High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Uchila, anglicised as "Uchil", is near Someshwara on the way from Mangalore to Talapady. One of the popular locations here is the Someshwara temple on a hilltop near the sea. Another Uchila is near Yermal in Udupi Taluk on the way from Mangalore to Udupi were it has Mahalakshmi temple which is famous temple for mogaveeras. Incidentally both are fishing villages facing the Arabian Sea. Both are linked by National Highway 17 (NH 17). The primary occupation of the village folk is fishing, though trading and real estate seems a booming profession here. The natives have adopted the name of the village and use it for a surname. This act is not religion specific, Uchila being a classic example of Hindu, Muslim and Christian people living harmoniously with each other sharing the same language and last name.