Dakshina Kannada is one of district of Karnataka in India. There are 5 Taluks, 331 villages and 42 towns in Dakshina Kannada district.
As per the Census India 2011, Dakshina Kannada district has 439,733 households, population of 2,089,649 of which 1,034,714 are males and 1,054,935 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 208,297 which is 9.97% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Dakshina Kannada district is around
1020 compared to
973 which is average of Karnataka state. The literacy rate of Dakshina Kannada district is 79.74% out of which 83.5% males are literate and 76.05% females are literate. The total area of Dakshina Kannada is 4,861 sq.km with population density of 430 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 52.33% of population lives in Urban area and 47.67% lives in Rural area. There are 7.09% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 3.94% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Dakshina Kannada district.
Dakshina Kannada Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 2,089,649 | 100% |
| Hindu | 1,403,854 | 67.18% |
| Muslim | 501,896 | 24.02% |
| Christian | 171,398 | 8.2% |
| Jain | 10,397 | 0.5% |
| Religion not stated | 996 | 0.05% |
| Sikh | 525 | 0.03% |
| Buddhist | 445 | 0.02% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 138 | 0.01% |
Dakshina Kannada Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Area(sq.km) | 551 | 4,310 |
| Number of households | 214,490 | 225,243 |
| Total Population | 996,086 | 1,093,563 |
| Population (%) | 49.52% | 50.48% |
| Male Population | 493,230 | 541,484 |
| Female Population | 502,856 | 552,079 |
| Sex Ratio | 1020 | 1020 |
| Literacy (%) | 83.13% | 76.66% |
List of Taluks in Dakshina Kannada
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