Traveling north, Kundapura Railway Station is the nearest main station.

A taluka of the Udupi district, and from Udupi city, Kundapura is administered by Kundapura Town Municipal Council.

Kundapura is surrounded by water from three sides.

Kundapura is well connected to other parts of the country by National Highway 17 ( Now it is NH66 ).

The nearest airport is Mangalore International Airport, situated at Bajpe around from Kundapura.

Kundapura is also connected to the Konkan Railway, which runs from Mumbai to Mangalore.

Kundapura railway station is about from the town.

Kundapura Railway Station ( KUDA ) is a much convenient aligning station for 3 famous ancient temples.

A dialect of Kannada called Kundaganna or Kundapura Kannada is predominantly spoken in Kundapura town and Kundapura Taluk.

Tulu is also spoken by some people ( By 5 % of the Population of Kundapura ).

* Kundeswara temple is where Kundapura gets its name from.

Located about from Kundapura, it falls within the boundaries of Udupi Taluk but is culturally connected to Kundapura.

This temple is about from Udupi via Brahmavara – Barkur, Shiriyara and about from Kundapura via Koteshwara – Hunsemakhi-Guddeangady.

* Herikudru ( kudru means island ) is a beautiful river island near Kundapura.

Historically, Basrur is the center of Kundapura Taluk.

* Uppinakudru or salt island, is located north of Kundapura.

* Kodi Beach is located about from Kundapura.

* Bhandarkars college is a first grade university located in Kundapura.

* Maranakatte is a place located at a distance of about from Kundapura and is known for its temple " Sri Bramhalingeshwara ", located in the bank of the river Souparnika.

The name Kundapura can be traced to the Kundeshvara temple built by Kundavarma in the vicinity of the Panchagangavalli river The name of the town may be derived from Kundavarma who ruled the area.

* Gangolli, even though very near to Kundapura, takes more than to reach as Panchagangavali River separates it from Kundapura town.

* Halady is a village at a distance of about from Kundapura town.

sv: Kundapura, Karnataka

Udupi, Kundapura and Karkala were bifurcated from the Dakshina Kannada District and the Udupi District was formed.

All connecting roads to Kundapura enter the city from southern direction.

Kundapura and Basrur were historical ports, and mainly good quality rice was exported from this port to Persia, Arabia and Zanzibar.

This Highway connects cities and towns of different states as follows: Panvel, Mahad, Khed, Chiplun, Hatkhamba ( Ratnagiri ), Rajapur, Kankavali, Kudal, Sawantwadi, Panaji, Margao, Karwar, Kumta, Bhatkal, Kundapura, Udupi, Surathkal, Mangalore, KasaraGod, Taliparamba, Kannur, Thalassery, Vadakara, Kozhikkode, Kottakkal, Ponnani, Kodungallur, North Paravur and Edappally in Kochi.

Kundapura also has better connectivity to Malenadu ( Chikamagalore District ) via different roads and State Highways.

* Kundapura had a population of 28, 595.

The Goud Saraswat Brahmins who fled Goa during the Portuguese arrival in the 16th century arrived by Boat in Basrur and settled in Kundapura and surrounding villages.

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