Joida

Joida

Taluk:Joida

District:Uttara Kannada

State:Karnataka

Country:India

Coordinates: 15.165°N 74.485°E

Joida  is a small town(Taluk)  in the Western Ghats of Karnataka, India. The town is the headquarters of the eponymous taluk, lying in the Uttara Kannada district. Located close to Ambikanagar, Joida is also called Supa by locals. KPCL maintains the Supa Dam, which straddles the Kali River nearby.

Joida comes under Ansi Tiger Reserve Area, this reserve area is one of the 30 Tiger reserve area in India, just 1 km from Patoli on Dandeli-joida Road. Joida is covered in dense forest of about 87% and Joida disctict having lowest polulation in Karnataka State

Joida is 22 km from Dandeli. Although it is a taluk, it is still underdeveloped, with the forest surrounding most of the town. Joida taluk has some facilities such as schools, Hospital, Colleges etc

Major Religion : Hindu

Other Religions: Christian,Muslims

Official Langauage:Kannada

Other Languages:Hindi,Konkani,Urdu,Marathi

Attractions

Supa Dam - 81 kms

Syntheri Rock - 17 kms

Rafting point - 17 kms

Dandeli - 17 kms

Supa Dam back water - 2 kms

Ulavi Temple - 32 kms

Kavala Cave - 15 kms

Londa Railway station - 32 kms

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