 There is a 50,000 strong Siddi population across India, of which more than a third live in Karnataka.In Karnataka, they are concentrated around Yellapur, Haliyal, Ankola, Joida, Mundgod and Sirsi taluks of Uttara Kannada and in Khanapur of Belgaum and Kalghatgi of Dharwad district.Many members of the Siddi community have migrated to Pakistan after independence and have settled in Karachi and Sindh.