Coordinates: 13°51′58″N 74°38′00″E / 13.866°N 74.6333°E / 13.866; 74.6333

Byndoor

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Byndoor
ಬೈಂದೂರು
Costal Town
Town
Byndoor Beach.png
Nickname(s): 
ಬಿಂದು ಪುರ
Byndoor is located in Karnataka
Byndoor
Byndoor
Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 13°51′58″N 74°38′00″E / 13.866°N 74.6333°E / 13.866; 74.6333
Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictUdupi
Named for
Government
 • BodyByndoor Town Panchayat
Area
 • Total67.0536 km2 (25.8895 sq mi)
Elevation
597 m (1,959 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total24,957
 • Density370/km2 (960/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
576214
Telephone code+91-8254
ISO 3166 codeIN-KA
Vehicle registrationKA-20
Sex ratio1.04 ♂/♀
Literacy87%
Distance from Bangalore255 kilometres (158 mi) NW
Distance from Udupi60 kilometres (37 mi) E
ClimateTropical savanna climate (Köppen)
Precipitation950 millimetres (37 in)
Avg. summer temperature31 °C (88 °F)
Avg. winter temperature25 °C (77 °F)
Websitebaindurutown.mrc.gov.in

Byndoor is an Costal Town and the headquarters of Byndoor Taluk in the Udupi District of Karnataka state, India. It is situated at a distance of about 255 kilometres (158 mi) from the state capital Bengaluru and at about 60 kilometres (37 mi) from the Udupi district headquarters, area of 67.0536 square kilometres (25.8895 sq mi) and has a population of 24,957 as per the census held in 2011.[1] It lies in the foot hills of Western Ghats on one side and a beautiful virgin, on the other side.The Mookambika Road Byndoor railway station focuses mainly on the pilgrims visiting the Kollur Mookambika Temple which is 28km from Byndoor.


Demographics[]

According to the 2011 census[2] Byndoor Town had a population of 24,957. Byndoor Town Panchayat contains four Villages: Yedthare,Paduvari,Taggarse and Byndoor. Byndoor is also called as "Bindupura Chief town during Hoysala Empire".

Administration[]

The Byndoor Town Panchayat[3](ಬೈಂದೂರು ಪಟ್ಟಣ ಪಂಚಾಯತ್) is the Town Municipal Corporation. Also, Byndoor comes under Shivamogga Lok Sabha Constituency. and Byndoor Vidhana Sabha Constituency

Tourist attractions[]

  • Byndoor Someshwara Beach
  • Kshitija Nesara Dhama
  • Ottinene Beach & Sunset Point
  • Koosalli Waterfalls
  • Gulnadi Waterfall,Yeljith Byndoor
  • Aanejhary Butterfly Camp
  • Holy Cross Hill Byndoor
  • Sri Mookambika Temple Kollur

Byndoor Town Panchayat[]

Grama Panchayat and Villages in Byndoor Taluk[]

Railway station[]

Byndoor City is served by Mookambika Road Byndoor railway station, one of the major railway stations in coastal Karnataka in South India. Its four-letter code is . Trains connect the station to prominent state capitals of India, including Bangalore, Thiruvananthapuram (via Southern Railway), Mumbai, and (via Konkan Railways). The station was established in 1997.

A total of 34 express and passenger trains stop there. The used to start and end at the station, however this service was terminated in 2017 due to lack of revenue generation.[4]

Geography[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Karnataka Census". Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
  2. ^ "Byndoor Total Populations: Census report". daijiworld. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Byndoor Town Panchayat". . Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Railways terminates Kannur-Byndoor passenger". Deccan Chronicle. 23 May 2017. Archived from the original on 4 July 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.

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