Siddapura, Uttara Kannada
Town in Karnataka
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Siddapura or Sidddhapura is a town and the headquarters of Siddapur taluk in Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka. It is known for its proximity to Jog Falls which is in Sagar Taluk.[1]
Siddapur | |
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  Siddapur Location in Karnataka, India  Siddapur Siddapur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 14.347°N 74.894°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Karnataka |
| Region | Malenadu |
| District | Uttara Kannada |
| Elevation | 564 m (1,850 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 14,204 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 581 355 |
| Telephone code | +91-8389 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KA |
| Vehicle registration | KA 31 Sirsi |
| Website | siddapuratown |
Demographics
Transport
Bus service is provided by KSRTC and a few private bus operators. These buses connect Siddapur to elsewhere in Karnataka, as well as a few buses to other states. Siddapur is well connected by road to the surrounding area.
The nearest railway station is along the South Western Railway in Talaguppa (18 km/11 mi away). The nearest airport is Hubli Airport, about 120 kilometres (75 mi) from Siddapur.
Economy
The main occupation of the residents of Siddapur is agriculture, primarily areca nut cultivation. In addition to areca nut, commodities like rice, coffee, pineapple, cardamom, coconut, pepper and vanilla are also grown. Other industries include soda making, ice cream making, pineapple juice factories, jackfruit chip mills and banana chip mills.
Culture
Yakshagana (Kannada: ಯಕ್ಷಗಾನ) is a classical form of dance drama popular throughout the coastal districts of Karnataka.
Religion
Siddapur is home to many Hindu temples. The Hindu festival Marikamba is celebrated every five years. This festival commemorates the goddess Marikamba, a form of Durga. Over 100,000 people attend this festival, making it one of the largest in the region. Other festivals include Basaveshwar Jaatre held annually in February and Shanishwar held annually in March. Siddapur has the one and only temple to Karnataka Naada Devi Bhuvaneshwari at Bhuvangiri on the Kumta Road. Every year, during Kannada Rajyotsava, JayaKarnataka, a pro-Kannada organization, visits the temple and celebrates Kannada Rajyotsava.
Two Sunni mosques are located in Siddapur, Badriya Jamia Masjid and Bedkani Jamia Masjid, and a church, the Holy Rosary Catholic Church, is located in the Ravindranagar neighborhood.
Cuisine
- Jackfruit chips,
- banana chips,
- sugarcane juice,
- Kadubu, a steamed dessert made of jackfruit pulp and jaggery, served with hot ghee (clarified butter),
- Holge, a sweet tortilla, made with gramflour and jaggery, or with coconut,
- Todadevu, a special kind of thin crust dosa made of sugarcane juice or fresh honey,
- Koli Kajjaya, made of rice flour fried in oil, using roti and served with thick potato sambar or country chicken curry (soup),
- Hosagere Kajjaya, made of rice flour fried in oil, using roti and served with thick potato sambar or country chicken curry (soup),
- Kotte Kadabu, made of fermented rice paste steam boiled in banana leaf packets for about four hours, it tastes great with chicken curry (soup), mutton curry (soup), coconut chutney, fish curry (soup), prawn (shrimp) curry (soup) and sambar (vegetable stew),
- Appe Huli, a kind of raw mango curry (soup).