Siddapura, Udupi
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Siddapura
Siddapur | |
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village | |
Coordinates: 13°39′48.54″N 74°54′43.59″E / 13.6634833°N 74.9121083°E | |
Area code | 08259 |
Vehicle registration | KA 20 |
Lok Sabha constituency | Shivamogga |
Vidhana Sabha constituency | Byndoor |
Siddapura is a village in the Kundapur taluk of Udupi district in the Indian state of Karnataka.
The village's name is derived from Siddeshwara Devastana.[citation needed].
Infrastructure
[edit]A dam built across the Varahi River is nearby.
The Varahi irrigation project[1] and powerplant is about 5 km from Siddapur.
Geography
[edit]Agumbe is about 30 km distant.[citation needed] A village near Siddapur is known as Ulloor-74.
Climate
[edit]It is a typical South Canara village, hot during summer and heavy rains during monsoon [citation needed].
Transport
[edit]The nearest railway station is Kundapur [citation needed].SH52 Passes through it and NH66 is 30km away.
Demographics
[edit]It is mainly a Bunts community-dominated area.[citation needed]
Economy
[edit]The village has Gokul Industries' cashew nut factory,[citation needed] which also produces fruit and vegetable chips.[citation needed]
Temples
[edit]A temple of devi Bhuvaneshwari is situated near Gunjagodu . It is about 25 km from Kundapur. The Anegudde temple is 32 km distant.
Ulloor-74 has the Banashankari Devasthana temple.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ Prabhu, Ganesh (29 April 2005). "Clearance hastens work on irrigation project". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 4 March 2006. Retrieved 26 July 2013.