Dakshina Kannada is a district in Karnataka State of India. It has a total of 5 Talukas in this district. The district has an total area of 4,861 sq km. There are 41 towns and 331 villages in this district.
As per census Dakshina Kannada has a population of 2,089,649 in 2011 out of which 1,034,714 are male and 1,054,935 are female. Population of Dakshina Kannada in 2020/2021 is 2,248,670(estimates as per aadhar uidai.gov.in feb 2019 data). Literate people are 1,666,323 out of 864,019 are male and 802,304 are female. People living in Dakshina Kannada depend on multiple skills, total workers are 997,721 out of which men are 620,903 and women are 376,818. Total 31,574 Cultivators are depended on agriculture farming out of 24,131 are cultivated by men and 7,443 are women. 24,717 people works in agricultural land as labor, men are 18,761 and 5,956 are women. Dakshina Kannada sex ratio is 1,020 females per 1000 of males. Next Dakshina Kannada Census will be in 2021.
The district has an total area of 4,861 sq km., 551 sq km is urban and 4310 sq km is rural. Out of total population of 2,319,511 in the district, 996,086 are in urban area and 1,093,563 are in rural area. 214,490 households are in urban, 225,243 are in rural area. 828,007 literate people are in urban, 838,316 are in rural area.
Geography of Dakshina Kannada
Languages spoken are Kannada
| Talukas | Population 2011 | Male | Female | Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mangalore | 994,602 | 490,797 | 503,805 | 216,300 |
| Bantval | 395,380 | 196,708 | 198,672 | 76,405 |
| Beltangadi | 266,589 | 131,967 | 134,622 | 55,385 |
| Puttur | 287,851 | 143,116 | 144,735 | 59,569 |
| Sulya | 145,227 | 72,126 | 73,101 | 32,074 |