Siddapura, Udupi

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Siddapura
Siddapur
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Siddapura
Coordinates: 13°39′48.54″N74°54′43.59″E / 13.6634833°N 74.9121083°E / 13.6634833; 74.9121083
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.

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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 ].SH52 Passes through it and NH66 is 30km away.

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 ]

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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.