Country India District Udupi Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Population 7,170 (2001) Government body Gram panchayat | State Karnataka Talukas Udupi PIN 576105 Area code 0820 ISO 3166 code ISO 3166-2:IN | |
Uppoor is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is located in the Udupi taluk of Udupi district in Karnataka.
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Map of Uppoor, Karnataka 576105
Language
Tulu, Konkani, Kannada is the most widely spoken language in Uppoor
Demographics
As of 2001 India census, Uppoor had a population of 7170 with 3481 males and 3689 females.
Transportation
National Highway NH 66 passes through Uppoor. Other significant roads include the State Highways to Karkala and Dharmastala and to Shimoga and Sringeri. The NH-66 provides a link to Mangalore and Karwar via Kundapur. Private buses connect Udupi to various parts of Karnataka. The nearest international airport to Uppoor is Mangalore (Bajpe) Airport, which is 62 km away. The nearest harbour/port to Uppoor is Malpe, which is 13 km away, and Gangoli (Kundapur), which is 43 km away. The New Mangalore Port/Harbour is 59 km away from Uppoor. Udupi Railway Station is managed by the Konkan Railways. It is about 12 km from Uppoor village and is on the Thiruvananthapuram-Mumbai rail route. Direct trains are available to Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi, Rajkot and Ahmedabad. Travelling north, Kundapura Railway Station is the nearest main station.