Aranthodu

Aranthodu
village
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Dakshina Kannada
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	574314
Nearest city	Sullia
Lok Sabha constituency	Mangalore

Aranthodu (ಅರಂತೋಡು)is a village located 12 km south to Sullia town towards Madikeri and Mysore. The village is surrounded with rich water sources which, in fact, prompted for its name. 'Aranthodu', is derived from 'aaru thodu' in Kannada, means six water canals. The river Payaswini flows through this village. This is one of the progressive villages in Sullia taluk. The village livelihood mainly depends on agriculture/horticulture. Its geographical situation makes it as a junction to deviate towards the regional holy shrine, Thodikana People in aranthodu speaks Are-Kannada(gowda Kannada), Kannada, tulu and even byari Malayalam.