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{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kaup, Karnataka
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = Kapu Beach Lighthouse .jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Aerial view of Kaup(Kapu) Beach Lighthouse
| pushpin_map = India Karnataka#India
| pushpin_label_position = left
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Karnataka, India
| coordinates = {{coord|13.2238|N|74.7367|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Karnataka]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Udupi District]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| population_total = 6850
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Administrative
| demographics1_info1 = [[Kannada language|Kannada]]
| demographics1_title2 = Regional
| demographics1_info2 = [[Tulu language|Tulu]], [[Konkani language|Konkani]], [[Kannada language |Kannada]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 574106<ref name="pcode">{{cite web
|url=http://sermon.nic.in/sermon/servlet/loc_code_repx_location_area?p1=576213
|title=Central Excise and Service Tax Location Code (Areas Under the Range West of Mangalore-II DVN (610201)
|access-date=2008-07-14
|publisher=Central Excise and Service Tax
}}{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 0820<ref name="std">{{cite web
|url=http://www.bsnl.co.in/searchcode.php?state=Karnataka&pgno=5
|title=STD Codes for cities in Karnataka
|access-date=2008-07-06
|publisher=[[Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited|Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)]]
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080417035108/http://www.bsnl.co.in/searchcode.php?state=Karnataka&pgno=5
|archive-date=2008-04-17
}}</ref>
| registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in India#KA.E2.80.94Karnataka|KA]]-20
| website = {{URL|http://www.kauptown.mrc.gov.in/}}
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-KA]]
| footnotes =
}}{{Other uses|Kapu}}
'''Kapu''' or '''Kaup''' is a town in the [[Udupi district]] of [[Karnataka]], [[India]]. It is situated on [[National Highway 66 (India)|National Highway 66]], approximately 13 km south of [[Udupi]] and 40 km north of [[Mangaluru|Mangalore]]. The town is known for its historic lighthouse, fort, and the three [[Mariamma|Mariamman]] shrines. In 2018, the [[Government of Karnataka]] officially declared Kapu a [[taluk]].

== History ==
The Kapu Fort was constructed in 1743 by Basappa Nayaka of the Keladi dynasty. The fort was later occupied and reinforced by [[Tipu Sultan]] during the late 18th century to serve as a coastal battery.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://www.srihosamarigudikaup.org/history |access-date=2026-04-25 |website=Hosa Marigudi Kaup |language=en}}</ref>

During the colonial period, the region fell under [[British Empire|British]] administration. In the early 20th century, the coastal infrastructure was modernized with the construction of the lighthouse to assist maritime navigation along the [[Arabian Sea]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kaup Lighthouse {{!}} Directorate General of Lighthouses And Lightships |url=https://www.dgll.nic.in/DGLL-light-house-location/about-goa/kaup-lighthouse |access-date=2026-04-25 |website=www.dgll.nic.in}}</ref> Administratively, Kapu remained part of the Udupi taluk until it was granted independent taluk status in February 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-02-15 |title=Udupi gets four new taluks, total now seven |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangaluru/udupi-gets-four-new-taluks-total-now-seven/articleshow/62922363.cms |access-date=2026-04-25 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

== Kapu lighthouse ==
The Kapu lighthouse was built in 1901 by the [[British Raj]], on the shores of the [[Arabian Sea]] close to Kaup Beach. It is 27.12 meters tall.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-26 |title=Kap (Kaup, Kapu, Udipi) |url=https://chanceht.org/lighthouse/kap-kaup-kapu-udipi/ |access-date=2026-04-25 |website=Chance Heritage Trust |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kaup Lighthouse {{!}} Directorate General of Lighthouses And Lightships |url=https://www.dgll.nic.in/DGLL-light-house-location/about-goa/kaup-lighthouse |access-date=2026-04-25 |website=www.dgll.nic.in}}</ref>

== Religious places ==
Sri Hale Mariamma Temple, Hosa Marigudi Temple, Shri Laxmi Janardhana Temple, [[Sri Venkataramana Temple, Karkala|Sri Venkataramana Temple]] (Konkani Mutt), and Juma Masjid-Polipu.

== Notable people ==

* [[Sandeep Shetty]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx?newsID=311462|title=Daijiworld}}</ref>{{Snd}}Actor

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Kaup beach, Udupi, Karnataka 01.jpg|Kaup beach
File:Kaup beach, Udupi, Karnataka 03.jpg|Kaup beach
File:Kaup beach, Udupi, Karnataka 04.jpg|Evening shot of Lighthouse of Kapu beach
File:Kaup beach, Udupi, Karnataka 06.jpg|Kaup beach
File:Kapu Beach panoramic view.jpg|Kapu Beach panoramic view
File:Hosa Marigudi Temple, Kapu.jpg|Hosa Marigudi Temple, Kapu
</gallery>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
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{{Hydrology of Karnataka|state=expanded}}

{{Settlements in Udupi district}}

[[Category:Beaches of Karnataka]]
[[Category:Villages in Udupi district]]
[[Category:Geography of Udupi district]]

Kapu Udupi - Revision history

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