Kundapur

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{{About|the town in India|its Taluk|Kundapura Taluk}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Kundapura
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = ಕುಂದಾಪ್ರ (Kundaapra)
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = Coondapur.JPG
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Clockwise from top: Kundapur [[River]], Main Road, Shastri Circle, [[Coconut]] tree, [[Anegudde]] Sri Vinayaka temple, [[Kollur, Udupi district|Kollur]] Mookambika temple.
| nickname =
| map_alt =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = India Karnataka#India3
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Kundapura Town
| coordinates = {{coord|13|37|42|N|74|41|20|E|display=inline}}
| subdivision_type = india
| subdivision_name = India
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of regions of India|Region]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_type4 = Zone
| subdivision_type5 = Municipality
| subdivision_name1 = [[Karnataka]]
| subdivision_name2 = Costal karnataka
| subdivision_name3 = [[Udupi district|Udupi]]
| subdivision_name4 =
| subdivision_name5 = Kundapura Town Municipal Council
| established_title = Settled
| established_date = 1912
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type = [[Municipal corporation]]
| governing_body =
| leader_title1 = Counciller
| leader_name1 =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 23.06
| area_rank =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 80
| population_total = 30,444
| population_as_of = 2011<ref>{{cite web|title=Villages & Towns in Kundapura Taluka of Udupi, Karnataka|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/subdistrict/5522-kundapura-udupi-karnataka.html|website=www.census2011.co.in|access-date=12 November 2016}}</ref>
| population_footnotes =
| population_density_km2 = 2415.11
| population_rank =
| population_demonym =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 576 201
| area_code = 91-(0)8254
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-KA]]
| registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in India#KA.E2.80.94Karnataka|KA]]-20
| blank1_name_sec1 =
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Udupi]], [[Byndoor]], [[Mangalore]]
| website = {{URL|www.kundapurtown.gov.in}}
| footnotes =
| demographics1_info1 = [[Kannada]], Kunda Kannada
| demographics1_info2 =
| demographics1_title2 =
| leader_title2 = Deputy Counciller
| leader_name2 =
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]
| blank2_info_sec1 = 1.09 [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
| blank3_name_sec1 = Legislature type
| blank3_info_sec1 = [[Bicameralism|Bicameral]]
| blank4_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank4_info_sec1 = Udupi Loksabha Constituency (15th)
| blank5_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank5_info_sec1 = Kundapura Vidhansabha Kshethra (124th)
| name =
}}

'''Kundapur''', '''yakshagana''' also called '''Kundapura''', is a coastal town situated in the [[Udupi district]] of the state of [[Karnataka]], India. This town was known as '''Coondapoor''' while it was part of the erstwhile [[South Canara]] district (1862–1947) of the [[Madras Presidency]] of [[British India]]. Present-day Kundapur is administered by the Kundapur Town Municipal Council and serves as the headquarters of the [[Kundapur Taluk]] of Udupi district.

[[Kundapura railway station]], along the [[Konkan Railway]], is very useful for [[Kerala]] pilgrims who visit [[Mookambika Temple, Kollur|Kolluru Mookambika Temple]] as best transport connection to [[Kollur, Udupi district|Kollur]] along with facilities like lodges, and many more tourist attraction such as beaches, temples, and resorts are very near to the station.

== History ==

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The name Kundapura can be traced to the Kundeshwara Temple built by Kundavarma in the vicinity of the [[Panchagangavalli River]]. The name of the town may be derived from Kundavarma who ruled the area. ''Kunda'' means 'pillar' in [[Tulu language]],<ref>{{cite book|last=Kittel|first=Ferdinand |author-link=Ferdinand Kittel|title=A Kannada-English dictionary|year=1999|publisher=Asian Educational Services|page=441|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HBUsaxC61mkC&pg=RA3-PA441|isbn=81-206-0049-5}}</ref> which refers to the traditional method of constructing houses. [[Puranas|Pura]] means town. In addition, the word "Kunda" also refers to the flower Jasmine.Where the Majority people of Kundapura grow flower Jasmine in this region which came to be called as kundapura(Land of Jasmine). Kundapura is surrounded by water from three sides. To the north lies the Panchagangavali river. To the east lies the Kalaghar river. To the west lie the [[Kodi, India|Kodi]] [[Backwater (river)|backwaters]] sea walk and the [[Arabian Sea]], leaving the south side as the main connecting land mass. All connecting roads to Kundapura enter the city from the southern direction. North side of the town is vast backwaters of Panchagangavali river and a bridge has been constructed across it.


== Language ==
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The town mainly consists of speakers of [[Kundagannada dialect]] of [[Kannada]]. Muslims speak [[Beary language|Beary]], Navaiti, and [[Urdu]], and there are few [[Konkani language|Konkani]] and [[Tulu language|Tulu]] speakers. Hindus belonging to [[Daivajnya Brahmin]], [[Saraswat Brahmin]], [[Mestha]], Kharvi, Mogaveera and goldsmith castes, and [[Mangalorean Catholics]] speak Konkani.

== Demographics ==

{{As of|2001|alt=As of the 2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref>
* Kundapur has a population of 30,450.
* Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%.
*[[Literacy|Literacy rate]] of 92%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 94%, and female literacy is 88%.
* 9% of the population are under 6 years of age.

== Transport ==
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Kundapur is well connected to other parts of the country by [[National Highway 66 (India)|NH66]]. SH52 is the main [[State highway|State Highway]] that connects to Shimoga District. This Highway connects cities and towns of different states. Kundapur is also connected to the [[Konkan Railway]], which runs from [[Mumbai]] to [[Mangalore]]. The railway station is about {{convert|4|km|mi}} from the town. The nearest airport is [[Mangalore International Airport]], situated at [[Bajpe]] around {{convert|87|km|mi}} from Kundapur.

Kundapur is located at a distance of {{cvt|38|km}} from [[Udupi]], {{cvt|40|km}} from [[Manipal]], {{cvt|30|km}} from [[Byndoor]], {{cvt|54|km}} [[Bhatkal]], {{cvt|91|km}} from [[Mangalore]] and {{cvt|181|km}} from [[Karwar]], which are the other major cities/towns in Coastal Karnataka.

The major part of transportation around the town are private local buses and some out of the town is serviced by government owned. A High frequency of buses can be found for Udupi and Mangalore, and there are multiple bus stands in the town. The main bus stand where all the buses to Udupi and Mangalore are available is called "New bus stand", and is located near the police station. Another frequently used mode of transportation is auto rikshaw.

== References ==
{{Commons category|Kundapura}}
{{Wikivoyage|Kundapur}}
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{{Udupi District}}
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Udupi district]]

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