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About Upponi Village

Upponi is a mid sized village in Honavar tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,763, made up of 904 males and 859 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 205.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581384, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Upponi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Upponi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Honavar
Pincode 581384
Area (hectares) 205.15 hectares
Population 1,763
Male Population 904
Female Population 859
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Upponi compares

By the 2011 count Upponi is the 26th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,600 residents. Its 205.15 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Upponi

Upponi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Upponi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Upponi from other places

Upponi lies about 47 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Manki, about 13 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 Upponi
Nearest railway station Manki 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Honavar 17 km
Nearest town Bhatkal 28 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 47 km

Villages closest to Upponi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Upponi village had a population of 1,763. That makes it the 26th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,600 residents.

Upponi village has 904 males and 859 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Upponi has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Upponi is 581384. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Upponi covers 205.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Upponi falls under Honavar tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Upponi is Manki, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Upponi.

Upponi is about 47 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Upponi is in Honavar tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Manki is about 13 km away. Honavar is about 17 km away. Bhatkal 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 Herangadi (1.8 km), Birangod (2.2 km) and Magod (2.5 km).

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

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