Moodabidri

Moodabidri (also called Mudbidri, Moodbiri and Bedra), is a town in Dakshina Kannada district. It lies 34 km northeast of the district headquarters, Mangalore city, in Karnataka, India.

Because of widely grown bamboo in ancient days, this place got named as Moodabidri. Moodabidri comes from two words: Moodu and Bidiru. Moodu means East and Bidiru means bamboo.

Its average elevation is 147 metres (482 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Mudbidri had a population of 25,710. Males constitute 48% of the population and females 52%. Mudbidri has an average literacy rate of 88.57%, Male literacy is 93.13%, and female literacy is 84.13%.

Moodbidri basically contains two villages: Pranthya and Marnad. Moodbidri is also called as "JainaKashi (ಜೈನ ಕಾಶಿ) of the South".

Location

Moodbidri is on National Highway 169 (old NH 13). It is accessible from Mangalore city (34 km away) by bus.Mangalore Airport is 23 km away from Moodbidri.

It is 54 km from Udupi and 18 km from Karkala. Other nearby places are Venur (20 km),Belthangady (37 km), Kudremukh (66 km), Agumbe (68 km) and Puttur (54 km).