Uttangi is a village in the southern state of

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

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. Uttangi, Vijayanagara, Karnataka It is located in the

Hadagalli Huvina Hadagali is a town in Vijayanagara district. Historical names of Huvina Hadagali *Puvina-Posavadangile : An inscription found on a slab set up at the western entrance into the Keshavaswami temple at Huvina Hadagali, records that "Rebbala ...

taluk A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...

Vijayanagara district Vijayanagara district is a district in the Indian state of Karnataka, located in the Kalyana Karnataka region. This district was carved out of Bellary district officially on 2 October 2021 to become the 31st district of the state with Hosapete ...

in Karnataka.

Demographics

Uttangi is a large village located in

taluka A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...

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 The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...

. 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 The sex ratio (or gender ratio) is usually defined as the ratio of males to females in a population. As explained by Fisher's principle, for evolutionary reasons this is typically about 1:1 in species which reproduce sexually. Many species devia ...

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 The Constitution of India (IAST: ) is the supreme law of India. The document lays down the framework that demarcates fundamental political code, structure, procedures, powers, and duties of government institutions and sets out fundamental ri ...

and the

Panchyati Raaj Act Panchayati Raj (Council of five officials) is the system of local self-government of villages in rural India as opposed to urban and suburban municipalities. It consists of the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) through which the self-gov ...

, Uttangi village is administrated by a

sarpanch A sarpanch ( IAST: ''Sarpañch'' Hindi: ''सरपंच'') or Gram Pradhan or Mukhiya is a decision-maker, elected by the village-level constitutional body of local self-government called the Gram Sabha (village government) in India. The Sarp ...

(head of the village) who is an elected representative of village.

Notable persons

* Channappa Daniel Uttangi, Indian reverend and writer

References

Villages in Vijayanagara district {{Bellary-geo-stub