Byndoor

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, Byndoor, 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.

Byndoor
Coastal Town
Town
Byndoor is located in Karnataka
Byndoor
Byndoor
Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 13.866°N 74.6333°E / 13.866; 74.6333
Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictUdupi
Named forBindu Pura
Government
 • BodyByndoor Town Panchayat
Area
 • Total67.0536 km2 (25.8895 sq mi)
Elevation
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total24,957
 • 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

Someshwara beach

The beach near Byndoor is called Someshwara beach, because of a temple there.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census[2] Byndoor Town had a population of 24,957. Byndoor Town Panchayat contains 4 Areas: Yedthare, Paduvari, Taggarse and Byndoor. Byndoor is also called as "Bindupura Chief town during Hoysala Empire".

Administration

The Byndoor Town Panchayat[3](ಬೈಂದೂರು ಪಟ್ಟಣ ಪಂಚಾಯತ್) is the Town Municipal Corporation. Also, Byndoor comes under Shivamogga Lok Sabha Constituency. and Byndoor Vidhana Sabha Constituency

Tourist attractions
  • Byndoor Someshwara Beach
  • Kshitija Nesara Dhama
  • Ottinene Beach & Sunset Point
  • Koosalli Waterfalls
  • Sri Seneshwara Temple
  • Gulnadi Waterfall, Yeljith Byndoor
  • Aanejhary Butterfly Camp
  • Holy Cross Hill Byndoor
  • Sri Mookambika Temple Kollur

Byndoor Town Panchayat

Grama Panchayat and Villages in Byndoor Taluk

Railway station

Byndoor City is served by Mookambika Road Byndoor railway station, one of the major railway stations in coastal Karnataka in South India. Its four-letter code is BYNR. Trains connect the station to prominent state capitals of India, including Bangalore, Thiruvananthapuram (via Southern Railway), Mumbai, and (via Konkan Railways). The station was established in 1997.

A total of 36 express and passenger trains stop there. The Mookambika Road-Kannur Passenger train used to start and end at the station, however this service was terminated in 2017 due to lack of revenue generation.[4]

Geography

It is situated in the northern part of Udupi

References
  1. "Karnataka Census". Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
  2. "Byndoor Total Populations: Census report". daijiworld. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  3. "Byndoor Town Panchayat". Karnataka Municipal Data Society. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  4. "Railways terminates Kannur-Byndoor passenger". Deccan Chronicle. 23 May 2017. Archived from the original on 4 July 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
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