• Overview: Udupi District, located in Karnataka, serves as an administrative subdivision with its headquarters in Udupi city. It comprises seven taluks, 233 villages, and 21 towns.
• Formation: Established on August 25, 1997, from portions of Dakshina Kannada, the district has seen further subdivisions, including the creation of Moodabidri taluk in January 2018 and additional taluks in February 2018.
• Geography: Bordered by Uttara Kannada to the north, Dakshina Kannada to the south, Shimoga to the northeast, Chikmagalur to the east, and the Arabian Sea to the west.
• Transportation: Connected by National Highways 66, 169A, and 169, with rail access via the Konkan Railway serving routes to Goa, Maharashtra, and Kerala.
• Demographics: The 2011 census reported a population of 1,177,361, with a density of 304 inhabitants per km². The district has a literacy rate of 78.69% and a sex ratio of 1,094 females per 1,000 males.
• Languages: Kannada (42.70%), Tulu (31.44%), and Konkani (12.16%) are the most spoken languages as per the 2011 census.
• Climate: Udupi experiences a tropical climate, with significant rainfall recorded in September 2020 leading to flooding.
• Commerce and Industry: Home to a thermal power plant in Nandikoor with a capacity of 1,200 MW, and other industries including wind turbine manufacturing and small-scale food processing businesses.