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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Udupi district<br />
| native_name = <!-- Please do not add any Indic script in this infobox, per WP:INDICSCRIPT policy. --><br />
| native_name_lang = Tulu<br />
| other_name = Odipu District{{CN|date=December 2021}}<br />
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Karnataka|District]] of [[Karnataka]]<br />
| image_skyline = {{photomontage<br />
| photo1a = ... Sita River (16026422668).jpg<br />
| photo1b = Savira kambada Basadi, Moodbidre.jpg<br />
| photo2a = UdupiTemplePond.JPG<br />
| photo2b = Kaup beach, Udupi, Karnataka 10.jpg<br />
| photo3a = St. Mary's Islands, Malpe beach, Karnataka 08.jpg<br />
| size = 250<br />
}}<br />
| image_alt = <br />
| image_caption = Clockwise from top-left: [[Seetha River]], [[Saavira Kambada Basadi]] in [[Moodabidri]], [[Kapu, Karnataka|Kapu Beach]], [[St. Mary's Islands]] near [[Malpe]], [[Udupi Sri Krishna Matha]]<br />
| nickname = Temple City<br />
| image_map = Karnataka Udupi locator map.svg<br />
| map_alt = <br />
| map_caption = Location of Udupi district in Karnataka, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|13.35|N|74.75|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of regions of India|Region]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Karnataka]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Tulu Nadu]]<br />
| established_title = Established<br />
| established_date = 1997<br />
| founder = <br />
| named_for = <br />
| seat_type = Headquarters<br />
| seat = [[Udupi]]<br />
| parts_type = [[Taluka]]s<br />
| parts = [[Udupi]], [[Karkala]], [[Kundapura]], [[Hebri]], [[Byndoor]], [[Brahmavara]] & [[Kapu, Karnataka|Kaup]]<br />
| government_type = <br />
| governing_body = <br />
| leader_title1 = [[District collector|District Commissioner]]<br />
| leader_name1 = Mr. Kurma Rao M ,IAS<br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
| area_footnotes = <ref name="cens">{{cite web|title=Know India - Karnataka|url=http://india.gov.in/knowindia/districts/andhra1.php?stateid=KA|publisher=Government of India|access-date=6 December 2010}}</ref><br />
| area_total_km2 = 3,880<br />
| area_rank = <br />
| elevation_footnotes = <br />
| elevation_m = <br />
| population_total = 1,177,361<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
| population_footnotes = <ref name="cens"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=16 June 2004|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=1 November 2008|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref><br />
| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
| population_rank = <br />
| population_demonym = <br />
| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Administrative<br />
| demographics1_title2 = Regional<br />
| demographics1_info2 = [[Tulu language|Tulu]], [[Kundagannada dialect|Kundagannada]], [[Konkani language|Konkani]], [[Beary language|Beary]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 576 101<br />
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-KA-UD]]<br />
| registration_plate = KA-20<br />
| blank1_name_sec1 = Coastline<br />
| blank1_info_sec1 = {{Convert|98|km|mi}}<br />
| blank1_name_sec2 = [[Precipitation (meteorology)|Precipitation]]<br />
| blank1_info_sec2 = {{convert|4302|mm|in}}<br />
| website = {{URL|udupi.nic.in/}}<br />
| footnotes = [http://udupi.nic.in/HRMS/English%20Version/Summary/Udupi/Udupi%20Executive%20Summary.pdf Source]<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Kannada language|Kannada]]<br />
| blank2_name_sec1 = Largest city<br />
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Udupi]], [[Kundapura]]<br />
| blank3_name_sec1 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]<br />
| blank3_info_sec1 = 1094 [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]] [https://www.census2011.co.in/census/district/268-udupi.html]<br />
| blank4_name_sec1 = Literacy<br />
| blank4_info_sec1 = 86.24%<br />
| blank5_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency<br />
| blank5_info_sec1 = [[Udupi Chikmagalur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Udupi-Chikmagalur]]<br />
| official_name = <br />
}}<br />
