Haldipur

Haldipur is a village in Honnavar Taluk in Uttara Kannada District in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is located in the Honavar taluk of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.
A sea port is under construction.

Demographics

India census, Haldipur had a population of 10,421 with 5,173 males and 5.248 females, with 2308 families.
India census, it had a population of 10,132 with 5,053 males and 5,079 females.

Etymology

Previous known name was Handipura which meant hog-town. As it was an abomination to Muslim, then administrator of the area, Hyder Ali gave it its present name Haladipura signifying Turmeric-town.