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Uttara Kannada

This page provides an overview of Uttara Kannada: population, literacy, households and a list of sub-districts (tehsils) and major villages.

Quick facts

6,766,864
Population
1,527,007
Households
979
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
74.91%
Approx. literacy

Uttara Kannada has an aggregated population of 6,766,864. Approximately 42.48% live in rural areas (2,874,338) and 12.38% live in urban areas (837,962).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

Below are the tehsils (sub-districts) in this district. Click a tehsil to view village listings and details.

Tehsil / Sub-districtPopulationVillages
Taluk 0 2,874,338 3
Ankola 290,052 83
Area not under any Sub-district 104,138 3
Bhatkal 434,998 62
Haliyal 330,277 132
Honavar 479,683 96
Karwar 384,097 54
Kumta 426,121 121
Mundgod 295,986 93
Siddapur 277,762 199
Sirsi 497,842 231
Supa 156,036 123
Yellapur 215,534 128

Population summary

Uttara Kannada has a population of 6,766,864 (3,419,934 males and 3,346,930 females). The sex ratio is about 979 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population6,766,864
Male3,419,934
Female3,346,930
Rural population2,874,338 (42.48%)
Urban population837,962 (12.38%)
Households1,527,007

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 74.91%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates5,068,753
Total illiterates1,698,111

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 544,583 (8.05%). ST: 164,905 (2.44%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC544,5838.05%
ST164,9052.44%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 707,201 (10.45%). Workers: 2,897,409 (42.82%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)707,20110.45%
Total workers2,897,40942.82%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Uttara Kannada 1,437,169
Uttara Kannada 1,018,188
Uttara Kannada 418,981
Sirsi 186,908
Honavar 166,264
Bhatkal 161,576
Karwar 155,213
Kumta 154,280
Honavar 147,155
Sirsi 124,026
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