'''Udupi district''' (also '''[[Udipi]]''' or '''[[Odipu]]''' district) is an administrative subdivision in the [[Karnataka]] state of [[India]], with the district headquarters in the city of [[Udupi]]. It is situated in the '''[[Canara]]''' coastal region, there are seven<ref>{{Cite news|date=15 February 2018|title=Thimmappa inaugurates four new taluks (tehsils) in Udupi|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/thimmappa-inaugurates-three-new-taluks-in-udupi/article22758000.ece|access-date=2 September 2018|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> taluks, 233 villages and 21 towns in Udupi district. The three northern [[tehsil]]s of [[Udupi]], [[Kundapur]] and [[Karkala]], were partitioned from [[Dakshina Kannada district]] ([[South Canara]]) to form Udupi district on 25 August 1997.{{cn|date=October 2021}} [[Moodabidri]] was officially declared as new tehsil (taluk), separated from Karkala with effect from 11 January 2018.{{cn|date=October 2021}}<br />
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In February 2018, the district was split to into 3 more taluks, with [[Byndoor]] being carved out of [[Kundapur]] taluk and the Udupi taluk being split into three parts.{{cn|date=October 2021}} Along with the initial Udupi taluk, [[Kapu, Karnataka|Kapu]], [[Brahmavar]] and [[Hebri]] were created.{{cn|date=October 2021}}<br />
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Dinakar Babu and Sheela K Shetty of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party|Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)]] are the current president ([[Sarpanch]]) and vice-president of the Udupi Zilla Panchayat, respectively, after the election held at the Zilla Panchayat on 27 April 2016.{{cn|date=October 2021}}<br />
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== Location ==<br />
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.<br />
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==Transportation==<br />
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.<ref>{{Citation |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2019/feb/19/thirthahalli-malpe-nh-takes-off-in-phases-400-trees-marked-1940725.html|title=Thirthahalli-Malpe National Highway takes off in phases, 400 trees marked|date=19 February 2019|work=The New Indian Express |access-date=30 September 2019|language=en}}</ref> 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.<br />
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[[Konkan Railway]] connects Udupi with Goa, Maharshtra and Kerala states. [[Udupi]], [[Byndoor]], [[Kundapura]], [[Barkur]], [[Innanje]], and [[Padubidre]] are few railway stations on Konkan railway line. There are trains from Udupi to state capital [[Bangalore]], [[Mangalore]], [[Kasaragod]], [[Margao]], [[Thane]] and [[Mumbai]].<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Udupi district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 1,177,361.<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 30 September 2011 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 403rd in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name="districtcensus" /> The district has a population density of {{convert|304|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name="districtcensus" /> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 5.9%.<ref name="districtcensus" /><br />
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Udupi district has {{formatnum:253078}} households, population of {{formatnum:1177361}} of which {{formatnum:562131}} are males and {{formatnum:615230}} are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is {{formatnum:103160}} which is 8.76% of the total population.<br />
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The sex-ratio of Udupi district is around 1094 compared to 973 which is average of Karnataka state. The literacy rate of Udupi district is 78.69% out of which 82.85% males are literate and 74.89% females are literate. The total area of Udupi is {{cvt|3,582|sqkm}} with a population density of {{cvt|329|sqkm}}.<br />
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Out of the total population, 71.63% of the population lives in the Urban area and 28.37% lives in Rural area.<br />
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Udupi has a [[sex ratio]] of 1093 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males, and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 86.29%. About 28% of the population lives in the urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 6.41% and 4.49% of the population respectively.<ref name="districtcensus" /><br />
