| Voice of Udupi : Bharat
Chandra Das
The basic challenges we face are :-
Lack of awareness amongst the government, leaders and people
Lack of funds
Lack of implementation of government policies
Government has to be more sensitive towards NGOs. All the NGOs should
come together to discuss various issues.
Udupi District
Area, Population & Sex Ratio
Geographical Area : 3880.0 Km2
Population in UDUPI (Census 2011)
Total Population
Total : 11,77,908
Male : 5,62,896
Female : 6,15,012
Under 6 population
Total : 1,00,579
Male : 51,448
Female : 49,131
Disabled population
Total disabled population : 17050
In seeing : 6742
In speech : 2206
In hearing : 809
In movement : 4236
Mental : 3057
Rank ( VoiceOfBharat.org Analysis
)
Backwardness : 365
Sex Ratio Rank : 581
(Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : A
(HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 - 2006)
Disability : 442 (Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : 44 (Census 2001)
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Brief About Udupi District
Udupi district 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 (2001) 1,109,494,
a 6.88% increase from 1991. The primary languages of Udupi district
are Tulu, Kannada, and Konkani. Udupi and Dakshina Kannada districts
are sometimes referred to as Tulu Nadu, as they constitute the Tulu-majority
region. 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. Icon of Lord Krishna installed
at the Krishna Mutt in Udupi.[edit] The AshTa MaThas of Udupi Udupi
is known for the Krishna Mutt(Temple of Lord Krishna). The Krishna
Mutt was founded by the Saint Shri Madhvacharya. The daily sevas(offerings
to god) and administration of the Krishna Mutt is managed by the
Ashta Mathas (8 temples). Each of the Ashta Mathas perform temple
management activities for 2 years in a cyclical order. During the
'Paryaya' festival, the temple management is handed over to the
next Matha. Each of the Mathas is headed by a Swami. Udupi, along
with Shringeri is among those places where large number of sanskrit
scholars are found in India. |
