According to the 2001 India census, the population is 10,039. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Uppidamangalam has an averageliteracy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 50%. In Uppidamangalam, 8% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Village Governmenthospital is on the outskirts of Uppidamangalam. Private clinics and a pharmacy are available. Electronics shops, pest shops and tea shops are available.