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|title=Religions in Udupi district (2011)<ref name="Religion">{{cite web |title=C-1 Population By Religious Community - Karnataka|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW29C-01%20MDDS.XLS|publisher=Census of India}}</ref><br />
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|left1=Religion<br />
|right1=Percent<br />
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{{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|darkorange|85.72}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|green|8.22}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[Christians]]|dodgerblue|5.59}}<br />
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.47}}<br />
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{{Pie chart<br />
|caption = Languages of Udupi district (2011)<br />
|label1 = [[Kannada]] |value1 = 42.70 |color1 = mediumblue<br />
|label2 = [[Tulu language|Tulu]] |value2 = 31.44 |color2 = lightskyblue<br />
|label3 = [[Konkani language|Konkani]] |value3 = 12.16 |color3 = firebrick<br />
|label4 = [[Urdu]] |value4 = 4.61 |color4 = green<br />
|label5 = [[Marathi language|Marathi]] |value5 = 2.83 |color5 = red<br />
|label6 = [[Malayalam]] |value6 = 2.13 |color6 = cornflowerblue<br />
|label7 = [[Beary language|Beary]] |value7 = 2.01 |color7 = limegreen<br />
|label8 = Others |value8 =2.12 |color8 = grey<br />
}}<br />
At the time of the 2011 census, 42.70% of the population spoke [[Kannada]], 31.44% [[Tulu language|Tulu]], 12.16% [[Konkani language|Konkani]], 4.61% [[Urdu]], 2.83% [[Marathi language|Marathi]], 2.13% [[Malayalam]] and 2.01% [[Beary language|Beary]] as their first language.<ref>{{cite web |title=C-16 Population By Mother Tongue|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-2900.XLSX |website=census.gov.in|publisher=Office of Registrar General and Census Commissioner}}</ref><br />
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=4,13,076|13=1911|14=4,25,607|15=1921|16=4,37,908|17=1931|18=4,66,756|19=1941|20=5,07,316|21=1951|22=5,75,817|23=1961|24=6,48,798|25=1971|26=7,75,647|27=1981|28=9,48,696|29=1991|30=10,38,099|31=2001|32=11,12,243|33=2011|34=11,77,361|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=middle}}<br />
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==Climate==<br />
Udupi has a tropical climate.<ref>India Today: An Encyclopedia of Life in the Republic By Arnold P. Kaminsky, Roger D. Long [https://books.google.com/books?id=wWDnTWrz4O8C&pg=PA401&lpg=PA401&dq=udupi+district+geography&source=bl&ots=bplCRrRDu9&sig=LYcrLiq5jYn7BMtH9VFW6NiZMPc&hl=en&sa=X&ei=SXwTUJaCPYfJrAfqqoDoCg&ved=0CEgQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=udupi%20district%20geography&f=false]</ref><br />
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Udupi had record rainfall during September 2020, with mass floods following soon after. The district received 315.3&nbsp;mm rainfall which is a record in Udupi taluk during the last 40 years.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Udupi: Untimely rain catches district administration off guard, inept relief measures in place|url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx?newsID=753189|access-date=10 October 2020|website=daijiworld.com}}</ref><br />
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== Commerce and industry ==<br />
A [[Udupi Power Plant|thermal power plant]] has been set up at [[Nandikoor]] in Udupi district, with installed capacity of 1200 MW and a further 1600 MW proposed.<br />
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[[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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/state/mangaluru/suzlon-unit-shuts-down-680805.html|title=Suzlon unit shuts down temporarily|date=12 July 2018|work=Deccan Herald|access-date=1 December 2018|language=en}}</ref><br />
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A [[Strategic Petroleum Reserve (India)|strategic petroleum reserve]] is setup at an underground location in the village of Padur ( Padoor ) village in the Udupi district.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/28/stories/2009052854580500.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090531092954/http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/28/stories/2009052854580500.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=31 May 2009 | location=Chennai, India | work=[[The Hindu]] | title=Work begins on strategic petroleum reserve in Mangalore | date=28 May 2009}}</ref><br />
