Byndoor
{{original research|date=March 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Byndoor
| native_name =
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| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline =
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| pushpin_map = India Karnataka
| pushpin_label_position = right
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Karnataka, India
| coordinates = {{coord|13.866|N|74.6333|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_type3 = Taluk
| subdivision_name1 = Karnataka
| subdivision_name2 = Udupi
| subdivision_name3 = Byndoor
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| government_type = Municipality
| governing_body = Town Panchayat
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 8.87
| area_rank = 1st in ({{small|Shivamogga}})
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 685
| population_total = 24,986
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = PIN
| postal_code = 576214
| area_code = 08254
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| registration_plate = KA 20
| blank_name_sec1 = Lok Sabha constituency
| blank_info_sec1 = Shivamogga
| blank1_name_sec1 = Vidhana Sabha constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = Byndoor
| blank_name_sec2 = Urban Local Body - Town Panchayath
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| website = {{url|http://www.baindurutown.mrc.gov.in/}}
| footnotes =
| demographics1_info1 = Kannada
| demographics1_title2 = Regional
| demographics1_info2 = Kundagannada Konkani
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Byndoor is a taluk and Town Panchayat{{cite web|url=http://www.baindurutown.mrc.gov.in/
|title=Byndoor Town Panchayt|website= baindurutown.mrc.gov.in|access-date=3 December 2020}} in Udupi, Karnataka, India. Byndoor is located on NH-66 which is between Panvel and Kochi and is one of the main stations along the Konkan Railway line after Udupi and Mangalore.
Railway station
Byndoor City is served by Mookambika Road Byndoor railway station, one of the major railway stations in coastal Karnataka in South India. Its four-letter code is BYNR. Trains connect the station to prominent state capitals of India, including Bangalore, Thiruvananthapuram (via Southern Railway), Mumbai, and (via Konkan Railways). The station was established in 1997.
A total of 34 express and passenger trains stop there. The Mookambika Road-Kannur Passenger train used to start and end at the station, however this service was terminated in 2017 due to lack of revenue generation.{{cite news |title=Railways terminates Kannur-Byndoor passenger |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/230517/railways-terminates-kannur-byndoor-passenger.html |accessdate=20 December 2019 |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=23 May 2017 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704065303/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/230517/railways-terminates-kannur-byndoor-passenger.html |archivedate=4 July 2019}}
Geography
{{Geographic location
|Centre = Byndoor
|North = Bhatkal
|Northeast = Jog Falls
|East = Kollur
|Southeast = Siddapura
|South = Kundapur
|Southwest = Arabian Sea
|West = Arabian Sea
|Northwest = Arabian Sea
}}
References
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External links
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