Belthangady

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Belthangady
Town
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Belthangady
Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 12°55′16″N75°16′40″E / 12.9210°N 75.2778°E / 12.9210; 75.2778
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Taluka Belthangady
Government
  BodyTown panchayat
   MLA Harish Poonja (BJP)
Area
  Town
8.87 km2 (3.42 sq mi)
  Rank1st in (Dakshina Kannada)
Elevation
108 m (354 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Town
7,635
  Density860/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
   Metro
246,494
Languages
  Official Kannada [1] [2]
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
574 214
Telephone code08256
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.

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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

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.