Mandekolu

Village in Karnataka, India

12°33′N 75°17′E / 12.55°N 75.29°E / 12.55; 75.29Country

IndiaStateKarnatakaDistrictDakshina KannadaTaluksSulliaGovernment

• BodyGram panchayatPopulation

(2001)

• Total5,565Languages

• OfficialEnglish, Kannada • Other spoken languagesTulu, Malayalam, Arebhashe, Konkani, Marathi.Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)ISO 3166 codeIN-KAVehicle registrationKA-21Websitekarnataka.gov.in

Mandekolu is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. The nearest cities are Sullia, Adoor and Kasaragod. It is located near the Karnataka-Kerala border on the banks of River Payaswini(Chandragiri), at a distance of 86 km from Mangalore city.^[1]^[2] It is located in the Sullia taluk of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka. Former chief Minister of Karnataka, D.V Sadananda Gowda hails from this village.^[3]

Temple and places to visit

Sri Mahavishnumurthy Temple Mandekolu, Kaleri Sri Ullakulu Daivasthana, Panjikal hanging bridge, Parappa hanging bridge, Bolugallu Jatadhari daivasthana

Notable people

D. V. Sadananda Gowda (born 1953), politician^[3]

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census, Mandekolu had a population of 5565 with 2745 males and 2820 females.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Village code= 2723100 "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
^ "Yahoomaps India :". Archived from the original on 18 December 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2008. Mandekolu, Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka
^ ^a ^b "Who is Sadananda Gowda?". India Today. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2024.