Mangalore taluk is a taluk (subdistrict) in the Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka on the western coast of India. Mangalore is the administrative headquarters of the taluk. It is made up of Mangalore City Corporation, Ullal City Municipality that govern the Mangalore Urban Agglomeration,[1] Other than these there are forty-nine panchayat villages in Mangalore taluk.[2] It covers an area of 834 square kilometres (322 sq mi).[3] Mangalore, Ullal and Moodabidri are the top 3 highly populated towns.[4]

Mangalore Taluk
Mangalore Taluk is located in Karnataka
Mangalore Taluk
Mangalore Taluk
Location in Karnataka, India
Mangalore Taluk is located in India
Mangalore Taluk
Mangalore Taluk
Mangalore Taluk (India)
Coordinates: 12°52′N 74°51′E / 12.87°N 74.85°E / 12.87; 74.85
Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictDakshina Kannada
RegionTulunaad (South Canara)
HeadquartersMangalore City
Government
 • TypePanchayat raj
Area
 • Total834 km2 (322 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total994,602
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-KA
Vehicle registrationKA 19
Websitekarnataka.gov.in

Languages in Mangalore Taluk (1951)[5]

  Tulu (45.5%)
  Beary (21.1%)
  Konkani (14.7%)
  Kannada (10.2%)
  Malayalam (2.5%)
  Other (6%)

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References

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  1. ^ Mangalore Urban Agglomeration Population
  2. ^ "Reports of National Panchayat Directory: Village Panchayat Names of Mangalore, Dakshin Kannada, Karnataka". Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  3. ^ "District Statistics (2010-11) Part-I" (PDF). Dakshina Kannada District. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Villages & Towns in Mangalore Taluka of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  5. ^ J. I. Arputhanathan (1955). South Kanara, The Nilgiris, Malabar and Coimbatore Districts (Village-wise Mother-tongue Data for Bilingual or Multilingual Taluks) (PDF). Madras Government Press.
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