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About Dakshina Kannada

Dakshina Kannada is a district in Karnataka, India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of Dakshina Kannada was 2,089,649 with a growth rate of 10.11%. Dakshina Kannada covers 4,861 Km2 area. Sex ratio of Dakshina Kannada's population is 1020 females for every 1000 males, while child sex ratio is 947 females out of 1000 males.

For better understaing, details are categorized in four sections i.e. Population of Dakshina Kannada, Urban/Rural population of Dakshina Kannada, Literacy data of Dakshina Kannada and Religion wise data of Dakshina Kannada. Below are the full details and list of tehsils in Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka, India. Select any of these to know detailed information about them.

Area, population and sex ratio of Dakshina Kannada

Description
Value
Description
Value
Total Population
2,089,649
Growth (%)
10.11
Male Population
1,034,714
Sex Ratio
1,020
Female Population
1,054,935
Child Sex Ratio
947
Area ( In Km. Square )
4,861

Urban/Rural Population of Dakshina Kannada

Description
Value
Description
Value
Urban Population
996,086
Rural Population
1,093,563
Urban Population (%)
47.67
Rural Population (%)
52.33
Urban male Population
493,230
Rural Male Population
541,484
Urban Female Population
502,856
Rural Female Population
552,079
Urban Sex Ratio
1,020
Rural Sex Ratio
1,020

Literacy data of Dakshina Kannada

Description
Value
Description
Value
Total Literate
1,666,323
Literacy (%)
88.57
Male Literate
864,019
Male Literacy (%)
93.13
Female Literate
802,304
Female Literacy (%)
84.13
Urban Literate
828,007
Rural Literate
838,316
Urban Male Literates
423,215
Urban Male Literacy (%)
95.50
Rural Male Literates
440,804
Rural Male Literacy (%)
90.97
Urban Female Literates
404,792
Urban Female Literacy (%)
88.83
Rural Female Literates
397,512
Rural Female Literacy (%)
79.83

Religion Wise Data of Dakshina Kannada

Description
Value
Description
Value
Hindu
1,403,854
Hindu (%)
67.18
Muslim
501,896
Muslim (%)
24.02
Sikh
525
Sikh (%)
0.03
Christian
171,398
Christian (%)
8.20
Jain
10,397
Jain (%)
0.50
Buddhist
445
Buddhist (%)
0.02
Other
138
Other (%)
0.01
Not Avaiable
996
Not Avaiable (%)
0.05

List of tehsils in Dakshina Kannada

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Bantval

Area ( Km2 ): 740

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Beltangadi

Area ( Km2 ): 1,382

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Mangalore

Area ( Km2 ): 865

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Puttur

Area ( Km2 ): 1,027

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Sulya

Area ( Km2 ): 847