Mudbidri

Moodabidri, 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 .DemographicsIndia census, Moodabidri had a population of 25,710. Males constitute 48% of the population and females 52%. Moodabidri has an average literacy rate of 88.57%, Male literacy is 93.13%, and female literacy is 84.13%.Moodabidri basically contains two villages: Pranthya and Marnad. Moodabidri is also called as "Jaina Kashi (ಜೈನ ಕಾಶಿ) of the South".LocationMoodabidri is on National Highway 169 . It is accessible from Mangalore city by road. Mangalore International Airport is 23 km away from Moodabidri.It is 54 km from Udupi and 18 km from Karkala. Other nearby places are Venur, Belthangady, Kudremukh, Agumbe, Puttur and Mijar