Dakshina Kannad

Dakshina Kannad is a district in the State of Karnataka in India.It is bordered by Udupi District to the north, Chikkamagaluru district to the northeast, Hassan District to the east, Kodagu to the southeast, and Kasaragod District of Kerala to the south and the Arabian Sea on the west. Mangalore is its headquarters.

The Dakshina Kannada district has an area 4866 square kilometre. The population of the district was 1,897,730 of which 38.43% was urban as per census of 2001.

Dakshina Kannada District has 2 revenue sub divisions viz., Mangalore and Puttur and 5 Taluks viz., Mangalore, Bantwal, Puttur, Belthangady and Sullia. There are 354 villages in the district.

Tulu is mother tongue of majority of people living in Dakshina Kannada district. Other languages spoken are Kannarese, Beary bashe, and Konkani.

History

Mangalore, the district head quarters of Dakshina Kannada, has been a trading centre for several centuries. It was, since the early period of the Christian era till the end of the 14th century, the capital of the Alup Rulers. From the 14th to the 16th centuries the area came under the governance of the Vijayanagar dynasty. But the strongest influence was that of the Portuguese, who arrived on the coast in the 15th century. They opened a factory for trade and brought with them the Roman Catholic religion too. Conquered by Haider Ali in 1763, Mangalore became the chief port of Mysore. When Tipu Sultan's Fort fell in 1799 to the British, they made it the district head quarters of Kanara. With an important port, this once coastal town, has become a bustling commercial centre.

Before 1860, Dakshina Kannada was part of a district called Kanara, which was under a single administration in the Madras Presidency In 1860, the British split the area into South Kanara and North Kanara, the former being retained in the Madras Presidency, while the later was made a part of Bombay Province in 1862.

During the Reorganisation of States in 1956, Kasaragod was split and transferred to the newly created Kerala state and Dakshina Kannada was transferred to Mysore state (present day Karnataka). Later, the greater Dakshina Kannada district was split into Udupi and present day Dakshina Kannada districts on 15 August 1997.

Politics

Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies and their areas after delimitation order of 2008

200 Belthangady Vidhan Sabha Constituency - 3 Belthangady Taluk

201 Moodabidri Vidhan Sabha Constituency - 1 Mangalore Taluk (Part) 2 Surathkal, 4 Moodabidri and 5 Mulki Circles. Mudbidri TMC, Mulki TP

202 Mangalore City North Vidhan Sabha Constituency - 1 Mangalore Taluk (Part) 3 Gurupura Circle, Mangalore M Corp. (Part) Mangalore (M Corp.) - Ward No.1 to 20, 22 and 23.

203 Mangalore City South Vidhan Sabha Constituency - 1 Mangalore Taluk (Part) Mangalore M Corp. (Part) Mangalore (M Corp.) - Ward No.21 and 24 to 60.

204 Mangalore Vidhan Sabha Constituency - 1 Mangalore Taluk (Part) 1 Mangalore –B Circle, Ullal TP, 2 Bantval Taluk (Part) 2 Panemangalore Circle (Part), Meremajalu, Kodman, Sajipanadu (Nadupadu), Sajipapadu, Chelur, Kurnad, Phajeer, Kairangala, Naringana, Balepuni and Ira Villages, Pudu (CT), Thumbe (CT)

205 Bantval Vidhan Sabha Constituency - 2 Bantval Taluk (Part) 1 Bantwal Circle. 2 Panemangalore Circle (Part) Kariyangala, Badaga Bellur, Tenkabellur, Ammunje, Kallige, Sajipamannuru, Sajipamuda, Amtoor, Narikombu, Shambhoor, Manchi, Golthamajal, Balthila, Barimar and Kadeshwalya villages. 3 Vittal Circle (Part) Bolanthuru, Veerakamba, Ananthadi, Mani, Peraje, Netlamudnur, Kolnadu, Vittalpadanur, Salethur, Karopady and Kanyana villages, Bantval TP

206 Puttur Vidhan Sabha Constituency - 2 Bantval Taluk (Part) 3 Vittal Circle (Part) Biliyur, Perne, Kedila, Vittal, Peruvai, Manila, Alike, Idkidu, Kula, Vittalmudnoor, Kepu and Punacha villages. 4 Puttur Taluk (Part) 3 Puttur Circle 1 Uppinangady Circle (Part) Kabaka (Rural), Kudipadi, Padnoor (Rural), Bannur (Rural), Kodimbady, Chickamudnoor (Rural), Bellipadi, Nekkiladi, Hirebandadi, Uppinangady and Bajathuru villages. Puttur TMC

207 Sullia Vidhan Sabha Constituency (SC) - 6 Sullia Taluk 4 Puttur Taluk (Part) 2 Kadaba Circle 1 Uppinangady Circle (Part) Golithattu, Alanthaya, Konalu, Nelyadi, Kowkradi, Ichlampady, Konaje, Shirady and Shiribagilu villages.

Places of interest
Mangala Devi Temple, Kadri Manjunatha Temple, Kudroli Gokarnatheshwara Temple, Dharmasthala Manjunatha Temple, Kukke Subrahmanya Temple, Kateel Durga Parameshwari Temple, Kodiadka Sri Annapoorneshwari Temple, Southadka Sri Ganapathy temple, Sri Durga Parameshwari Temple, Mulki, Sri Rajarajeswari Temple, Polali, Sri Mahalingeswara temple, Puttur, Sri Karinjeshwara Temple, Karinje, Sri Somanatha Temple, Someswara, Sri Sahasralingeshwara Temple, Uppinangady, Anantha Padmanabha Temple Kudupu, Narahari Parvatha Sadashiva Temple

Kadri Hill Park, Pilikula Nisargadhama, Summer Sands Beach Resort, Surathkal Beach, Tannirbavi Beach, Panambur Beach, Someshwar Beach

St. Aloysius Church, Mangalore, Ullal Darga, 1000 Pillar Shrine, Venoor - Gommateshwara, Sultan Batheri, Jamalabad Fort