Mangalore was the administrative headquarters of the district. The district covered an area of 10,410 square kilometres … ଅଧିକ ଦେଖନ୍ତୁ

South Canara was annexed by the British East India Company following the defeat of Tipu Sultan in the Fourth Mysore War 1799 and along with North Kanara formed the district of ଅଧିକ ଦେଖନ୍ତୁ

The district was administered by a District Collector. For purpose of convenience, the district was divided into three sub-divisions:
• Coondapoor … ଅଧିକ ଦେଖନ୍ତୁ

• Dakshina Kannada
• Kasaragod district
• Mangalore ଅଧିକ ଦେଖନ୍ତୁ

The district was divided into six taluks:
• Amindivi Islands (Laccadives) (Area:7.8 square kilometres (3 sq mi))
• ଅଧିକ ଦେଖନ୍ତୁ

South Kanara had a total population of 1,748,991 in 1951, of whom 66.58% were Hindus, 24.31% Muslim and 8.85% Christian. … ଅଧିକ ଦେଖନ୍ତୁ

• S. Muhammad Hussain Nainar (1942), Tuhfat-al-Mujahidin: An Historical Work in The Arabic Language, University of Madras, ଅଧିକ ଦେଖନ୍ତୁ