Uppala

Geography

The geographical coordinates of Uppala are: 12° 68' 0" North, 75° 54' 0" East. Uppala lies in the western coast of south India, between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea. Uppala River is also known as Kalai River, originates from the Veerakamba Hills in Karnataka. Uppala River enters Kerala through Manjeshwar thaluk(Uppala) in Kasaragod and finally ends near Uppala Gate. The length of the river is about 50 km. The Uppala River originates at about 150 m height from the sea level. Uppala river constitutes about 50 square kilometres in Kasaragod district. Hence it is the 25th largest river in kerala state. Uppala's beaches include Uppala Beach, Aila Beach, Moosodi Beach and fishing zone, Ayyoor-Parakkatta Beach, Ayyoor-Peringady beach and Berika Beach. Uppala is the neighbouring town for Kumbla, Bandiyod, Manjeshwar, Paivalike, Puttur, Vittal, Kasaragod and Mangalore. Suburbs of the town include Cherugoli (Mangalpady), Deenar Nagar, Uppala Gate, Hanafi Bazar, Nayabazar, Moosodi, Hanuman nagar, Kondevoor, Kodibail, Songal, Kodanga, Pathwadi, Baliyoor, Mulinja, Mannamkuzhi, Bappaithotti, Manimunda, Kukkar, Kaikamba (Bombay Bazar), Turti, Bhagavathi, Kuntupuni, vikram bazar, Hidayath Bazar, Hidayath Nagar, Pachilampara, Aila, Kuntupuni, Hajimalang Road, Bekoor, Kubanoor, Kedakkar .