Ujire
Ujire is a town near Dharmasthala. It is in Belthangady taluk of Dakshina Kannada district. Ujire is an important junction for travelers in this region. The road at Ujire deviates to Dharmasthala (towards Hassan, Bengaluru), Kottigehara (towards Horanadu, Chikkamagaluru) and Belthangady (towards Mangaluru).It is a powerful place.
Ujire | |
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Town | |
 Sidhavana Gurukula, Ujire | |
  Ujire Location in Karnataka, India | |
| Coordinates: 12.992°N 75.332°E | |
| Country |  |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Dakshina Kannada |
| Population | |
| • Total | 14,345 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| • Regional | Konkani, Tulu, Kannada, Beary |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 574 240 |
| Telephone code | 08256 |
| Vehicle registration | KA-21(Puttur RTO). KA-19(Mangaluru RTO).KA-70(Bantwal ARTO) |
Education
This place is famous for its educational institutes, most of them belonging to SDME (Shree Dharmasthala Manjunatheswara Educational) Trust.
- SDM Pre-University and degree college: One of the premier colleges in Karnataka, providing opportunities to students from all around the state.
- SDM College of Naturopathy and Yogic Sciences: The pioneer college in India, providing degree in Naturopathy and Yogic Science
- SDM Institute Of Technology: Engineering college started in 2007
- SDM Polytechnic Ujire is a diploma college
- Prasanna College of Education
- Prasanna College of Engineering and Technology
- SDM Primary and Secondary School
- Anugraha English Medium School
- SDM English Medium School
- Siddavana Gurukula
- Prasanna College of Ayurveda
Hospitals
- SDM Hospital
- Benaka Health Centre
- Ashwini Health Centre
- Shakti clinic
- Anugraha ENT clinic.
- Shree dental clinic
Tourism
Ujire is known for its scenic beauty. This is the starting point for most of the trekking places nearby. Some of them are mentioned below:
- Narasimhagada Fort (5 km) which was occupied in 1794 by Tippu Sultan. It is 1788 ft above sea level and was formerly called Narasimha Ghada. .
- Bandaje Falls (15 km)
- Ermai falls (10 km)
Transportation
Ujire has bus facility to various places like Dharmastala, Mangalore, Bangalore etc. There are many KSRTC and private buses to various places.
Places of worship
- Sri Janardhanaswami Temple: Sri Janardhanaswamy Temple is one of the main attractions of Ujire town. The temple is dedicated to Lord Janardhana (Vishnu). This is an 800-year-old temple and featured as one of the oldest of South Canara or Dakshina Kannada district.
- Surya Sadashivarudra Temple, Nada: Sadashivarudra Temple is in beautiful surroundings 6 km from Ujire in Nada village. Many devotees from Karnataka visit Sadashivarudra Temple.
- Sri Santhana Priya Naga Kshetra:- Sri Santhana Priya Naga Kshetra Temple is one of the main attractions of Ujire town .The temple is dedicated to Lord Naga Devate(Subramanya,Kanya Rakteshwari,Naga Brahma). This is several years old temple in Dakshina Kannada district.
- St. Antony Church, Ujire
- Mohiddin Juma Masjid
- Tangai Sri Durgaparameshwari Temple
- Shri Rama Mandira
- Mahamaayi Maari gudi
- St. George Church (Syro-Malabar Diocese of Belthangady)
- Shree vyagrachamundi daivasthana odala, Ujire
Image gallery
Guruvankere village
Kalia village
Ujire junction