Udma is a census town in

Kasaragod district Kasaragod ( and Malayalam: , English: ''Kassergode'', Tulu: ''Kasrod'', Arabic: ''Harkwillia'') is one of the 14 districts in the southern Indian state of Kerala. Its northern border Thalappady is located just 10 km south to Ullal, whi ...

in the

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Demographics

As of 2011 India

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, Udma census town had population of 8,115 which constitutes 3,593 males and 4,522 females. Udma census town spreads over an area of 4.53 km² with 1,669 families residing in it. The sex ratio was 1258 higher than state average of 1084. Population of children in the age group 0-6 was 1,072 (13.2%) where 523 are males and 549 females. Udma town had overall literacy of 90.3% lower than state average of 94%. The male literacy stands at 94.8% and female literacy was 86.8%. Udma

Grama Panchayat Gram Panchayat () is a basic village-governing institute in Indian villages. It is a democratic structure at the grass-roots level in India. It is a political institute, acting as cabinet of the village. The Gram Sabha work as the general bod ...

comprises Udma and Bare census towns and Kottikulam village in its jurisdiction. Uduma Panchayat had total population of 37,537 where 20,919 people live in urban areas and 16,618 live in rural areas.https://censusindia.gov.in › 3...PDF Kasaragod - DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK (ref page nos:162,163)

Religions

As of 2011 India

, Uduma census town had total population of 8,115, among which 5,106 were Hindus (62.9%), 2,966 Muslims (36.5%), 0.36% Christians and 0.2% others.

Administration

* District:

Kasargod Kasaragod () is a municipal town and administrative headquarters of Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India. Established in 1966, Kasaragod was the first municipal town in the district. It is the northernmost district of Kerala and ...

* Taluk/Tehsil:

Hosdurg Hosdurg is one of four taluks that constitute the Kasaragod District, Kerala. Others are Kasaragod, Manjeshwaram and Vellarikundu taluks. In the north, it borders Kasaragod taluk; in south, the Kannur District; in the east, Vellarikundu talu ...

* Block:

Kanhangad Kanhangad () is a town, located in the Kasaragod District, state of Kerala, India. Location The area contains villages around Kanhangad town with Kasaragod as the northern border, Nileshwar, popularly known as the 'cultural town' of Kasar ...

* Assembly Constituency: Udma * Parliament Constituency:

* Police Station:

Bekal Bekal is a small town in the Kasaragod district on the West coast of the state of Kerala, India. Location Bekal is a town located south of Kasaragod town and north of Kanhangad on the State Highway 57. Bekal Fort is the largest fort in Ker ...

* Post Office: 671 319 * Telephone Exchange: udma. 0467 * Nearest Railway Station: Kottikulam

Major organizations in Udma

* SI-MET Nursing College * The Lalit beach Resort * Vivanta Taj Beach Resort * Bank Of Baroda, Uduma * State Bank of India, Uduma * Syndicate Bank, Uduma * Vijaya Bank, Uduma * Federal Bank, Uduma * Dhanlaxmi Bank, Uduma * Indian Overseas Bank, Uduma * udma speciality nursing Home, Udma * post office, Udma * Ranjees theatre, Udma * Govt. food craft institute, Udma * PHC, Udma *Sri Ramachandra Ayurvedics, Ak road

Well known persons

* Dr. AmbikaSudhan Mangad, Novelist * K Kunhiraman - Politician and present MLA * Dr. Khader Mangad (ex. Vice Chancellor Kannur University) * M.K Ahmed Pallikkere (Mappila Kavi) *Dr.M A Rahman(writer)

Transportation

Local roads have access to

NH 66 National Highway 66, commonly referred to as NH 66 (erstwhile NH-17 and a part of NH-47), is a mostly 4 lane long busy National Highway that runs roughly north–south along the western coast of India, parallel to the Western Ghats. It conn ...

which connects to

Mangalore Mangalore (), officially known as Mangaluru, is a major port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats about west of Bangalore, the state capital, 20 km north of Karnataka–Ke ...

in the north and Calicut in the south. The nearest railway station is Kotikulam railway station, Kottikulam on Shoranur-Mangalore Section under southern railway. There are airports at Mangalore Airport, Mangalore and Calicut International Airport, Calicut.

References

External links

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