Byndoor

Byndoor Coastal Town
Town
Byndoor Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 13°51′58″N 74°38′00″E / 13.866°N 74.6333°E / 13.866; 74.6333
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Udupi
Named for	Bindu Pura
Government
• Body	Byndoor Town Panchayat
Area
• Total	67.0536 km2 (25.8895 sq mi)
Elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	24,957
• Density	370/km2 (960/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	576214
Telephone code	+91-8254
ISO 3166 code	IN-KA
Vehicle registration	KA-20
Sex ratio	1.04 ♂/♀
Literacy	87%
Distance from Bangalore	480 kilometres (300 mi) NW
Distance from Udupi	60 kilometres (37 mi) E
Climate	Tropical savanna climate (Köppen)
Precipitation	950 millimetres (37 in)
Avg. summer temperature	31 °C (88 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	25 °C (77 °F)
Website	baindurutown.mrc.gov.in

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, 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.