Urwa is a residential located in the south of Mangaluru. It is surrounded by neighbourhoods such as Bunder, Kavoor, Kankanady, Kadri, Hampankatta, Derebail, Bondel, Bendoor, Bejai and Attavar. The neighbourhood is known for the Mariyamma Temple also called the Urwa Marigudi.

The Mangalore Central Railway Station is 5.1 kilometres from here via the MG Road. The Mangalore Airport is at a distance of 11.5 kilometres away along the Bajpe Road and the Airport Road.

Urwa real estate is popular among home seekers for the area’s peaceful and calm ambience. There are several under construction projects in the area such as Abish Builders’ Diamond, De Marvella by Marwa, Land Links’ Ashoka Park, Chirag’s Ocean Pearl, Agraja’s Vivanta, Ace Developers’ Casilda, Land Trades’ Vasundhara, Rohan Corporation’s Hill Crest, Mohtisham Complexes’ Canopy, Bharathi Builders’ Manjeeth Residency. The built-up area of property in Urwa ranges from 590 to 4,410 sq ft, while the configurations on offer are 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 BHK. The starting price of Urwa property is Rs 21 lakh. There are 10 under-construction and one upcoming project here. The lowest rate of Rs 3,250 per sq ft is charged by Abish Builders’ Ruby, while the highest rate of Rs 6,000 per sq ft is charged by Rohan Corporation’s Hill Crest.

There are a number of educational institutes located in Urwa such as SCS College of Nursing, Canara High School, St Aloysius Higher Primary School, Vikas College of Physiotherapy and Ladyhill English Higher Primary School. Hospitals situated in the vicinity include SDM Eye Hospital, Prasad Netralaya and Vishal Children’s & Maternity Hospital. Banks like Axis Bank, Canara Bank, Vijaya Bank and Karnataka Bank have their branches here.