Udupi

This page provides an overview of Udupi: population, literacy, households and a list of sub-districts (tehsils) and major villages.

Quick facts

5,552,744
Population
1,189,841
Households
1097
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
78.36%
Approx. literacy

Udupi has an aggregated population of 5,552,744. Approximately 42.41% live in rural areas (2,354,722) and 12.03% live in urban areas (668,122).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

Below are the tehsils (sub-districts) in this district. Click a tehsil to view village listings and details.

Tehsil / Sub-districtPopulationVillages
Taluk 0 2,354,722 3
Karkal 615,592 52
Kundapura 1,154,740 101
Udupi 1,427,690 89

Population summary

Udupi has a population of 5,552,744 (2,647,371 males and 2,905,373 females). The sex ratio is about 1097 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population5,552,744
Male2,647,371
Female2,905,373
Rural population2,354,722 (42.41%)
Urban population668,122 (12.03%)
Households1,189,841

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 78.36%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates4,350,962
Total illiterates1,201,782

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 357,712 (6.44%). ST: 253,184 (4.56%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC357,7126.44%
ST253,1844.56%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 486,933 (8.77%). Workers: 2,429,439 (43.75%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)486,9338.77%
Total workers2,429,43943.75%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Udupi 1,177,361
Udupi 843,300
Udupi 562,799
Kundapura 398,471
Kundapura 357,798
Udupi 334,061
Udupi 302,092
Udupi 260,707
Karkal 216,091
Karkal 183,410