Issues income, caste, domicile, residence and EWS certificates, and maintains land records under the state revenue code.
70.1% of women in Uttara Kannada own land in their name, better than the typical district. 82.7% own a house in their name, better than the typical district. The Tehsil Office maintains the land records that underlie ownership like this.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 73% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Uttara Kannada, which ranks 10 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 6.8% and women with a bank account at 87.4%.