Venkatapur is a census town in Bhatkal Taluk in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka.
Venkatapur | |
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town | |
  Venkatapur Location in Karnataka, India  Venkatapur Venkatapur (India) | |
| 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 edit
Venkatapur derives its name from Shree Lakshmi Venkatesh Temple.
Demographics edit
As 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 edit
References 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.
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