Siddapura is a village in the

Kundapur taluk Kundapura Taluk is a taluk located in Udupi district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Kundapur town is the taluk headquarters of Kundapur Taluk. Demographics As of the 2011 Census of India, Kundapura Taluk had 79573 households with a populat ...

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 Indian state of

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 ...

. The village's name is derived from Siddeshwara Devastana..

Infrastructure

A dam built across the

Varahi River Varahi River originate and flows through Western Ghats in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is also known as Halady or Haladi river in downstream areas. It joins the Arabian sea after flowing through places like Halady, Basrur, Kundapura and ...

is nearby. The Varahi irrigation project and powerplant is about 5 km from Siddapur.

Geography

Agumbe is about 30 km distant. A village near Siddapur is known as Ulloor-74.

Climate

It is a typical South Canara village, hot during summer and heavy rains during

monsoon A monsoon () is traditionally a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with annual latitudinal oscil ...

Transport

The nearest railway station is Kundapur .SH52 Passes through it and NH66 is 30km away.

Demographics

It is mainly a Bunts community-dominated area.

Economy

The village has Gokul Industries' cashew nut factory, which also produces fruit and vegetable chips.

Temples

A temple of devi

Bhuvaneshwari Bhuvaneshvari (Sanskrit: भुवनेश्वरी, IAST: ''Bhuvaneśvarī'') is a Hindu goddess. She is the fourth amongst the ten Mahavidya goddesses in Shaktism, and one of the highest aspects of '' Mahadevi''. She is identified as Adi ...

is situated near Gunjagodu . It is about 25 km from Kundapur. The Anegudde temple is 32 km distant. Ulloor-74 has the Banashankari Devasthana temple.

References

Villages in Udupi district {{Udupi-geo-stub