Siddapura is a village in the

Kundapur taluk 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. Pr ...

Udupi district Udupi district (also Udipi () in Kannada 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 old north Malabar c ...

in the Indian state of

Karnataka Karnataka ( ) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, States Re ...

. The village's name is from Siddlingeshwara Devastana.& Sri ayyappa shwami devasthana nearby Government High school siddapur G.

Infrastructure

A dam built across the

Varahi River Varahi River originates 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 a ...

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

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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

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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