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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 1960s 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.<ref>{{Citation |url=http://gazetteer.kar.nic.in/gazetteer/distGazetteer.html#|title=District Gazetteer|year=2012|work= Govt of Karnataka|access-date=30 September 2019|language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Notable people ==<br />
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* [[V. S. Acharya]]<br />
* [[Ravi Basrur]]<br />
* [[Siddharth Basrur]]<br />
* [[K. Raghupati Bhat]]<br />
* [[Guru Dutt]]<br />
* [[Oscar Fernandes]]<br />
* [[Harini (Kannada actress)|Harini]]<br />
* [[K. Jayaprakash Hegde]]<br />
* [[N. Santosh Hegde]]<br />
* [[Pooja Hegde]]<br />
* [[K. Shivaram Karanth]]<br />
* [[V. Sunil Kumar]]<br />
* [[Pramod Madhwaraj]]<br />
* [[Veerappa Moily]]<br />
* [[Deepika Padukone]]<br />
* [[Prakash Padukone]]<br />
* [[Ramdas Pai]]<br />
* [[T. M. A. Pai]]<br />
* [[Kota Srinivas Poojary]]<br />
* [[Vinaya Prasad]]<br />
* [[Udupi Ramachandra Rao]]<br />
* [[Ravi Shastri]]<br />
* [[B. R. Shetty]]<br />
* [[Dayanand Shetty]]<br />
* [[Raj Shetty]]<br />
* [[Rakshit Shetty]]<br />
* [[Rishab Shetty]]<br />
* [[Kashinath (actor)]]<br />
* [[Upendra (actor)|Upendra]]<br />
* [[B. Vittalacharya]]<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[List of villages in Udupi district]]<br />
*[[Udupi cuisine]]<br />
* [[Kere Basadi]]<br />
*[[South Kanara (North) (Lok Sabha constituency)]]<br />
*[[South Kanara (South) (Lok Sabha constituency)]]<br />
*[[Kukkikatte]]<br />
*[[Bankerkatta]]<br />
*[[Kuthpady]]<br />
*[[Malpe]]<br />
*[[Tonse East|Tonse]]<br />
*[[St. Mary's Islands]]<br />
*[[Udyavara]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==Further reading==<br />
* {{Citation<br />
| author = S. Muhammad Hussain Nainar | year=1942<br />
| title= Tuhfat-al-Mujahidin: An Historical Work in The Arabic Language | publisher=University of Madras<br />
| url= https://archive.org/details/Tuhfat-al-MujahidinAnHistoricalWorkInTheArabicLanguage<br />
|isbn= 9789839154801}} <br />
* {{Citation<br />
| author = J. Sturrock | year=1894<br />
| title= Madras District Manuals - South Canara (Volume-I) | publisher=Madras Government Press<br />
| url= https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.3200/page/n1/mode/2up<br />
}}<br />
* {{Citation<br />
| author = Harold A. Stuart | year=1895<br />
| title= Madras District Manuals - South Canara (Volume-II) | publisher=Madras Government Press<br />
| url= https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.281736/mode/2up<br />
}}<br />
* {{Citation<br />
| author = Government of Madras | year=1905<br />
| title= Madras District Gazetteers: Statistical Appendix for South Canara District | publisher=Madras Government Press<br />
| url= https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.177471/page/n1/mode/2up<br />
}}<br />
* {{Citation<br />
| author = Government of Madras | year=1915<br />
| title= Madras District Gazetteers South Canara (Volume-II) | publisher=Madras Government Press<br />
| url= https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.16591/page/n5/mode/2up<br />
}}<br />
* {{Citation<br />
| author = Government of Madras | year=1953<br />
| title= 1951 Census Handbook- South Canara District | publisher=Madras Government Press<br />
| url= http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/bitstream/123456789/6023/1/7746_1951.pdf<br />
}}<br />
* {{Citation<br />
| author = J. I. Arputhanathan | year=1955<br />
| title= South Kanara, The Nilgiris, Malabar and Coimbatore Districts (Village-wise Mother-tongue Data for Bilingual or Multilingual Taluks) | publisher=Madras Government Press<br />
| url= http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/bitstream/123456789/6447/1/50056_1951_SOU.pdf<br />
}}<br />
* {{Citation |title=Statistical Atlas of the Madras State (1951)|last=Rajabhushanam|first=D. S.|publisher=Director of Statistics, Government of Madras|year=1963|location=Madras (Chennai)|url=http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/bitstream/123456789/6454/1/9111_1951_STA.pdf}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* [http://udupi.nic.in/ Official Website of Udupi district]<br />
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