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- LGD code
- 608663
- Pincode
- 576232
- Post office
- Uppunda
- Population
- 11,456
- Households
- 2,167
- Literacy rate
- 73.6%
- Sex ratio
- 1062 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 4,239
- Distance to district centre
- 48 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 24 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 335 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 572 km
- Nearest railway station
- Bijoor · 2 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Uppunda B Health Subcentre · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Uppunda compares
By population, Uppunda ranks #2 of 26 villages in Bainduru mandal.
Literacy rate
%
73.6%
−0.5% vs mandal average
- Uppunda
- 73.6%
- Bainduru mandal
- 74.1%
- Udupi district
- 78.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,062
−60 vs mandal average
- Uppunda
- 1,062
- Bainduru mandal
- 1,122
Household size
people per home
5.3
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Uppunda
- 5.3
- Bainduru mandal
- 5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Uppunda at a glance
Uppunda is a village of 11,456 people in 2,167 households (Census 2011) in Bainduru taluk, Udupi district, Karnataka, the 2nd-largest of 26 villages in Bainduru taluk. Literacy is 74%, about the same as the taluk average of 74% and the sex ratio is 1,062 women per 1,000 men. It lies 48 km from the Udupi district centre, 9 km from Shiroor, the nearest town, 2 km from Bijoor railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 576232, served by Uppunda post office; the LGD village code is 608663. Mapped within or next to the village: primary school, high school, primary health centre. The village votes in Sagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Belur Gopalkrishna. The population is estimated at 13,507 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Uppunda
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Primary school
- 5
- Middle school
- 3
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 2
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- BHATKAL
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 24
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 62
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 27
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- UPPUNDA
- Total area (ha)
- 530.62
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 185.6
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Uppunda
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Key facts — Uppunda
- LGD code
- 608663
- Pincode
- 576232
- Post office
- Uppunda
- Population (Census 2011)
- 11,456
- Population (projected 2026)
- 13,507
- Households
- 2,167
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1062
- Literacy rate
- 73.6%
- Coordinates
- 13.83134°N, 74.62230°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Shimoga
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sagar
- Member of Parliament
- B. Y. Raghavendra
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Belur Gopalkrishna
- Block / Mandal
- Bainduru
- Nearest PHC
- Uppunda B Health Subcentre (0.6 km)
Getting there
How to reach Uppunda
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bengaluru335 kmcapital
- Hyderabad572 km
- Mumbai612 km
- Chennai616 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBijoor2 km
- Bus stopNagiir5 km
- Hospital / PHCUppunda B Health Subcentre<1 km
- ATM / bankKarnataka Bank10 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil1 km
- CollegeGovernment Junior College, Uppunda1 km
- Police stationCPI Office, Byndoor4 km
Nearest to the village
- Health centre
- Uppunda B Health Subcentreunder 1 km
- Petrol pump
- Indian Oil1.5 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Primary school
- ✓ High school
- ✓ Primary health centre
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Uppunda
10 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🎓Government Higher Primary School Madikal, UppundaHigh school<1 km ↗
- 🎓Government Higher Primary School, UppundaHigh school<1 km ↗
- 🏫Government Lower Primary School, Ammanavaratoplu, UppundaSchool<1 km ↗
- 🎓Government Junior College, UppundaCollege1.2 km ↗
- 🏫Government Lower Primary School, UppundaSchool1.6 km ↗
- 🎓Government Higher Primary School, TharapathiHigh school1.9 km ↗
- 🎓Government Higher Primary School, Kanchikana, BijurHigh school2.0 km ↗
- 🎓Government Higher Primary School, BijuruHigh school2.2 km ↗
- 🎓Government High School, BijuruHigh school2.2 km ↗
- 🎓Government Higher Primary School Yedthere, ByndoorHigh school2.4 km ↗
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View all 25 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-28
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)