Belthangady

Belthangady
Town
Belthangady Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 12°55′16″N75°16′40″E / 12.9210°N 75.2778°E / 12.9210; 75.2778
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Dakshina Kannada
Taluka	Belthangady
Government
• Body	Town panchayat
•  MLA	Harish Poonja (BJP)
Area
• Town	8.87 km2 (3.42 sq mi)
• Rank	1st in (Dakshina Kannada)
Elevation	108 m (354 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Town	7,635
• Density	861/km2 (2,230/sq mi)
•  Metro	246,494
Languages
• Official	Kannada [1] [2]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	574 214
Telephone code	08256
Vehicle registration	KA 21, KA 70
Lok Sabha constituency	Dakshina Kannada
Vidhana Sabha constituency	Belthangady
Website	belthangaditown.mrc.gov.in

Belthangady is a town panchayat and the headquarters of Belthangady taluk of the Dakshina Kannada (South Canara) district of Karnataka state in India.

Demographics

In 2001 in the town of Belthangady, 11% of the population was under 6 years of age. ^[3]

In the 2011 census, the town of Belthangady had a population of 7,635. ^[4]

Beltangadi Religion Data 2011

Population, 7,746

Hindu, 73.70%

Muslim, 12.42%

Christian, 11.46%

Education

List of Colleges

• SDM College, Ujire
• Govt First Grade College, Belthangady
• Vani P U college, Belthangady
• St. Theresa High School, Belthangady
• Church Higher Primary School, Belthangady
• St Mary's School Laila.

Geography

Belthangady is located at 13°59′00″N75°18′00″E / 13.9833°N 75.3°E / 13.9833; 75.3 . ^[5] It has an average elevation of 108 metres (354 feet).

References

1. "Report of the commissioner for linguistic minorities in india | page 99" (PDF). minorityaffairs.gov.in.
2. "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Karnataka". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
3. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
4. "NPR Report: Karnataka: Dakshina Kannada: Beltangadi". National Population Register, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2011.
5. "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Beltangadi, India". fallingrain.com.

• Bhat, N. Shyam (1998). South Kanara, 1799–1860: a study in colonial administration and regional response. Mittal Publications. ISBN   9788170995869 . Retrieved 5 December 2012.