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Udupi district
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Udupi District (Kannada ಉಡುಪಿ ) in the Karnataka state of India was created in August 1997. The three northern taluks, Udupi, Kundapur and Karkal, were separated from Dakshina Kannada District to form Udupi district. The administrative headquarters of Udupi district is Udupi. Population as per Census 2001 was 1,112,243 of which 18.55% were urban.[1]
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The primary languages of Udupi district are the Tulu language and the Konkani language. The Udupi and Dakshina Kannada districts are sometimes referred to as Tulu Nadu, as they constitute the Tulu-majority region.
Some inscriptions in the Tulu languages are found in and around the village of Barkur. The ruins and inscriptions are in need of being preserved.
Udupi restaurants that are popular all over India and have found its way into other countries also. Udupi restaurants are typically south Indian vegetarian restaurants.
The district has mostly small scale industries.There is not any noteworthy industry at present. There are some red clay tile,cashew,coconut oil industries providing employment to hundreds.There is printing press in Manipal belonging to Pai group doing high security printing like cheques,share certificates etc.The district ( Undivded South Canara ) was birth place of three public sector banks ( PSB ) namely Canara Bank,Corporation Bank and Syndicate Bank . There were many small insurance companies before nationalisation.The district has bank branches density which is above the national average of India.Recently some Computer software companies like RoboSoft has setup a centre here.
The famous Sri Krishna temple is located in Udupi. Udupi is the place where Sri Madhwacharya,one of the greatest proponents of the Vaishnava faith began his philosophical journey
Kuthpady is known for the Subramanya temples, which are visited every year thousands of pilgrims during Subramanya Shrasthi, which falls in Nov-Dec. It is also home to Brahma Vishnu Maheshwara Temple (Kanangi Temple)Satyayuga Yogashrama and Ramakrishna Bhajana Mandira.
- ^ Census 2001. Retrieved on 2006-09-10.
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| State of Karnataka | |
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| Capital | Bangalore |
| Divisions | Bangalore • Belgaum • Gulbarga • Mysore |
| Districts | Bagalkot • Bangalore Rural • Bangalore Urban • Belgaum • Bellary • Bidar • Bijapur • Chamarajanagar • Chikmagalur • Chitradurga • Dakshina Kannada • Davanagere • Dharwad • Gadag • Gulbarga • Hassan • Haveri • Kodagu • Koppal • Kolar • Mandya • Mysore • Raichur • Shimoga • Tumkur • Udupi • Uttara Kannada |