Ullal

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This town was the subsidiary capital of the Chowta rulers and was ruled by Jain Queen, Abbakka Chowta in the middle of the 16th century.

Abbakka Chowta of Ullal can perhaps be proclaimed the first promoter of women's liberation. A regular firebrand, the people of Ullal look upon her with much pride. A Jain princess of 16th century, she came to the throne on the death of her sister. She was married to the King of Mangalore, but the marriage was not a success. In a few years the couple was estranged with the queen returning to her beloved Ullal. The reason for the grouse was, the queen was averse to the payment of subsidy demanded by the Portuguese. While her husband continued to be subservient to them, the queen was openly rebellious. Relations between the royal couple steadily worsened and finally ended with divorce, with the queen returning all the jewels to her ex-husband. War was declared and the queen was captured while on a sailing expedition on the Nethravathi. Taken prisoner she was presented before her husband. However, on this one occasion the queen thought discretion the better part of valour and with all her womanly charms got the Banga Arasa (King) to set her free and return all her lands to her. The Raja went so far as to avow his eternal friendship to her. But hardly had she reached the precincts of her own kingdom then she vowed to wage war on her husband once more.

For this she sought the help of the powerful Raja of Bednore. The Banga Raja had meanwhile enlisted the help of the Portuguese to subjugate his wife. The Raja of Bednore being an opportunist was only too ready to enter the fray. The Banga-Portuguese alliance was defeated with the Banga Fort razed to the ground. The queen had to part with the fertile tract of land at Berdatte to the Bednore King for his support.

Having successfully defeated her husband, the queen now turned her attention to the Portuguese with whom she maintained her unconciliatory attitude. Several punitive expeditions were sent against her, which she repulsed successfully with the help of the Zamorin of Calicut. Another expedition sent under João Peixoto in 1566 ended in disaster for the Portuguese. The queen along with Chennappa Mogaveera (Gurikara) as commander-in-chief and Mogaveera warriors she surrounded the Portuguese frigate at night. She took them by surprise and inflicted a crushing defeat on them. Incensed by the defeat made all the more insulting at the hands of a woman, the Portuguese sent a veritable armada under the leadership of the Portuguese Governor himself. While the queen met with initial success, she was betrayed, so some say, by her own people for a casket of silver. However, the army of the queen was thoroughly outnumbered. What ensured was a bloody massacre with the queen escaping to the hills, a fugitive. Another version has it that the queen had killed herself rather than give herself up to the enemy which really seems more in keeping with her character.

Pietro Della Valle, a renowned traveller and historian of the 16th century, seems to have been fascinated by her. Her militant nature aroused his interest and he made several attempts to meet her. His efforts finally met with success when he accidentally came across her in the bazaar. His foreign mein and dress elicited her interest and with the aid of an interpreter, courtesies were exchanged and an invitation issued to visit the royal palace.

Della Valle was enamoured of "her perfect dignity, handsome feature and exemplary assiduity. Active and vigorous in actions of war and weighty affairs. Even at night she was not free to take rest but dispensed justice to her people." His description of her is at once romantic and realistic. He puts her age down at 40, dark complexioned and with elegant figure. At another instance, he says she could be mistaken for a common kitchen wench, but for her graceful and judicious speech. Her scanty clothing of only a loincloth may have created this impression. He seems highly impressed with her administrative qualities and doesn't give much credence to the rumours of her having poisoned her elder two sons, who were aspiring to the throne.

One can see the ruins of the fort she built around Somanatheshwara temple. This temple houses few things related to the Abbakka Chowta. There is an old Jain temple (basadi) in the town which belonged to the queen. Ullal was one of the major ports of the western coast in the pre-colonial era.[http://www.athelstane.co.uk/tchodson/ind_ethn/ind_ethn.htm#q094 Analysis of the 1931 Census of India]

Ullal City Municipality is the second biggest Governing body after Mangaluru City Corporation in Mangalore Urban Agglomeration.[http://www.census2011.co.in/census/metropolitan/391-mangalore.html Mangalore Urban Agglomeration Population]

Ullal was formed as a Nagara Panchayat in 1996. Later Town Municipal Council was formed in 2006. And was then upgraded to City Municipality

[http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=247476 Ullal upgraded to City Municipality] in 2014.

Ullal is located at {{coord|12.8|N|74.85|E|}}.[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/19/Ullal.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Ullal] It has an average elevation of 5 metres (16 ft).

