Udyavara is an ancient port village located 5 km south of Udupi in the Indian state of Karnataka.

The river Papanashini flows from east to west and turns north to separate Udyavara and Malpe.

Test excavations yielded pottery from around that time, and what is perhaps the earliest information about the Jaina Santaras, rulers of Hombuchcha, have been obtained from this place.

Numerous inscriptions have been reported, providing the earliest epigraphical information about them.

Remnants of fort walls, temples and inscriptions document Udyavara's ancient glory.