UPPALA is a small town

Town

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 located midway between Kasaragod and Mangalore

Mangalore

Mangalore is the chief port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located about west of the state capital, Bangalore. Mangalore lies between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghat mountain ranges, and is the administrative headquarters of the Dakshina Kannada district in south western...

, north of the town of Kasaragod, in Kasaragod district

Kasaragod district

Kasaragod District is one of the districts of the Indian state of Kerala. Kasaragod District was organised as a separate district on 24 May 1984...

, Kerala

Kerala

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, India

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. Mangalore

Mangalore

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 is the nearest city to Uppala. Uppala is noted for jewelery shops, readymade shops, fruit, vegetable and fish markets.
The locals speaking many languages such as Malayalam as first language after that Kannada, Tulu

Tülu

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, Hindi, Konkani & Urdu.

Geography

• Uppala is the town belongs to Mangalpady
  Mangalpady
  Mangalpady is a village in Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India.-Demographics: India census, Mangalpady had a population of 11534 with 5521 males and 6013 females....
  
    Gram panchayat in Kasaragod district. Geografical coordinates Uppala are: 12° 41' 0" North, 74° 54' 0" East .
• Neibhours palces names outside : Mangalore, Puttur (town in the Dakshina Kannada district, in Karnataka) , Vittal
  Vittal
  Vittal is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is located in the Bantwal taluk of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.-Demographics:...
  
   (village located in the Bantwal taluk of Dakshina Kannada district), Kasaragod.
• Interior places: Kondevoor, Kodibail
  Kodibail
  Kodibail is a village in Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India....
  
  , , Pathodi, Jayanagar, Mulinja, Manamkuzihi Bapaitotti,Kurchipalla, Vikram Bazar, Kanambatti, Manimunda, Sharadabara, Khaikamba, Turtli, Musoli, Hanuman Nagar , Hanafi Bazar, Vidya Nagar.

grounds:kurchipalla stadium-kurchipalla shaikh ahmed road

Temples

• Aila Shri Durgaparameshwari Temple - one of the oldest Temple in Uppala.
• Mulinja Mahalingeshwera Temple - another oldest temple which is situated 1 km away from the town.
• Vamanjoor Sri Guthyamma Bhagavathi Temple
• Kondevoor Sri Gayathri Matha Temple - the first Gayatri Matha Temple of Kerala
• Ambaru Sri Sadhasiva Temple

Mosques

• Ayyoor Peringady Juma Masjid is biggest and old one in Uppala.
• Ahle Sunnath Hanafi Jamia Masjid
• pathwady mohiyaddin juma masjid
• Uppala salafi Masjid at Uppala town
• Kunnil Mohiyaddeen Juma Masjid uppala gate
• Madeena Masjid Uppala
• Mohammadiya Msjid Manimunda Uppala
• Mallangai fakeer vali darga shareef
• Mallangai juma masjid
• Cherugoli old and new Masjid
• Mannankuzhi masjid and Dargah
• Najmul Huda Masjid situated at Ambar Nayabazar
• Qizar Masjid Parakkatta
• New masjid situated at Bappaithotty Uppala
• New Masjid situated at Sonkal Bus stand
• Oberla Masjid Oberla
• Masjid situated at NH 17 Uppala (Known as Pakracha's Masjid)
• sunni dawathe islam markas uppala
• firduose masjid firdouse nagar manamkhuzhi road uppala.

Government offices

• Village office situated at Nayabazar
• Mangalpady Panchayath situated at Aila maidan road in between Nayabazar and Janapriya NH17
• Fire and Rescue station situated at Ambar Nayabazar
• Community Health Center Situated at Nayabazar NH17
• AEO'S Office situated at Nayabazar NH17
• Uppala Post office situated at NH17 Uppala
• Mangalpady Post office situated at Bandiyod permude road
• Krishi Bhavan situated at Ambar Nayabazar
• Veterinary hospital situated at Ambar Mangalpady
• DODDI situated at Ambar Nayabazar
• K.S.E.B situated at pathwadi road uppala
• Kerala water authority pump house situated at Beerigudde near cherugoli Nayabazar
• Cultural center and library situated at Nayabazat NH17
• Lion's Club situated at Nayabazar NH17
• Govt Kerosene Supply bunk situated at Ambar Nayabazar

Transport

• The nearest airport
  Airport
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   is at Bajpe Mangalore.
• Uppala is situated on NH-17 , has bus station
  Bus station
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   and regular bus connections to Kasaragod and Mangalore.
• Uppala has a railway station where passenger and Express trains stops.

Schools and education

Uppala has several schools, including Govt Hindustani Upper Primary school kurchippalla

• Kodibail school..
• Govt High School Uppala,
• Sri Ramakrishna School Uppala
• Ayyoor Jama-athul Islamia (AJI) Senior Secondary School,
• Shree Sharada Bovi School,Aila
• Thahani English Medium School at Kodibail,
• A.L.P School bayar perodi
• Kunil Education Trust at Muttam and other government colleges.
• Mulinja School,
• Sarvodaya English Medium School
• One of the oldest schools founded in the 1930s the Ayyoor Jamath School by Late Umar Moulavi and his well-wishers who struggled a lot to build it at that time has became one of the main educational institutions in this region.
• ghhs mangalpady

Beaches

• Uppala Beach and fishing zone, access through the Railway station Road.
• Moosodi Beach and fishing zone, access through Uppala Gate.
• Ayyoor Parakkatta Beach and Fishing zone, access through Nayabazar NH17.
• Ayyoor Peringady beach and fishing zone,access through Janapriya NH17.
• Berika Beach,access through Peringady and Bandiyodu.
• Mallanghai and Bandhiyod Beaches,access through NH