Haldipur

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Haldipur
village
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Haldipur
Location in Karnataka, India
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Haldipur
Haldipur (India)
Coordinates: 14°20′N74°26′E / 14.333°N 74.433°E / 14.333; 74.433
Country Flag of India.svg India
State Karnataka
Region Kanara
District Uttara Kannada
Taluk Honnavar
Population
 (2001)
  Total
10,132
Languages
  Official Kannada
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)

Haldipur is a village in Honnavar Taluk in Uttara Kannada District in the southern state of Karnataka, India. [1] [2] It is located in the Honavar taluk of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka. A sea port is under construction. [3]

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Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Haldipur had a population of 10,421 with 5,173 males and 5.248 females, with 2308 families.

[1] As of 2011 India census, it had a population of 10,132 with 5,053 males and 5,079 females. [1] .

Etymology

Previous known name was Handipura which meant hog-town. As it was an abomination to Muslim, then administrator of the area, Hyder Ali gave it its present name Haladipura signifying Turmeric-town.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Village code= 800800 "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
  2. "Yahoomaps India :" . Retrieved 18 December 2008. Haldipur, Uttara Kannada, Karnataka
  3. "Clean technology for Haldipur port". The Hindu . Chennai, India. 26 May 2010. Archived from the original on 25 June 2010.