | 205 | 16628 |