Uttangi Explained

Uttangi
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:India Karnataka#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates:15.02°N 75.95°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Karnataka
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Vijayanagara
Parts Type:Talukas
Parts:Hadagalli
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:5401
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Kannada
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Registration Plate:KA
Iso Code:IN-KA

Uttangi is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India.[1] [2] It is located in the Hadagalli taluk of Vijayanagara district in Karnataka.

Demographics

Uttangi is a large village located in Hadagalli taluka of Vijayanagara district, Karnataka with total 1144 families residing. The Uttangi village has population of 5,666 of which 2,891 are males while 2,775 are females as per the 2011 Census of India.

In Uttangi village population of children with ages of 0-6 is 621 which makes up 10.96 % of total population of the village. Average sex ratio of Uttangi is 960 which is lower than the Karnataka state average of 973. Child sex ratio for the Uttangi as per the 2011 census is 929, lower than Karnataka average of 948.

Uttangi village has higher literacy rate compared to Karnataka. In 2011, literacy rate of Uttangi village was 76.39 % compared to 75.36 % of Karnataka. In Uttangi Male literacy stands at 83.38 % while female literacy rate was 69.14 %.

As per the constitution of India and the Panchyati Raaj Act, Uttangi village is administrated by a sarpanch (head of the village) who is an elected representative of village.

Notable persons

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above. 2008-12-18. Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India.
  2. Web site: Yahoomaps India :. 2008-12-18. Uttangi, Vijayanagara, Karnataka
  3. Web site: 2004-07-09. News. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20040825172720/http://www.hindu.com/2004/07/09/stories/2004070907560300.htm. 2004-08-25. The Hindu.