Bhatkal is a Taluk located in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka. It is one of 12 Taluks of Uttara Kannada district. There are 59 villages and 3 towns in Bhatkal Taluk.
As per the Census India 2011, Bhatkal Taluk has 30529 households, population of 161576 of which 80753 are males and 80823 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 18052 which is 11.17% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Bhatkal Taluk is around
1001 compared to
973 which is average of Karnataka state. The literacy rate of Bhatkal Taluk is 74.04% out of which 78.72% males are literate and 69.37% females are literate. The total area of Bhatkal is 351 sq.km with population density of 460 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 69.22% of population lives in Urban area and 30.78% lives in Rural area. There are 8.88% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 5.67% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Bhatkal Taluk.
Bhatkal Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 161576 | 100% |
| Hindu | 104369 | 64.59% |
| Muslim | 53631 | 33.19% |
| Christian | 3305 | 2.05% |
| Jain | 202 | 0.13% |
| Sikh | 34 | 0.02% |
| Religion not stated | 22 | 0.01% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 9 | 0.01% |
| Buddhist | 4 | 0% |
Bhatkal Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Number of households | 7970 | 22559 |
| Total Population | 49730 | 111846 |
| Population (%) | 50.61% | 50.3% |
| Male Population | 25168 | 55585 |
| Female Population | 24562 | 56261 |
| Sex Ratio | 976 | 1012 |
| Literacy (%) | 80.79% | 71.04% |
List of Cities in Bhatkal
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List of Villages in Bhatkal
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