Dakshina Kannada District Religion Population 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 district in Karnataka recorded a total population of 20,89,649 in Census 2011 across 5 subdistricts. The demographic distribution shows Hindu as the largest community with 14,03,854 residents, accounting for 67.18% of the district population. The second largest group is Muslim with 5,01,896 people (24.02%), establishing a majority gap of 43.16 percentage points. All other religious demographics combined represent 6,85,795 individuals (32.82% of the district total).
Census 2011 Religious Composition for Dakshina Kannada District
The religion census data for Dakshina Kannada district spans 8 documented religious groups:
- Hindu: 14,03,854 population (67.18% of district total).
- Muslim: 5,01,896 population (24.02% of district total).
- Christian: 1,71,398 population (8.20% of district total).
- Jain: 10,397 population (0.50% of district total).
- NotStated: 996 population (0.05% of district total).
- Sikh: 525 population (0.03% of district total).
- Buddhist: 445 population (0.02% of district total).
- Other: 138 population (0.01% of district total).
Detailed Religion Demographics for Dakshina Kannada
| Religion | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
Subdistricts in Dakshina Kannada
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%)