Country India District Dakshina Kannada PIN 574314 Government body Gram panchayat ISO 3166 code ISO 3166-2:IN | State Karnataka Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Vehicle registration KA Nearest city Sullia | |
Aranthodu (ಅರಂತೋಡು) is a village located 12 km south of Sullia town, towards Madikeri and Mysore. The village is surrounded with rich water sources which, in fact, prompted its name. 'Aranthodu' is derived from 'aaru thodu' in Kannada, which means six streams. The river Payaswini flows through this village. The village livelihood mainly depends on agriculture/horticulture.
Map of Aranthodu, Karnataka 574314
People visiting the Mallikarjuna temple in Thodikana generally take the road heading south from Aranthodu.
Arekannada, Kannada, Tulu and Malayalam are spoken here.
References
Aranthodu Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA