Venkatapur is a census town in Bhatkal Taluk in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka.
Venkatapur | |
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town | |
Coordinates: 14°01′N 74°32′E / 14.02°N 74.53°E | |
Country | India |
State | Karnataka |
District | Uttara Kannada |
Government | |
• Type | Town Panchayat |
• Body | Jali Town Panchayat |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 5,968 |
Languages | |
• Official | Kannada |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
ISO 3166 code | IN-KA |
Vehicle registration | KA |
Website | karnataka |
Etymology
editVenkatapur derives its name from Shree Lakshmi Venkatesh Temple.
Demographics
editAs of 2001[update] India census,[1] Venkatapur had a population of 5968. Males constitute 48% of the population and females 52%. Venkatapur has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 70%. In Venkatapur, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.