Ujire

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Ujire
Town
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Sidhavana Gurukula, Ujire
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Ujire
Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 12°59′31″N75°19′55″E / 12.992°N 75.332°E / 12.992; 75.332
CountryIndia
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Area
  Total
26.57 km2 (10.26 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
13,429
  Density510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Languages
  Official Kannada
  Regional Konkani, Tulu, Kannada, Beary
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
574 240
Telephone code08256
Vehicle registration KA-21(Puttur RTO). KA-19(Mangaluru RTO).KA-70(Bantwal ARTO)

Ujire is a town near Dharmasthala in Karnataka, India. It is in Belthangady taluk of Dakshina Kannada district. [1] Ujire is an important junction for travelers in this region. The road at Ujire deviates to Dharmasthala (towards Hassan, Bengaluru), Kottigehara (towards Horanadu, Chikkamagaluru) and Belthangady (towards Mangaluru).

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Education

The place has a number of educational institutes, most of them belonging to SDME (Shree Dharmasthala Manjunatheswara Educational) Trust.

Tourism

Ujire is known for its scenery.[ citation needed ] This is the starting point for most of the trekking places nearby. Some of them are mentioned below:

Transportation

Ujire has bus facility to various places like Dharmastala, Mangalore, Bangalore etc. There are many KSRTC and private buses to various places.

Places of worship

References

  1. "Basic Population Figures of India, States, Districts, Sub-District and Village, 2011". censusindia.gov.in. Ministry of Home Affairs. 2011. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2025.