Kundapura Taluk is 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 ...
located in
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, ...
in the
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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 ...
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Kundapur
Kundapur, 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 Pre ...
town is the taluk headquarters of Kundapur Taluk.
Demographics
As of the
2011 Census of India
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, Kundapura Taluk had 79573
household
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s with a population of 398471 of who 357798 were from rural areas and 40673 from urban. Of the population, 295664 people were literate.
Geography
Kundapur Taluk is bounded on the west by the Arabian Sea, on the south by
Brahmavara
Brahmavar is a taluk in Udupi district located on NH 66 (formerly NH 17), north of the Udupi in Karnataka, India.
Location
Brahmavara is about north of Mangalore and about north of Udupi on the National highway NH 66 (formerly NH 17). The Suv ...
Taluk, on the north by
Byndoor Taluk
Byndoor is an Coastal Town and the Headquarters of Byndoor Taluk in the Udupi District of Karnataka state, India. It is situated at a distance of about from the state capital Bengaluru and at about from the Udupi district headquarters, ar ...
, and the east by the
Western Ghats.
Rivers
This taluk has several rivers and experiences heavy rainfall. The main rivers are the
[ Chakra, Souparnika, Varahi, Kubja, and Kheta.
In fact, there are seven rivers or rivulets between Kundapur and Byndoor, a short distance of 36 km. They are Halady River, Kollur River, Chakra River, Rajadi, Nujadi, Yadamavina Hole and Uppunda Hole.][River Disputes in India: Kerala Rivers Under Siege By S. N. Sadasivan, Mittal Publications.(2003) Page:80., 978817099913]
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References
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Taluks of Karnataka
Geography of Udupi district