Nilkund
Village in Siddapura, India
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Nilkund or Nilkunda is a village in Siddapura taluk in Uttara Kannada District in Karnataka State.[1][2] Nilkund is known for its abundant rainfall in Uttara Kannada District. At an average, this village receives over 6000 mm of rainfall per year.
Nilkund | |
|---|---|
| Nickname: Cheerapunji of Uttara Kannada | |
  Nilkund Location in Karnataka, India | |
| Coordinates: 14.4548°N 74.7003°E | |
| Country |  India |
| Taluk | Siddapura |
| District | Uttara Kannada |
| Elevation | 545 m (1,788 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 247 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | KA-31 |
| Literacy | 85.65% |
The village lies on the western Ghats. It has several attractions including Vatehalla waterfall and bheemana gudda (Bheemanavaare) nearby. Also it hosts ancient Shri Veerabhadra temple which is re-innovated in 2021. A much popular Unchalli waterfall is also about 8 km from here.
| Climate data for Nilkund | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 3 (0.1) |
5 (0.2) |
0 (0) |
6 (0.2) |
75 (3.0) |
1,779 (70.0) |
3,410 (134.3) |
1,139 (44.8) |
572 (22.5) |
93 (3.7) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
7,082 (278.8) |
| Average rainy days | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 31 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 121 |
| Source: [3] | |||||||||||||
