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{{About|the town in India|its Taluk|Kundapura Taluk}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Kundapura
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = Coondapur.JPG
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Clockwise from top: Kundapur [[River]], Main Road, Shastri Circle, [[Coconut]] tree, [[Anegudde]] Sri Vinayaka temple, [[Kollur, Udupi district|Kollur]] Mookambika temple.
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| pushpin_map = India Karnataka#India
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| pushpin_map_caption = Kundapura Town
| coordinates = {{coord|13|37|42|N|74|41|20|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = [[Country]]
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of regions of India|Region]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_type4 = Zone
| subdivision_type5 = Municipality
| subdivision_name1 = [[Karnataka]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Tulu Nadu]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Udupi district|Udupi]]
| subdivision_name4 =
| subdivision_name5 = Kundapura Town Municipal Council
| established_title = Settled
| established_date = 1912
| founder =
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| government_type = [[Municipal corporation]]
| governing_body =
| leader_title1 = Counciller
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 23.06
| area_rank =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 80
| population_total = 30,444
| population_as_of = 2011<ref>{{cite web|title=Villages & Towns in Kundapura Taluka of Udupi, Karnataka|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/subdistrict/5522-kundapura-udupi-karnataka.html|website=www.census2011.co.in|access-date=12 November 2016}}</ref>
| population_footnotes =
| population_density_km2 = 2415.11
| population_rank =
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 576 201
| area_code = 91-(0)8254
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-KA]]
| registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in India#KA.E2.80.94Karnataka|KA]]-20
| blank1_name_sec1 =
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Udupi]], [[Byndoor]], [[Mangalore]]
| website = {{URL|www.kundapurtown.gov.in}}
| footnotes =
| demographics1_info1 = [[Kannada]]
| demographics1_info2 =
| demographics1_title2 =
| leader_title2 = Deputy Counciller
| leader_name2 =
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]
| blank2_info_sec1 = 1.09 [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
| blank3_name_sec1 = Legislature type
| blank3_info_sec1 = [[Bicameralism|Bicameral]]
| blank4_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank4_info_sec1 = Udupi Loksabha Constituency (15th)
| blank5_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank5_info_sec1 = Kundapura Vidhansabha Kshethra (124th)
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'''Kundapur''', officially '''Kundapura''', is a coastal town situated in the [[Udupi district]] of the state of [[Karnataka]], India. This town was known as '''Coondapoor''' while 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 the [[Kundapur Taluk]] of Udupi district.

== History ==

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The name Kundapura can be traced to the Kundeshwara Temple built by Kundavarma of the [[Alupa dynasty]] who ruled the region in the 10th - 11th century, in the vicinity of the [[Panchagangavalli River]].<ref name="DH">{{cite news |last= V.R.|first= Kushal|date=7 October 2013|title=Where nature, beauty and history mingle|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/361696/where-nature-beauty-history-mingle.html|newspaper=Deccan Herald| access-date= 20 October 2022}}</ref> In Kundagannada language, the word "Kunda" also refers to the flower Jasmine.Where the Majority people of Kundapura grow flower Jasmine in this region which came to be called as kundapura(Land of Jasmine). Kundapura is surrounded by water from three sides. To the north lies the [[Panchagangavalli River]]. To the east lies the Kalaghar river. To the west lie the [[Kodi, India|Kodi]] [[Backwater (river)|backwaters]] sea walk and the [[Arabian Sea]], leaving the south side as the main connecting land mass. All connecting roads to Kundapura enter the city from the southern direction. North side of the town is vast backwaters of Panchagangavali river and a bridge has been constructed across it.{{citation needed|date=April 2022}}


== Language ==
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[[Kundagannada dialect]] is spoken by 85% of the population, followed by [[Tulu language|Tulu]], [[Malayalam]], and [[Konkani language|Konkani]]. [[Urdu]] is also spoken by significant population of locals.

== Demographics ==
{{As of|2011|alt=As of the 2011}} India [[census]],<ref name="censusindia">{{cite web|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/census.website/data/population-finder|title=Population Finder 2011|publisher=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|accessdate=2022-10-19}}</ref>
* Kundapur has a population of 30,444.
* Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%.
* Literate population was 25,191, with a [[Literacy|Literacy rate]] of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5%.

== Transport ==
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Kundapur is connected to other parts of the country by [[National Highway 66 (India)|NH66]]. SH52 is a [[State highway|State Highway]] that connects to Shimoga District. This Highway connects cities and towns of different states. Kundapur is also connected to the [[Konkan Railway]], which runs from [[Mumbai]] to [[Mangalore]]. The railway station is about {{convert|4|km|mi}} from the town. The nearest airport is [[Mangalore International Airport]], at [[Bajpe]] around {{convert|87|km|mi}} from Kundapur.

[[Kundapura railway station]], along the [[Konkan Railway]], is used by [[Kerala]] pilgrims who visit [[Mookambika Temple, Kollur|Kolluru Mookambika Temple]]

Kundapur is located at a distance of {{cvt|38|km}} from [[Udupi]], {{cvt|40|km}} from [[Manipal]], {{cvt|30|km}} from [[Byndoor]], {{cvt|54|km}} [[Bhatkal]], {{cvt|91|km}} from [[Mangalore]] and {{cvt|181|km}} from [[Karwar]], which are the other major cities/towns in Coastal Karnataka.

There are private local buses and some out of town is serviced by government owned buses. Buses can be found for Udupi and Mangalore, and there are multiple bus stands. The main bus stand where the buses to Udupi and Mangalore are available is called "New bus stand", is near the police station. Another frequently used mode of transportation is auto rikshaw.

== Notable people ==
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* [[Prakash Padukone]]
* [[Deepika Padukone]]
* [[Guru Dutt]]
* [[Ravi Basrur]]
* [[Siddharth Basrur]]
* [[K. Shivaram Karanth]]
* [[Kota Srinivas Poojary]]
* [[Rishab Shetty]]
* [[Kashinath (actor)]]
* [[Upendra (actor)|Upendra]]
* [[Mogeri Gopalakrishna Adiga]]
* [[Vaidehi (Kannada writer)|Vaidehi]]
* [[Sanchita Padukone]]
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== References ==

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{{Udupi District}}
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Udupi district]]

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