Byndoor is an Coastal Town and the Headquarters of Byndoor Taluk in the Udupi District of Karnataka state, India. It is situated at a distance of about 450 kilometres (280 mi) from the state capital Bengaluru and at about 60 kilometres (37 mi) from the Udupi district headquarters, area of 67.0536 square kilometres (25.8895 sq mi) and has a population of 24,957 as per the census held in 2011. It lies in the foothills of Western Ghats on one side and a beautiful virgin, Someshwar Beach on the other side.The Mookambika Road Byndoor railway station focuses mainly on the pilgrims visiting the Kollur Mookambika Temple which is 28 km from Byndoor.