Mudarangadi is a village in
Kaup Taluk
Kaup may refer to:
*Kapu, Karnataka (AKA Kaup), a village in Udupi district, Karnataka, India
*Kaup (emporium), an early medieval trade settlement in the Curonian Lagoon
*Heinrich Kaup (1912–1999), highly decorated Feldwebel in the Wehrmacht dur ...
in
Udupi District of
Karnataka State
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. It belongs to
Mysore division. It is located 26 km south of District headquarters
Udupi and 352 km from State capital
Bangalore.
Nearby villages include Kuthyaru, Santhuru, Kukkikatte, Yelluru, Pilar, Nandikoor, Inna, Belman, Palimaru, Padubidre and Shirva. Mudarangadi is surrounded by Karkal Taluk to the east, Mangalore Taluk to the south, Bantval Taluk to the south, Manjeshwar Taluk to the south. The nearest cities are
Karkala,
Moodubidre,
Udupi and
Mangalore.
It is close to the
Arabian Sea. The predominant language in the village is
Tulu
Tulu may refer to:
People
*Derartu Tulu (born 1972), Ethiopian long-distance runner
*Walid Yacoubou (born 1997), Togolese footballer nicknamed "Tulu"
India
*Tulu calendar, traditional solar calendar generally used in the regions of southwest Kar ...
, although
Konkani and
Kannada languages are also spoken.
Transportation
Padubidri Railway Station is the closest to Mudarangadi. Mulki Railway Station (near to
Mulki) is reachable from near by towns. The nearest major railway station is Mangalore Central Railway Station 42 km away.
Mudarangadi is easily accessible from Padubidre (8 km) and Uchila (12 km) by road.
It is also well connected to an international airport (Mangalore International Airport) at a distance of about 40 km.
Education
# St Francis Group of institutions (Kannada Medium & English Medium)
# Govt P.U. College, Vidyanagara
{{Settlements in Udupi district
Villages in Udupi district