Byndoor

Byndoor
Coastal Town
Town
Byndoor is located in Karnataka
Byndoor
Byndoor
Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 13°51′58″N 74°38′00″E / 13.866°N 74.6333°E / 13.866; 74.6333
Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictUdupi
Named forBindu Pura
Government
 • BodyByndoor Town Panchayat
Area
 • Total
67.0536 km2 (25.8895 sq mi)
Elevation
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
24,957
 • Density370/km2 (960/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
576214
Telephone code+91-8254
ISO 3166 codeIN-KA
Vehicle registrationKA-20
Sex ratio1.04 /
Literacy87%
Distance from Bangalore480 kilometres (300 mi) NW
Distance from Udupi60 kilometres (37 mi) E
ClimateTropical savanna climate (Köppen)
Precipitation950 millimetres (37 in)
Avg. summer temperature31 °C (88 °F)
Avg. winter temperature25 °C (77 °F)
Websitebaindurutown.mrc.gov.in

Byndoor is a coastal town and headquarters of Byndoor Taluk in the Udupi District of Karnataka state, India. It is about 450 kilometres (280 mi) from the state capital Bengaluru and 60 kilometres (37 mi) from the Udupi district headquarters. It has an area of 67.0536 square kilometres (25.8895 sq mi) and a population of 24,957 in 2011.[1] It lies in the foothills of Western Ghats on one side and a virgin Someshwar Beach on the other side. The Mookambika Road Byndoor railway station focuses on the pilgrims visiting the Kollur Mookambika Temple which is 28 km from Byndoor. Near by another railway station name is Bijoor, As many as 26 villages including Shiroor, Paduvari, Yadthare, Taggarse, Uppunda, Nandanavana, Kergalu, (Naikanakatte) Bijoor, Kirimanjeshwar, Ullur, Khambadakone, Heranjalu, Navunda, Badakere, Maravanthe, Hadavu, Naada, herur, Kalthodu, Golihole, Yalajith, Kollur, Jadkal, Mudoor, and Hallihole have been brought together under the Byndoor taluk.

  1. ^ "Karnataka Census". Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-28.