Siddapura, Udupi

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Siddapura, Udupi
Siddapur
village
Siddapura, Udupi is located in Karnataka
Siddapura, Udupi
Coordinates: 13°39′48.54″N 74°54′43.59″E / 13.6634833°N 74.9121083°E / 13.6634833; 74.9121083
Area code(s)08259
Lok Sabha constituencyShivamogga
Vidhana Sabha constituencyByndoor

Siddapur 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[]

A dam built across the Varahi River is nearby.

The Varahi irrigation project[1] and powerplant is about 5 km from Siddapur.

Geography[]

Agumbe is about 30 km distant.[citation needed] A village near Siddapur is known as Ulloor-74.

Climate[]

It is a typical South Canara village, hot during summer and heavy rains during monsoon[citation needed].

Transport[]

The nearest railway station is Kundapur[citation needed].

Demographics[]

It is mainly a Bunts community-dominated area.[citation needed]

Economy[]

The village has Gokul Industries' cashew nut factory,[citation needed] which also produces fruit and vegetable chips.[citation needed]

Temples[]

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[]

  1. ^ 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.
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