Kundapur

Kundapra
Town
Kundapura
Clockwise from top: Kundapur River, Main Road, Shastri Circle, Coconut tree, Anegudde Sri Vinayaka temple, Kollur Mookambika temple
Clockwise from top: Kundapur River, Main Road, Shastri Circle, Coconut tree, Anegudde Sri Vinayaka temple, Kollur Mookambika temple
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Kundapura in Karnataka
Coordinates: 13°37′42″N 74°41′20″E / 13.62833°N 74.68889°E / 13.62833; 74.68889
Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictUdupi
Settled1912
Named forKundeshwara
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyKundapura Town Municipal Council
Area
 • Total
23.06 km2 (8.90 sq mi)
Elevation
80 m (260 ft)
Population
 (2011[1])
 • Total
30,444
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
DemonymKundapurian
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
576 201
Telephone code91-(0)8254
ISO 3166 codeIN-KA
Vehicle registrationKA-20
Official languageKannada[2]
Sex ratio1.09 /
Lok Sabha ConstituencyUdupi Chikmagalur
Vidhan Sabha ConstituencyKundapura
Websitewww.kundapurtown.mrc.gov.in

Kundapra, officially Kundapura, is a town in the Udupi district of Karnataka state in India. This town was known as Coondapoor when it was part of the erstwhile South Canara district (1862–1947) of the Madras Presidency of British India. Present-day Kundapur is administered by the Kundapur Town Municipal Council and serves as the headquarters of eponymous Kundapur taluk in Udupi district.[3]

  1. ^ "Villages & Towns in Kundapura Taluka of Udupi, Karnataka". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  2. ^ "50th Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India (July 2012 to June 2013)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Kundapur town municipal council about".