Area: 4559 square kilometers
Density of population: 457 people per square kilometer
Literacy Rate: 88.62 % - Male: 93.31 %, Female: 84.04 %
Male Female Ratio: 1000:1018
Boundaries of Dakshina Kannada District
North East: Chikkamagaluru District, Karnataka
North: Udupi District, Karanataka
South East: Kodagu District, Karnataka
South: Kasaragod District, Kerala
East: Hassan District, Karnataka
West: Arabian Sea
Dakshina Kannada District Average Rainfall: 4030 mm
Dakshina Kannada District Maximum Temperature in Summer: 36.6 deg C
Dakshina Kannada District Minimum Temperature in Winter: 26.1 deg C
DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT MAP
Major Rivers: Netravathi, Kumaradhara, Phalguni, Shambhavi, Nandini or Pavanje, Payaswini
Taluks: Mangalore, Puttur, Belthangady, Bantwal, Sullia
Assembly Constituencies: Belthangady, Moodabidri, Mangalore City North, Mangalore City South, Mangalore, Bantwal, Puttur, Sullia
Dakshina Kannada District Nearby Attractions
1. Mangladevi Temple
2. Alekan Falls
3. Dharmasthala
4. Ullal
5. Nethrani Island
6. Moodabidri
7. Milagres Church
Dakshina Kannada District Facts: Dakshina Kannada is called the Cradle of Indian Banking. This is one of the industrialized districts of Karnataka. NH 17, NH 48 and NH 13 pass through this district.
Major Sectors: Chemicals, fertilizers, information technology, food processing, fisheries
Major Agricultural Products: Paddy, black gram, green gram, coconut, arecanut, sugarcane, mango, banana, pineapple
Major Industries: Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd, Mangalore Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd, BASF India Ltd, Hindustan Unilever, New Mangalore Port Trust, Infosys, Campco
Major Educational Institutions: KVG ITI, Sullia, Mulki Ramakrishna Poonja ITI, St. Aloysius ITI, HEBIC, Balmatta, Karnataka Institute of Commerce, Kasturba Medical College, KS Hegde Medical Academy, PA College of Engineering, Mangalore Institute of Technology and Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Suratkal
What is Dakshina Kannada District Famous For: Red clay rood tiles called Mangalore tiles and Mangalore cuisine
Famous People From Dakshina Kannada District: B. Nagaraja Shetty, K. Chidananda Gowda, Vijay Mallya, M. V. Vasudeva Rao, Bolwar Mahammad Kunhi, Ahmed Noori, Ratnakaravarni, Padmanabh Jaini, Mallika Prasad, Swami Krishnananda
Dakshina Kannada District Pin Codes
Last Updated : Thursday Jun 14 , 2012
