Hebri

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| population_total = 11,071{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/proposal-to-upgrade-udupi-city-municipal-council/article6589763.ece | title=Proposal to upgrade Udupi City Municipal Council | newspaper=The Hindu | date=12 November 2014 | last1=Prabhu | first1=Ganesh | archive-date=3 December 2014 | access-date=2 August 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141203010815/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/proposal-to-upgrade-udupi-city-municipal-council/article6589763.ece | url-status=live }}

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Hebri is a town and taluk headquarters in the Udupi district of Karnataka, at the foot of the Western Ghats of India in Karnataka state. It was first inaugurated as a taluk in 2018.{{Cite news|date=2018-02-18|title=Hebri taluk inaugurated|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/hebri-taluk-inaugurated/article22787036.ece|access-date=2021-10-09|issn=0971-751X|archive-date=9 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009053217/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/hebri-taluk-inaugurated/article22787036.ece|url-status=live}} It is a main junction and a central point of roads leading to Mangalore, Brahmavar, Karkala, Kundapura, Agumbe, Shivamogga and Udupi. The area's forests receive high rainfall throughout the year.{{citation needed|date=April 2017}} Someshwara Wildlife Sanctuary is located nearby, which covers the entire route till Agumbe and the western Ghats. The sanctuary houses a number of endangered species including the King Cobra.{{Cite web |last=George |date=2017-10-17 |title=Someshwara Wildlife Sanctuary Known for Venomous King Cobras |url=https://touristinindia.com/someshwara-wildlife-sanctuary/ |access-date=2022-07-27 |website=Tourist in India |language=en-US |archive-date=27 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220727152157/https://touristinindia.com/someshwara-wildlife-sanctuary/ |url-status=live }}

The local languages are Tulu and Kundagannada.

Economy

The economy of Hebri is mainly dependent on agriculture, including rice (paddy), areca nut, coconut, and cashew nut. Nowadays rubber is also grown on foothills of the western ghats. In and around Hebri are many factories which process cashew nuts, coconuts, and rice, particularly parboiled rice. Hebri has a number schools, colleges,{{cite web|url=https://www.gfgc.kar.nic.in/hebri|title=COLLEGE PHOTO|access-date=29 April 2023|archive-date=29 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230429050452/https://www.gfgc.kar.nic.in/hebri|url-status=live}} a Community Health Centre (CHC),{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/a-health-camp-will-be-held-at-bellare-primary-health-centre-and-hebri-community-health-centre-on-saturday-to-identify-and-help-bpl-beneficiaries-avail-medical-benefits-given-by-suvarna-arogya-suraksha-trust-under-the-department-of-health-and-family-welfare-/articleshow/30002358.cms|title=A health camp will be held at Bellare primary health centre ..|access-date=29 April 2023}} and a petrol pump.

References

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{{Settlements in Udupi district}}

Category:Villages in Udupi district