Maddur, Mandya

Maddur ಮದ್ದೂರು
town
Maddur Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 12°35′06″N 77°03′00″E / 12.5849°N 77.05°ECoordinates: 12°35′06″N 77°03′00″E / 12.5849°N 77.05°E
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Mandya
Area
• Total	6.23 km^2 (2.41 sq mi)
Elevation	662 m (2,172 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	26,456
• Density	4,246.55/km^2 (10,998.5/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	571 428
Telephone code	08232
Vehicle registration	KA-11
Website	http://maddurtown.gov.in/

Maddur (Maddūru,Kannada: ಮದ್ದೂರು) is a town in Mandya district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It lies on the banks of the river Shimsha.It is 82 kilometers away from state capital Bangalore.

Geography

Maddur is located at 12°35′03″N 77°02′42″E / 12.584169°N 77.0449°E.^[1] It has an average elevation of 662 metres (2175 ft).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[2] Maddur had a population of 26,456. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Maddur has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 63%. In Maddur, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Prominent Leaders

Prominent leaders of Maddur include H.K Veeranna Gowda, A.D Bili Gowda, M.Manche Gowda, S.M Krishna, Appaji Gowda, M.S Siddaraju and D.C Thamanna Madhu G Madegowda & G. Madegowda

Specialty Foods

Maddur Vada is a type of vada named after the town of Maddur. Maddur is an attractive stop for the travellers for this one reason. Onions and Rava help to give the Maddur vada its distinctive flavour. It seems the flour for this Vada is prepared using onion juice instead of water.

Tourism places

Crossing the Moodoor River, From a sketch by the Rev. Thomas Hodson (March 1851, VIII, p.26)^[3]

Paddy filed in outskirts of Maddur

Bank of Shimsha River as seen from Vaidyanatheshwara Temple

.The nearest international airport is Bangalore International Airport.

• Vaidyanathapura
• Kokkarebellur - A well known bird sanctuary.
• Sri UgraNarasimha Swamy Temple - This temple has sannidhis for Sri Ugra Narasimha, Sri Sowmya Nayaki, Sri Narasimha Nayaki, Sri Rama, Sita, Lakshmana and Hanuman, Sri Yashoda Krishna and Sri Srinivasan, and alwars.
• Sri Varadaraja Swamy Temple - This temple was constructed by the King Vishnuvardhan.
• Nambinayakanahalli- Pattadlama Temple.
• Kolirayanagudda: The hills are located in exquisite lush natural surroundings, near the village of Thoppanahally(K.Honnalagere grama panchayath), 8 km from Maddur. The hills were included in the administration of vijayanagara satraps, before the kingdom was destroyed.

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== Kadukottanahalli = ' Mr. virabhadhresvara Temple, kadukottanahalli, keemdoddiyi 0 to 8 kimi duradallide sumaru is hundreds of years of history, as well as Shiva Temple, Mahadeshwara Temple, camu 0 desvari Temple, many devanudevategala Maramma temple temples. There are many different types of hero stone established

Business and Economy

Maddur has been recently famous for its tender coconut cultivation. Nearly 300 trucks of nuts are daily sent to the other states of India such as Punjab, Maharashtra, Kolkata, Goa, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad. Small towns near Maddur consume more and more tender coconuts daily. Maddur has been recently named as Tender coconut capital of India.^[4][5] It is also famous for Koppa Sugars Situated at koppa and also the famous pattaladamma temple at koppa village is known to konda (god walking on the fire)

Ancient Jain Temple

An ancient Jain temple dated 8th Century AD was discovered in Arathipura, Maddur by Archaeological Survey of India. The structure is built with bricks and stones and is 100 feet long and 40 feet wide. Shilabalikes (stone sculpture of young women), Dwarapalakas (gatekeepers) and a statue of Lord Bahubali (3 foot wide, 3.5 feet tall) were also discovered in the excavations.^[6]

Notes

1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Maddur
2. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
3. "Crossing the Moodoor River, From a sketch by the Rev. Thomas Hodson". Wesleyan Juvenile Offering (London: Wesleyan Mission-House) VIII: 26. March 1851. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
4. Tender Coconut capital of India
5. Maddur market gives Coconut growers a fair deal.
6. Express News Service (7 January 2015), Eighth Century Jain Temple Discovered in Maddur, The New Indian Express

• The famous pattaladamma temple at koppa village is known to konda (god walking on the fire).

External links

• http://www.maddurtown.gov.in/