Uppinangady

Uppinangady
ಉಪ್ಪಿನಂಗಡಿ
Uppinangadi
Town
Uppinangady

Location in Karnataka, India

Coordinates: 12°50′00″N 75°15′00″E / 12.8333°N 75.2500°E / 12.8333; 75.2500Coordinates: 12°50′00″N 75°15′00″E / 12.8333°N 75.2500°E / 12.8333; 75.2500
Country  India
State  Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Languages
 • Official Tulu, Kannada, Beary
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 574 241
Telephone code 08251
Nathravathi River in Uppina Angadi
Kumaradhara River in Uppina Angadi

Uppinangady or Ubar (Kannada:ಉಪ್ಪಿನಂಗಡಿ) is a town in the Dakshina Kannada district in the state of Karnataka. It is surrounded by the Kumaradhara River on one side and Nethravathi on the other. When the town's two surrounding rivers rise during the rainy season and meet, this is called the "Sangam" which is a Sanskrit word for confluence. The Sangam is a major event as people from the surrounding villages crowd the river banks to witness the merge.The population of uppinangady is 7,172.

In 1923 the town of Uppinangady was washed out due to excessive flooding, and its courts were moved to Puttur. Severe flooding also occurred in 1974.

The town of Uppinangadi is situated at an altitude of 53 meters. Uppinangady is also known as "Dakshina kashi". It is believed that there is also a sangam of third river along with the other two rivers which is known as Guptagamini. Uppinangady has a beautiful temple, Masjid, Church along its river banks.

History

Before bridges were established across the rivers, Uppinangady was the sole link to the Ghat section from the city of Mangalore (known locally as Mangaluru). Boats would carry goods from Mangalore and unload it at Uppinangadi. From here, cargo would be transported either by bullock carts or other means of transport to places such as Hassan and Sakleshpura. It is possible that this is the origin of the town's name, from the same carts (gadi) carrying salt (uppu) to other places. The place is very near to Kerala. The old bridge which was constructed by the Britishers had a taken a long time to build it is said that many human sacrifices were given for the construction of the bridge. Now Uppinangady is business center & agriculture hub.

Transport

The Uppinagady lies on National Highway 75 which connects Mangaluru to Bengaluru. There are frequent bus and taxi service from this place to Mangaluru and its taluk headquarters Puttur and also to Kukke Subramanya.

The nearest railway station is Puttur Railway station located at a distance of 12 km.The nearest airport is Mangalore International airport 55km far from here.

References

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