District of Karnataka

Dakshina Kannada: 20.9 lakh people, one story

People
20,89,649
Area
4,861 km²
Literacy
88.57%
Sex ratio
1,020
#1 in KarnatakaLiteracy rate: 88.57%. Rank 1 of 30 districts.See the numbers →#1 in KarnatakaFemale literacy: 84.13%. Rank 1 of 30 districts.See the numbers →#1 in KarnatakaHousehold industry workers: 18.9 % of workers. Rank 1 of 30 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in KarnatakaSex ratio: 1,020 females per 1000 males. Rank 2 of 30 districts.See the numbers →

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Dakshina KannadaKarnataka

The history, places and schemes of Dakshina Kannada are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Dakshina Kannada in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population20.9 lakh#8/30 in Karnataka
Area4,861 km²#20/30 in Karnataka
Population density430 per km²#5/30 in Karnataka▲ state 319
Sex ratio1,020 females per 1000 males#2/30 in Karnataka▲ state 973
Child sex ratio (0–6)947 girls per 1000 boys#20/30 in Karnataka▼ state 948
Literacy rate88.57%#1/30 in Karnataka▲ state 75.36
Female literacy84.13%#1/30 in Karnataka▲ state 68.08
Urban population47.7%#3/30 in Karnataka▲ state 38.7

People & society

88.6% can read. 1,020 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
93.182.5
Female literacy
84.168.1
Scheduled Castes
7.117.1
Scheduled Tribes
3.97.0
Living in towns
47.738.7

Gender literacy gap: 9.0 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 67.2%
  • Muslim 24.0%
  • Christian 8.2%
  • Jain 0.5%

    Sectors at a glance

    6 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    10 lakh workers, 47.7% of all people

    This district
    Karnataka
    • Cultivators 3.4%
    • Farm labourers 2.9%
    • Household industry 18.9%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 74.8%

      Schemes & development

      Only 59% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      59.466.4
      Latrine at home
      60.637.5
      Tap water
      28.648.4
      LPG / PNG
      27.023.8
      Phone
      57.852.4
      Television
      43.944.0
      Bicycle
      10.824.8
      Two-wheeler
      15.018.7

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.