Dakshina Kannada District Population, Karnataka - Census India 2011

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 439733 households, population of 2089649 of which 1034714 are males and 1054935 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 208297 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 4861 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

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total2089649100%
Hindu140385467.18%
Muslim50189624.02%
Christian1713988.2%
Jain103970.5%
Religion not stated9960.05%
Sikh5250.03%
Buddhist4450.02%
Other religions and persuasions1380.01%

Dakshina Kannada Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)551.264309.74
Number of households214490225243
Total Population9960861093563
Population (%)49.52%50.48%
Male Population493230541484
Female Population502856552079
Sex Ratio10201020
Literacy (%)83.13%76.66%

List of Taluks in Dakshina Kannada

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Mangalore99460286511501027
Bantval 3953807405341010
Puttur28785110272801011
Beltangadi 26658913821931020
Sulya 1452278471711014

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Dakshina Kannada Population Facts

Number of Households439733
Population2089649
Male Population1034714 (49.52%)
Female Population1054935 (50.48%)
Children Population208297
Area4861 km2
Population density/km2430
Sex-ratio1020
Literacy79.74%
Male Literacy83.5%
Female Literacy76.05%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %3.94%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %7.09%

Map of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka