District of Karnataka

Uttara Kannada: 14.4 lakh people, one story

People
14,37,169
Area
10,277 km²
Literacy
84.06%
Sex ratio
979
Lowest in KarnatakaPopulation density: 140 per km². Rank 29 of 30.See the numbers →Lowest in KarnatakaHousehold industry workers: 1.6 % of workers. Rank 29 of 30.See the numbers →Big number14.4 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 140 to every km².See the numbers →

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Uttara KannadaKarnataka

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

Uttara Kannada in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population14.4 lakh#20/30 in Karnataka
Area10,277 km²#5/30 in Karnataka
Population density140 per km²#29/30 in Karnataka▼ state 319
Sex ratio979 females per 1000 males#18/30 in Karnataka▲ state 973
Child sex ratio (0–6)955 girls per 1000 boys#12/30 in Karnataka▲ state 948
Literacy rate84.06%#4/30 in Karnataka▲ state 75.36
Female literacy78.39%#4/30 in Karnataka▲ state 68.08
Urban population29.2%#12/30 in Karnataka▼ state 38.7

People & society

84.1% can read. 979 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
89.682.5
Female literacy
78.468.1
Scheduled Castes
8.117.1
Scheduled Tribes
2.47.0
Living in towns
29.238.7

Gender literacy gap: 11.2 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 82.6%
  • Muslim 13.1%
  • Christian 3.1%
  • Buddhist 0.9%
  • Jain 0.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    37 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    6.1 lakh workers, 42.3% of all people

    This district
    Karnataka
    • Cultivators 18.3%
    • Farm labourers 19.1%
    • Household industry 1.6%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 61.0%

      Schemes & development

      Only 61% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      61.266.4
      Latrine at home
      40.037.5
      Tap water
      18.548.4
      LPG / PNG
      18.623.8
      Phone
      46.052.4
      Television
      35.444.0
      Bicycle
      25.924.8
      Two-wheeler
      15.618.7

      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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