Ullal
Ullal
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Ullal is a panchayat town in Dakshina Kannada district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is a small town about 8-10km south of Mangalore close to the border between the two southern states of Karnataka and Kerala. It comprises of two revenue villages Ullal and Parmannur in Mangalore Taluk. Ullal is located adjacent to City Corporation of Mangalore at a distance of 10 KM from District head quarters.
It is very famous for historic locations like Someshwara Temple, Summer Sands Beach Resort and Queen abbakka's Fort at RaniPura Seyyad madani dargah and 'Musthafa Skynet'.
This quaint little sea town on the shore of Arabian sea was the setting for wide scale sea-erosion that occurred in the late 1990s and early this millennium. The local authorities however have tried to reduce the damage by placing sand bags near the advancing coastline, the benefits of this step are yet to be noted.[citation needed]. Adjacent to summer sands beach resort is subhash nagar. The remains of Rani Abbakka's fort can be seen in the vicinity of Someshwara Temple.
This Town is an important trading centre for fish and fish manure. Fishing and Beedi rolling are main occupations of the residents of this town.
History
This Town was the Capital of the Tulu Kingdom Ullal and was ruled by Rani Abbakka Devi in the middle of the 15th Century. It is claimed that she fought for Independence against the Portuguese. One can see the ruins of the fort she built around Somanatheshwara temple. This temple houses few things related to the Queen Rani Abbakka. There is an old Jain temple (basadi) in the town which belongs to the queen. Ullal was one of the major ports of the western coast in the pre-colonial era.
Geography
Ullal is located at 12°48′N 74°51′E / 12.8°N 74.85°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 5 metres (16 feet).
Demographics
As of 2001 India census,[2] Ullal had a population of 49,862. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Ullal has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 69%. In Ullal, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
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