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| Jan record high C = 36.3

| Feb record high C = 37.8

| Mar record high C = 38.1

| Apr record high C = 36.6

| May record high C = 36.7

| Jun record high C = 34.4

| Jul record high C = 35.5

| Aug record high C = 32.2

| Sep record high C = 34.6

| Oct record high C = 35.0

| Nov record high C = 35.6

| Dec record high C = 35.6

| Jan high C = 32.8

| Feb high C = 33.0

| Mar high C = 33.5

| Apr high C = 34.0

| May high C = 33.3

| Jun high C = 29.7

| Jul high C = 28.2

| Aug high C = 28.4

| Sep high C = 29.5

| Oct high C = 30.9

| Nov high C = 32.3

| Dec high C = 32.8

| year high C = 31.5

| Jan low C = 20.8

| Feb low C = 21.8

| Mar low C = 23.6

| Apr low C = 25.0

| May low C = 25.1

| Jun low C = 23.4

| Jul low C = 22.9

| Aug low C = 23.0

| Sep low C = 23.1

| Oct low C = 23.1

| Nov low C = 22.4

| Dec low C = 21.2

| year low C = 22.9

| Jan record low C = 16.1

| Feb record low C = 17.3

| Mar record low C = 18.8

| Apr record low C = 19.7

| May record low C = 20.4

| Jun record low C = 20.5

| Jul record low C = 19.8

| Aug record low C = 19.4

| Sep record low C = 20.2

| Oct record low C = 19.1

| Nov record low C = 15.9

| Dec record low C = 16.1

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| Jan rain mm = 1.1

| Feb rain mm = 0.2

| Mar rain mm = 2.9

| Apr rain mm = 24.4

| May rain mm = 183.2

| Jun rain mm = 1027.2

| Jul rain mm = 1200.4

| Aug rain mm = 787.3

| Sep rain mm = 292.1

| Oct rain mm = 190.8

| Nov rain mm = 70.9

| Dec rain mm = 16.4

| year rain mm = 3796.9

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| Feb rain days = 0

| Mar rain days = 0.3

| Apr rain days = 1.6

| May rain days = 7

| Jun rain days = 23.5

| Jul rain days = 27.4

| Aug rain days = 24.9

| Sep rain days = 13.7

| Oct rain days = 9.1

| Nov rain days = 3.6

| Dec rain days = 0.6

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| Feb sun = 296

| Mar sun = 299

| Apr sun = 292

| May sun = 276

| Jun sun = 119

| Jul sun = 94

| Aug sun = 133

| Sep sun = 178

| Oct sun = 226

| Nov sun = 271

| Dec sun = 292

| Jan humidity = 62

| Feb humidity = 66

| Mar humidity = 68

| Apr humidity = 71

| May humidity = 71

| Jun humidity = 87

| Jul humidity = 89

| Aug humidity = 88

| Sep humidity = 85

| Oct humidity = 79

| Nov humidity = 73

| Dec humidity = 65

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Out of total population, 20,979 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 14,766 were males while 6,213 were females. In census survey, worker is defined as person who does business, job, service, and cultivator and labour activity. Of total 20979 working population, 96.19% were engaged in Main Work while 3.81% of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work.

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| value1 = 61.10

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| value2 = 29.59

| label2 = Hindu

| color2 = Orange

| value3 = 9.34

| label3 = Christian

| value4 = 0.01

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According to 2011 Census, Muslims form 61.10%, Hindus form 29.59% and Christians form 9.34% of the Population.[http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/803182-ullal-karnataka.html 2011 Census Data]

Population of Children with age of 0–6 is 6278 which is 11.68% of total population of Ullal (CMC). In Ullal City Municipal Council, Female Sex Ratio is of 1025 against state average of 973. Moreover, Child Sex Ratio in Ullal is around 944 compared to Karnataka state average of 948. Literacy rate of Ullal city is 92.87% higher than state average of 75.36%. In Ullal, Male literacy is around 96.42% while female literacy rate is 89.45%.

Ullal City Municipal Council has total administration over 9,588 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within City Municipal Council limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.67% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.49% of total population in Ullal (CMC).

Ullal based local television channels include Posa Kural News, Abbakka TV, CCN TV, STAR OF KUDLA CCN LIVE, CCN NEWS, DAIL TV etc.

• Rani Abbakka of Ullal
• Thokottu
• U. T. Khader
• Ullal City Municipal

• [http://www.ullalcity.mrc.gov.in/ City of Ullal]
• [http://www.ullalcity.mrc.gov.in/sites/ullalcity.mrc.gov.in/files/ullal_mp.pdf Master Plan Map of Ullal by Mangalore Urban Development Authority]
• [http://www.seyyidmadaniullal.com/ Sayyid Muhammad Shareeful Madani Darga]
• [http://www.summersands.in/ Summer Sand Beach Resort Ullal]
• [http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=247476 Ullal upgraded to City Municipality]
• [http://m.daijiworld.com/viewNews.aspx?nid=374683 Human Development Index of Dakshina Kannada District]
• [http://www.census2011.co.in/census/metropolitan/391-mangalore.html Mangalore Urban Agglomeration Population]

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