South Canara
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| Coordinates | 13°00′N 75°24′E / 13.00°N 75.40°ECoordinates: 13°00′N 75°24′E / 13.00°N 75.40°E | ||
| Country | India | ||
| State | Karnataka | ||
| Largest city | Mangalore | ||
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3,005,897[1] (2001[update]) • 356.1 /km2 (922 /sq mi) |
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| Official languages | Tulu, Kannada, Konkani, Beary | ||
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) | ||
| Area | 8,441 square kilometres (3,259 sq mi) | ||
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South Canara was a district under the British empire, located at 13°00′N 75°24′E / 13.00°N 75.40°ECoordinates: 13°00′N 75°24′E / 13.00°N 75.40°E.[2] It was bifurcated in 1859 from Canara district. It was the undivided Dakshina Kannada district. It was renamed as Dakshina Kannada in 1947.
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[edit] Demographics
The Imperial Gazetteer of India 1908 lists South Canara, along with the Thanjavur and Ganjam districts, as the three districts of the Madras Presidency where Brahmins are most numerous.
The people who first settled here were called Tuluvas. Possibly they came in very ancient times from Kerala. The Brahmins belonged chiefly to the Shivalli, Havik and Kotaha sub-sections. Besides the Bunts, there were other non-Brahmin castes, such as the Mogaveera (fishermen), Billavas (toddy tappers), the artisan castes, the untouchables like Holeyas and Mahars, the hill-tribes (Koragas).[3]
[edit] See also
[edit] Citations
- ^ "Census GIS India". Census of India. http://www.censusindiamaps.net/page/India_WhizMap/IndiaMap.htm. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
- ^ Patsy Lozupone, Bruce M. Beehler, Sidney Dillon Ripley.(2004).Ornithological gazetteer of the Indian subcontinent, p. 82.Center for Applied Biodiversity Science, Conservation International. ISBN 1881173852.
- ^ Silva Fuchs, pp. 2&3
[edit] References
- Silva, Severine; Fuchs, Stephan (1965), "The Marriage Customs of the Christians in South Canara, India" (PDF, 2.48 MB), Asian ethnology, 2 (Asian Folklore Studies, Nanzan University (Japan)) 24: 1–52, https://www.nanzan-u.ac.jp/SHUBUNKEN/publications/afs/pdf/a173.pdf, retrieved 2008-07-08
[edit] External links
- South Canara by Vikas Kamat from Kamat.com
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