Dakshina Kannada Religion Census 2011
Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka has 20,89,649 people in Census 2011 religion records. Hindu is the largest community with 14,03,854 people (67.18%).
Dakshina Kannada is a district in Karnataka. This page presents the complete religion-wise population breakdown from Census 2011, covering all subdistricts (talukas).
Hindu: 14,03,854 people (67.18%). Muslim: 5,01,896 people (24.02%). Christian: 1,71,398 people (8.20%). Jain: 10,397 people (0.50%). NotStated: 996 people (0.05%). Sikh: 525 people (0.03%).
The district has 5 subdistricts. The table below shows the religion composition for each subdistrict.
Key Facts
- Hindu: 14,03,854 (67.18%)
- Muslim: 5,01,896 (24.02%)
- Christian: 1,71,398 (8.20%)
- Jain: 10,397 (0.50%)
- NotStated: 996 (0.05%)
- Sikh: 525 (0.03%)
- Buddhist: 445 (0.02%)
- Other: 138 (0.01%)
Dakshina Kannada Subdistrict-Wise Religion Population
| Subdistrict | Total Population | Largest Religion |
|---|---|---|
| Mangalore | 9,94,602 | Hindu (64.43%) |
| Bantval | 3,95,380 | Hindu (61.27%) |
| Beltangadi | 2,66,589 | Hindu (71.69%) |
| Puttur | 2,87,851 | Hindu (71.63%) |
| Sulya | 1,45,227 | Hindu (85.04%) |