Moodabidri

Moodubidire or Moodbidri
Bedra
Town
Saavira Kambada Basadi Jain temple at Moodubidire
Saavira Kambada Basadi Jain temple at Moodubidire
Nickname(s): 
Jain Kashi of the South,
Pensioner's Paradise,
Shikshana Kashi of the South (Educational Hub)
Moodubidire or Moodbidri is located in Karnataka
Moodubidire or Moodbidri
Moodubidire or Moodbidri
Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 12°54′36″N 75°00′11″E / 12.9101°N 75.003°E / 12.9101; 75.003
Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictDakshina Kannada
Government
 • TypeTown Municipal
 • BodyMunicipal Council
Area
 • Total39.62 km2 (15.30 sq mi)
Elevation
147 m (482 ft)
Population
 (2011[1])
 • Total29,431
 • Density740/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialKannada[2][3]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
574227
Vehicle registrationKA 19
Distance from Mangalore city34 kilometres (21 mi)
Websitemoodbidritown.mrc.gov.in

Moodubidire (Mūḍubidire; also called Mudbidri, Moodbidri and Bedra) is a town and taluk in Dakshina Kannada district. It lies 34 km northeast of the district headquarters, Mangalore, in Karnataka, India.[4]

Because of widely grown bamboo in ancient days, this place was named as Moodubidire. Moodubidire comes from two Tulu words, mūḍu "east" and bidiru "bamboo".[5]

Its average elevation is 147 metres (482 ft).[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Home | ಮೂಡುಬಿದಿರೆ ಪುರಸಭೆ". 14 October 2007. Archived from the original on 14 October 2007.
  2. ^ "Report of the commissioner for linguistic minorities in india | page 99" (PDF). minorityaffairs.gov.in.
  3. ^ "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Karnataka". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  4. ^ "Distance from Mangalore to Moodabidri". DistancesFrom.com. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Welcome to Dakshina Kannada" (PDF). dk.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.