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About Ujire Village

Ujire is one of the larger villages in Beltangadi tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13,429, made up of 6,628 males and 6,801 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2657.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574240, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ujire Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ujire village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Beltangadi
Pincode 574240
Area (hectares) 2657.35 hectares
Population 13,429
Male Population 6,628
Female Population 6,801
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ujire compares

By the 2011 count Ujire is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents. Its 2657.35 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Ujire

Ujire is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ujire as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ujire from other places

Ujire lies about 20 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Narimogaru, about 28 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Ujire
Tehsil headquarters Beltangadi 6.7 km
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 20 km
Nearest railway station Narimogaru 28 km
Nearest town Puttūr 30 km

Villages closest to Ujire

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Beltangadi tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Ujire

As per the Census of India 2011, Ujire village had a population of 13,429. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents.

Ujire village has 6,628 males and 6,801 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ujire has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Ujire is 574240. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ujire covers 2657.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ujire falls under Beltangadi tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Ujire is Narimogaru, about 28 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ujire.

Ujire is about 20 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ujire is in Beltangadi tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Beltangadi is about 6.7 km away. Dakshina Kannada is about 20 km away. Narimogaru is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalamanja (4.1 km), Laila (4.4 km) and Kanyady (4.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Ujire today is likely to be higher.

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