Joida is a town located in the Uttara Kannada district in the Indian state of Karnataka. The town is the headquarters of the eponymous taluk. Earlier it was known as Supa taluka but as Supa village got submerged due to dam built across river Kali, Joida taluka came into existence.^[1][2] Joida town has a Post office, branch of nationalised banks and a Police station.

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Joida
Town
Joida Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 15.160532°N 74.4804383°E / 15.160532; 74.4804383
Country	India
State	Karnataka
Region	Malenadu
District	Uttara Kannada
School district	Sirsi DDPI
Nearest Large City	Hubballi
Area
• Urban	19.68 km2 (7.60 sq mi)
• Rural	1,881 km2 (726 sq mi)
Elevation	600 m (2,000 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Urban	3,452
• Rural	52,012
Language
• Official	Kannada
• Dialect	Sirsi Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	581 186
Telephone code	+91-8383
Vehicle registration	KA 65 Dandeli

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KPCL maintains the Supa Dam, which straddles the Kali River nearby.

As of 2011 India census, Joida had a population of 3452 within town limits. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49% (1687 males and 1765 females). Joida has an average literacy rate of 82.10%, which is much higher than the national average of 74.05% and state average 75.36%: male literacy is 90.21% and female literacy is 74.24%. In Joida population of children with age 0-6 is 401 which makes up 11.62% of total population.^[3]

In Joida taluk, the population is 52,012, with a sex ratio of 988 females to 1000 males. The entire taluk is classified as rural.^[5]

Uttara Kannada district was a part of Bombay Presidency during the British rule. Before reorganization of the States, the district was in Bombay State.^[9] The local Konkani-speaking people had close connections with Mumbai then. They had matrimonial relations also with the people in Bombay. Many Marathi-medium schools had also been established in Karwar and Joida taluks. Marathi films were released often in Karwar. The visit of Marathi drama troupes from Mumbai and Pune was an annual feature. However, Konkani-speaking people were disenchanted when Marathis began to claim that Konkani was a dialect of Marathi^{[citation needed]}. They disputed it and asserted that Konkani had independent status as a language^{[citation needed]}. It was the Konkani-speaking people led by late P.S. Kamat who argued before Mahajan Commission that Karwar was an integral part of Karnataka, which is upheld by the historical context too.^[9]

• Karwar
• Mangalore
• Belgaum