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Nandicoor
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Nandicoor
Nandicoor (India)
Coordinates: 13°08′49″N74°48′02″E / 13.146839°N 74.800517°E / 13.146839; 74.800517
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Karnataka
District Udupi
Government
  Body Gram panchayat
Languages
  Official Tulu, Kannada
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
574111
Telephone code0820
ISO 3166 code IN-KA
Vehicle registration KA-20
Nearest cityUdupi
Lok Sabha constituencyUdupi
Vidhan Sabha constituencyKaup
Website karnataka.gov.in

Nandicoor (variously Nandikur or Nandikoor) is a village in Udupi district of Karnataka state in India. The Nandicoor village lies amidst paddy fields, coconut gardens and evergreen forests. Rare flora and fauna are found in these forests. This scenery has been lost due to setting up of coal based thermal electric power generating station. Nandikoor railway station has been constructed for unloading of wagons which bring coal to a thermal electricity plant. Padubidri is nearest town to this village.

Nandikoor railway station is nearby to this temple.


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