Udupi district

Udupi district in the Karnataka state of India was created in August 1997. The three northern tehsils of Udupi, Kundapur and Karkala, were separated from Dakshina Kannada District to form Udupi district. Moodabidri was officially declared as new tehsil (taluk), separated from Karkala with effect from January 11, 2018. The district headquarters are in the city of Udupi.

Udupi district
District
Nickname(s): 
Temple City
Location of Udupi district in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 13.35°N 74.75°E / 13.35; 74.75
Country India
StateKarnataka
Established1997
HeadquartersUdupi
TalukasUdupi, Karkala, Kundapura, Hebri, Byndoor, Brahmavara & Kapu
Government
 • District CommissionerMr. G Jagadeesha ,IAS
Area
 • Total3,880 km2 (1,500 sq mi)
Population
 • Total1,177,361
 • Density300/km2 (790/sq mi)
Languages
 • AdministrativeKannada
 • RegionalTulu, Kundagannada, Konkani, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
576 101
ISO 3166 codeIN-KA-UD
Vehicle registrationKA-20
Coastline98 kilometres (61 mi)
Largest cityUdupi, Kundapura
Sex ratio1094 ♂/♀
Literacy86.24%
Lok Sabha constituencyUdupi-Chikmagalur
Precipitation4,302 millimetres (169.4 in)
Websiteudupi.nic.in
Source

Location

Udupi district is surrounded by Uttara Kannada district in north, Dakshina Kannada district in southern direction. Shimoga district borders on north east side and Chikmagalur district on east. Arabian sea is on west of Udupi district.

Transportation

Udupi district is connected by road and railway line. The National highway 66 ( previously NH-17 )is the main highway road of Udupi district. National highway 169A connects this district with Thirthahalli in Shivamogga district but it is very narrow at many places and only mini buses and mini lorries are allowed on Agumbe ghat through which this national highway 169A passes.[3] The national highway 169 ( previously NH 13 ) from Mangaluru to Shivamogga passes through Sanoor, Karkala, Bajagoli, Mudar of this district. There are few state highways(SH) built and maintained by Karnataka public works department (P.W.D.). Main District Roads (M.D.R) connect villages and towns of the district.

Konkan Railway connects Udupi with Goa, Maharshtra and Kerala states. Nandikoor, Padubidre, Udupi, Barkur, Kundapura and Baindur are few railway stations on Konkan railway line. There are trains from Udupi to state capital Bangalore, Mangalore, Kasaragod, Margao, Thane and Mumbai.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Udupi district has a population of 1,177,361.[4] This gives it a ranking of 403rd in India (out of a total of 640).[4] The district has a population density of 304 inhabitants per square kilometre (790/sq mi).[4] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 5.9%.[4] Udupi has a sex ratio of 1093 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 86.29%. About 28% of the population lives in the urban areas. 6.4% of the population belong to Scheduled Castes and 4.5% belong to Scheduled Tribes.[4]

According to the 2011 census, 42.69% of the population speaks Kannada, 31.44% Tulu, 11.31% Konkani, 4.61% Urdu, 2.83% Marathi, 2.13% Malayalam and 2.01% Others (most likely Beary) as their first language.[5]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901413,076—    
1911425,607+0.30%
1921437,908+0.29%
1931466,756+0.64%
1941507,316+0.84%
1951575,817+1.27%
1961648,798+1.20%
1971775,647+1.80%
1981948,696+2.03%
19911,038,099+0.90%
20011,112,243+0.69%
20111,177,361+0.57%
source:[6]

Climate

Udupi has a tropical climate.[7]

Commerce and industry

A thermal power plant has been set up at Nandikoor in Udupi district, with installed capacity of 1200 MW and a further 1600 MW proposed.

Suzlon has a manufacturing facility at Padubidre for making blades for wind mills. The project has been mired in controversies, with the company announcing a lock-out in November, 2017 that lasted for more than a month. Activities were again suspended in July, 2018.[8]

A strategic petroleum reserve is setup at an underground location in the village of Padur ( Padoor ) village in the Udupi district.[9]

At Shivalli Industrial Estate in Manipal a few small scale industries have set up factories. There are few clay roof tiles (Mangalore tiles) industry, Cashew nut processing industry, Coconut oil mills and fish meal industry in Udupi district. There are many small entrepreneurs who make Pickles, Happala ( Pappad ), Spices powder and other food products in this district. Prior to nationalisation of commercial banks and insurance companies in early 1960's the district had many private banks and insurance companies. Syndicate Bank, Corporation Bank and Canara Bank had genesis in this district ( then South Kanara district ) before independence of India from British in 1947 A.D.[10]

People from Udupi district

See also

References
  1. "Know India - Karnataka". Government of India. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  2. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  3. "Thirthahalli-Malpe National Highway takes off in phases, 400 trees marked", new indian express newspaper, 19 February 2019, retrieved 30 September 2019
  4. "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  5. 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue
  6. Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
  7. India Today: An Encyclopedia of Life in the Republic By Arnold P. Kaminsky, Roger D. Long
  8. "Suzlon unit shuts down temporarily". Deccan Herald. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  9. "Work begins on strategic petroleum reserve in Mangalore". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 28 May 2009.
  10. "District Gazetteer", Govt of Karnataka, 2012, retrieved 30 September 2019
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