Uttara Kannada District

Karnataka

Uttara Kannada district is one of the districts of Karnataka. Its administrative headquarters is at Karwar. It covers 10,291 sq km and had a population of 14,37,169 at the 2011 census, a density of 140 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 6 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Karwar
Area
10,291 sq km
Population
14.37 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
140 /km²
Literacy Rate
84.06%
Sex Ratio
979
per 1,000 males
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Uttara Kannada District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Uttara Kannada district.

Total Population
14.37 Lakh
Male Population
7.26 Lakh
Female Population
7.11 Lakh
Rural Population
10.21 Lakh
Urban Population
4.16 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
1.12 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
34,100
Literacy Rate
84.06%
Population Density
140 /km²
Sex Ratio
979
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 89.63%Female literacy 78.39%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Uttara Kannada district.

12
Tehsils
12
Blocks
120
Nyay Panchayats
229
Gram Panchayats
1,280
Villages
Headquarters
Karwar
Languages
Kannada, Konkani, Marathi, Urdu
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
14.8° N, 74.13° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Uttara Kannada

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Assembly Constituencies Covering Uttara Kannada

(6)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Haliyal
No. 76 · Uttara Kannada
RD
R.V. Deshpande
Indian National Congress
MLA
Karwar
No. 77 · Uttara Kannada
SS
Satish Krishna Sail
Indian National Congress
MLA
Kumta
No. 78 · Uttara Kannada
DS
Dinanath Shetty
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Bhatkal
No. 79 · Uttara Kannada
MV
Mankal Vaidya
Indian National Congress
MLA
Sirsi
No. 80 · Uttara Kannada
BN
Bhimanna T. Naik
Indian National Congress
MLA
Yellapur
No. 81 · Uttara Kannada
AS
Arabail Hebbar Shivaram
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA

Your Representatives from Uttara Kannada

(7)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Uttara Kannada district.

  • Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri
    Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MP
    Uttara Kannada · No. 12
  • RD
    R.V. Deshpande
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Haliyal · No. 76
  • SS
    Satish Krishna Sail
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Karwar · No. 77
  • DS
    Dinanath Shetty
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Kumta · No. 78
  • MV
    Mankal Vaidya
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Bhatkal · No. 79
  • BN
    Bhimanna T. Naik
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Sirsi · No. 80
  • AS
    Arabail Hebbar Shivaram
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Yellapur · No. 81

Election History

Lok Sabha

Uttara Kannada · No. 12

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaBJPVishweshwar Hegde Kageri
    Votes 7,82,495Vote share 63.89%Margin 3,37,428
    1. 1. Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri · BJP7,82,495 (63.89%)
    2. 2. Anjali Nimbalkar · INC4,45,067 (36.34%)
    3. 3. Subramanya N. · BSP8,210 (0.67%)
  2. 201917th Lok SabhaBJPAnantkumar Hegde
    Votes 7,86,042Vote share 68.15%Margin 4,79,649
    1. 1. Anantkumar Hegde · BJP7,86,042 (68.15%)
    2. 2. Anand Asnotikar · JD(S)3,06,393 (26.56%)
    3. 3. Chaitra G. Gowda · Independent14,210 (1.23%)
  3. 201416th Lok SabhaBJPAnantkumar Hegde
    Votes 5,46,939Vote share 54.64%Margin 1,40,700
    1. 1. Anantkumar Hegde · BJP5,46,939 (54.64%)
    2. 2. Prashant R. Deshpande · INC4,06,239 (40.58%)
    3. 3. Vithal Hegde · AAP16,210 (1.62%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Karnataka
State
Uttara Kannada
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 12
6 Assembly
No. 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81

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Uttara Kannada District at a Glance

State
Karnataka
Headquarters
Karwar
Area
10,291 sq km
Population
14.37 Lakh
Population density
140 per km²
Sex ratio
979 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
84.06%
Languages
Kannada, Konkani, Marathi, Urdu
Tehsils
12
Blocks
12
Gram panchayats
229
Villages
1,280
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
6
Census year
2011
Sources & data
  • Census of India (2011)
  • Election Commission of India
  • Government of Karnataka
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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