Population20,89,649Dakshina Kannada
Males10,34,714
Females10,54,935
Workers9,97,721
Literate16,66,323
Population Overview
Total population20,89,649
Males10,34,714
Females10,54,935
Sex ratio1,020per 1,000 males
Households4,39,733
Literacy
Literate16,66,323
Literate males8,64,019
Literate females8,02,304
Literacy %79.7%
Illiterate4,23,326
Illiterate males1,70,695
Illiterate females2,52,631
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–62,08,297
Boys 0–61,06,985
Girls 0–61,01,312
Child %10%
SC / ST
SC population1,48,178
SC males73,324
SC females74,854
SC %7.1%
ST population82,268
ST males40,961
ST females41,307
ST %3.9%
Workers — Total
Total workers9,97,721
Worker males6,20,903
Worker females3,76,818
Work participation %47.7%
Non-workers10,91,928
Non-worker males4,13,811
Non-worker females6,78,117
Workers — Main
Main workers9,14,476
Main males5,82,498
Main females3,31,978
Cultivators31,574
Cultivator males24,131
Cultivator females7,443
Agri labourers24,717
Agri labourer males18,761
Agri labourer females5,956
Household industry1,68,112
HH industry males14,461
HH industry females1,53,651
Other workers6,90,073
Other males5,25,145
Other females1,64,928
Workers — Marginal
Marginal workers83,245
Marginal males38,405
Marginal females44,840
Marg. cultivators2,236
Marg. agri labourers4,557
Marg. HH industry20,095
Marg. other56,357
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marg. cultivator males1,171
Marg. cultivator females1,065
Marg. agri lab. males2,623
Marg. agri lab. females1,934
Marg. HH industry males1,688
Marg. HH industry females18,407
Marg. other males32,923
Marg. other females23,434
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
3–6 mo workers69,572
3–6 mo males32,358
3–6 mo females37,214
3–6 mo cultivators1,909
3–6 mo cult. males1,025
3–6 mo cult. females884
3–6 mo agri lab.3,831
3–6 mo agri lab. males2,261
3–6 mo agri lab. females1,570
3–6 mo HH industry17,090
3–6 mo HH ind. males1,348
3–6 mo HH ind. females15,742
3–6 mo other46,742
3–6 mo other males27,724
3–6 mo other females19,018
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
0–3 mo workers13,673
0–3 mo males6,047
0–3 mo females7,626
0–3 mo cultivators327
0–3 mo cult. males146
0–3 mo cult. females181
0–3 mo agri lab.726
0–3 mo agri lab. males362
0–3 mo agri lab. females364
0–3 mo HH industry3,005
0–3 mo HH ind. males340
0–3 mo HH ind. females2,665
0–3 mo other9,615
0–3 mo other males5,199
0–3 mo other females4,416