Belthangady is a

town panchayat A nagar panchayat (town panchayat; ) or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality. An urban centre with more than 12,000 ...

and the headquarters of Belthangady taluk of the

Dakshina Kannada Dakshina Kannada district is a district of Karnataka state in India, with its headquarters in the coastal city of Mangalore. It is part of the larger Tulu Nadu region. The district covers an area nestled in between the Western Ghats to its east ...

(South Canara) district of

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state in

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Demographics

In 2001 in the town of Belthangady, 11% of the population was under 6 years of age. In the 2011 census, the town of Belthangady had a population of 7,635. Beltangadi Religion Data 2011 Population, 7,746 Hindu, 73.70% Muslim, 12.42% Christian, 11.46%

Education

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SDM College, Ujire SDM College (Autonomous), Ujire was a brainchild of the then Dharmadhikari of Sri Kshethra Dharmasthala, Sri D Ratnavarma Heggade. Established in 1966 at a very small scale at Siddavana Gurukula was affiliated to Mysore University. It is affiliated ...

Vani P U college, Belthangady Vani P U college is an undergraduate college located in Belthangady Taluk, Dakshina Kannada District, Karnataka. The college was established in 2004 by Gowdara Yanne Okkaligara Seva Sangh, BelthangadyThe current principal is Shree Yadupathi Gowda ...

St. Theresa High School, Belthangady St. Therese High School, Belthangady is a coeducational and aided by state govt high school located in the locality of Belthangady, India, adjacent to St. Theresa PU College and St. Theresa Convent, Belthangady. The St. Theresa Educational ins ...

Church Higher Primary School, Belthangady Church Higher Primary School, Belthangady is a coeducational Kannada medium primary school and aided by state govt located in the locality of Belthangady, Karnataka, India, next to Most Holy Redeemer Church, Belthangady. Church Higher Primary ...

Geography

Belthangady is located at . It has an average elevation of 685 metres (2247 feet).

References

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{{commons category, Belthangady Cities and towns in Dakshina Kannada district