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About Uppunda Village

Uppunda is one of the larger villages in Kundapura tehsil, in the district of Udupi, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,456, made up of 5,557 males and 5,899 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 530.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 576232, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uppunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uppunda village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Udupi
Tehsil Kundapura
Pincode 576232
Area (hectares) 530.62 hectares
Population 11,456
Male Population 5,557
Female Population 5,899
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Uppunda compares

By the 2011 count Uppunda is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,651 residents. Its 530.62 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1162.

Getting to Uppunda

Uppunda is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Uppunda 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Uppunda from other places

Uppunda lies about 57 km from Udupi, and the nearest railway station is Bijoor, about 2.4 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 Uppunda
Nearest railway station Bijoor 2.4 km
Nearest town Byndoor 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Kundapura 23 km
District headquarters Udupi 57 km

Villages closest to Uppunda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kundapura 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 Uppunda

As per the Census of India 2011, Uppunda village had a population of 11,456. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,651 residents.

Uppunda village has 5,557 males and 5,899 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uppunda has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1162.

The pincode recorded for Uppunda is 576232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uppunda covers 530.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Uppunda falls under Kundapura tehsil of Udupi district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Uppunda is Bijoor, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Uppunda is about 57 km from Udupi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uppunda is in Kundapura tehsil of Udupi district. Bijoor is about 2.4 km away. Byndoor is about 4.1 km away. Kundapura is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bijoor (2.0 km), Kergal (2.4 km) and Kambadakone (3.6 km).

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

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