Ujire

Ujire
town
Ujire Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 12°59′31″N 75°19′55″E / 12.992°N 75.332°E / 12.992; 75.332Coordinates: 12°59′31″N 75°19′55″E / 12.992°N 75.332°E / 12.992; 75.332
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Dakshina Kannada
Population
• Total	14,345
Languages
• Official	Kannada, Tulu
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	574 240
Telephone code	08256
Vehicle registration	KA-21

Ujire is a small town near Dharmasthala. It is situated in Belthangady taluk of Dakshina Kannada district. This is a junction where the road deviates to Dharmasthala and Mudigere of Chikkamagaluru.

Educational Institutes

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
• 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 the year 2007.

• Prasanna College of Education'

• SDM Primary and Secondary School.

• Anugraha English Medium School.

• SDM English Medium School.
• Siddavana Gurukula

The head office for RUDSETI, a self-employment training institute, is also located here, as is the Institute for Social Engineering, a Think tank.

SDM trust is also opening a new 200-bed hospital in Ujire. Residential demand is increasing in the city as this is one of the most peaceful area.

Tourist Places

This is the starting point for most of the trekking places nearby. Some of them are mentioned below

• Jamalabad Fort-5 km

• Bandaje Falls-15 km

Place of Worship

• Sri Janardhanaswami Temple.
• Surya Sadashivarudra Temple Nada.
• St. Antony Church.
• Mohiddin Juma Masjid.
• Tangai Sri Durgaparameshwari Temple
• Shri Rama Mandira

External links

• Dharmsthala