Kapu was renamed ''Kaup'' by the British. Kapu (''Kaup'') is a town situated in the

Udupi district Udupi district (also Udipi or Odipu in Tulu language) is an administrative subdivision in the Karnataka state of India, with the district headquarters in the city of Udupi. It is situated in the Canara coastal region, there are seven taluks, ...

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

. It lies between the twin cities of

Udupi Udupi (alternate spelling Udipi; also known as Odipu) is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. Udupi is situated about north of the educational, commercial and industrial hub of Mangalore and about west of state capital Bangalore by road. ...

and

Mangalore Mangalore (), officially known as Mangaluru, is a major port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats about west of Bangalore, the state capital, 20 km north of Karnataka–Ker ...

, next to the National Highway 66. The villages Manchakal and Shirva are located near Kapu. It is 13 km south of

and 40 km north of

. It is known for its lighthouse, the three Mariamman shrines, and the Kapu fort built by

Tippu Sultan Tipu Sultan (born Sultan Fateh Ali Sahab Tipu, 1 December 1751 – 4 May 1799), also known as the Tiger of Mysore, was the ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore based in South India. He was a pioneer of rocket artillery.Dalrymple, p. 243 He int ...

. Kapu was declared a

taluk A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...

of the Udupi district by the

Government of Karnataka The Government of Karnataka, abbreviated as, GoK, or simply Karnataka Government, is a democratically-elected state body with the governor as the ceremonial head to govern the Southwest Indian state of Karnataka. The governor who is appointed ...

Kapu lighthouse

The Kapu lighthouse was built in 1901 by the

East India Company The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874. It was formed to trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with the East Indies (the Indian subcontinent and Southea ...

, on the shores of the

Arabian Sea The Arabian Sea ( ar, اَلْبَحرْ ٱلْعَرَبِيُّ, Al-Bahr al-ˁArabī) is a region of the northern Indian Ocean bounded on the north by Pakistan, Iran and the Gulf of Oman, on the west by the Gulf of Aden, Guardafui Channel ...

close to Kaup Beach. It is 27.12 meters tall.

Religious places

*Sri Hale Mariamma Temple * Koti Chenaya Temple * New Maari Gudi * Shri Laxmi Janardhana Temple, Kaup * Konkani Mutt * Sri Vasudeva Temple * Islamic Dawah Center Kaup * Shree Brahma Baidarkala GaradiPaniyoor * Juma Masjid-Polipu

Notable people

Sandeep Shetty Sandeep Shetty (born 23 July) is an Indian actor known for his roles in Tulu Cinemas like Dhand, Madime, Ekka Saka and many Dramas and stage performances. He, along with his team, ''Prashamsa'' won ''Bale Telipale, a'' stand-up comedy contest ...

Actor

Gallery

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References

External links

{{Hydrology of Karnataka, state=expanded Beaches of Karnataka Villages in Udupi district Geography of Udupi district