Bhatkal Taluka - Uttara Kannada, Karnataka

Bhatkal is an administrative taluka in the Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Bhatkal is the main town for most villages within the taluka. The nearest railway station is situated at Chitrapur Halt, while the nearest airport is Mangalore International Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 94.9 km.

The total area of the taluka is 351 km², including 335.83 km² rural area and 15.17 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 1000 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Bhatkal Taluka

Bhatkal Taluka has a total of 62 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Taluka, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.Village NameCategoryGram Panchayat
1AggaRuralHadavalli
2AntravalliRuralMarukeri
3AravakkiRuralHadavalli
4BadabagRuralHadavalli
5BailurRuralBailur
6Bastigalamigte (Hadin)RuralYelavadikavoor
7Bastigalmigte (Koppa )RuralHadavalli
8BehalliRuralMutalli
9BelalkhandaRuralMutalli
10BelkeRuralBelake
11BelniRuralMavinakurve
12BenandoorRuralYelavadikavoor
13BengreRuralBengre
14BeseRuralKonar
15BilurmaneRuralKonar
16ChoutaniRuralMundalli
17Devastan MegtheRuralHadavalli
18GolibilurRuralYelavadikavoor
19GorteRuralBelake
20HadavalliRuralHadavalli
21HadeelRuralKonar
22HadinRuralYelavadikavoor
23HadlurRuralKonar
24HallariRuralKonar
25HallyaniRuralHadavalli
26HasarvalliRuralHadavalli
27HebleRuralHeble
28HejjalaRuralHadavalli
29HenjaleRuralHadavalli
30HerurRuralYelavadikavoor
31HudilRuralHadavalli
32Jali (Ct)UrbanNot applicable
33KaggundiRuralBelake
34KaikiniRuralKaikini
35KarikalRuralMavinakurve
36KekkodRuralHadavalli
37KerehittalRuralKonar
38KitreRuralMarukeri
39KonarRuralKonar
40KoppaRuralKoppa
41KotkhandaRuralMarukeri
42KulawadiRuralHadavalli
43KuntavaniRuralHadavalli
44KurandurRuralHadavalli
45MarukeriRuralMarukeri
46MavalliRuralMavalli-2
47MavinkurveRuralMavinakurve
48MoodabhatkalRuralMutalli
49MugaliRuralKonar
50MundalliRuralMundalli
51MurkodiRuralHadavalli
52MuttalliRuralMutalli
53NuzRuralBelake
54PurvargaRuralYelavadikavoor
55ShiraliRuralShirali
56SusagadiUrbanNot applicable
57TaggorgodUrbanNot applicable
58TalanRuralMutalli
59TalgodRuralMavinakurve
60Venkatapura (Ct)UrbanNot applicable
61Voni BagilRuralHadavalli
62YelavadikavoorRuralYelavadikavoor

Population of Bhatkal Taluka

As per the Census 2011, Bhatkal Taluka has a total population of 1,61,576 people, consisting of 80,753 males and 80,823 females. There are 30,529 households in the taluka with an average population density of 460 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population1,61,5761,11,84649,730
Male Population80,75355,58525,168
Female Population80,82356,26124,562
Total Households30,52922,5597,970
Population Density460 / km²333 / km²3,278 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the taluka has 1,19,631 literate people and 18,052 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 14,342 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 9,167 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)18,05211,3946,658
Literate Population1,19,63179,45440,177
Illiterate Population41,94532,3929,553
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population14,34213,0491,293
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population9,1678,1031,064

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.