Kinnya or Kinya is a village in

Dakshina Kannada Dakshina Kannada district is a district of Karnataka state in India, with its headquarters in the coastal city of Mangalore. It is part of the larger Tulu Nadu region. The district covers an area nestled in between the Western Ghats to its east ...

district of

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. The ancient Kinya Jumma Masjid (Hazrath Hussan Musliyar Dargah Shareef) And Talapady Durga Parameshwari Temple is in this village. The village Kinnya lies near

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Shared Border with Thalapady, Kotekar And Manjanady Village. Total Population 6800, Native Language Beary, Malayalam And Tulu. It is located 23 km south of

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city. In local Tulu language Kinya means small. The Durga Parameshwari Temple was recently renovated in the year 2015. Shree Durga Parameshwari temple is the family deity (Kuladevi) of many people who are the natives of undivided South Canara (South Kanara) District ( now, Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Kasargod ). The village code is 02699400 as per Karnataka Administrative atlas 2001 published by DCO of Karnataka state. Pincode of Kinya village post office is 575023.

References

*Karnataka Administrative Atlas 2001 published by DCO Karnataka( PRG-337 Kar/350-2006 ) {{Dakshina Kannada-geo-stub Villages in Dakshina Kannada district