Bankikodla-Hanehalli

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?Bankikodla-Hanehalli Karnataka • India
Bankikodla-Hanehalli
Coordinates: 14°33′00″N 74°19′00″E / 14.55, 74.31667
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 586 m (1,923 ft)
District(s)	Uttara Kannada
Codes • Pincode • Telephone	• 581319 • +8386 areacode

Coordinates: 14°33′00″N 74°19′00″E / 14.55, 74.31667

Hanehalli-Bankikodla (Kannada) ( Yashwant Chittal's ಹನೇಹಳಎಂಬ ಜಗತ್ತು ), twin villages of Uttar Kannada district). Bankikodla & Hanehalli are neighbouring villages in a valley in the southern western section of Karnataka, India. Together they form a community of people from different castes and religions. Literature, folk art, spiritual lore, music and sports keep enthralling here.

Just to the north of this village, the Gangavali River joins the Arabian Sea. The town of Gokarna, just to the south, is a place of pilgrimage for Hindus and is known as the Kashi of the South. The surrounding Sahyadri Mountains hug the Arabian sea; the open fields provide a lot of recreational opportunities to the locals. It has creeks and shallow ponds and bridges vulnerable to rainy seasons. For religious or spiritual people, there are lots of temples, Church and Masjid to worship in.

During the British rule in India, the Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmins built the Anandashram High School (1943) for their children, but a majority of them eventually moved out to Mumbai. The younger population is now moving out of village, they preparing for the careers of their choices. As the younger generations are moving out, the older generations, especially the retired communities, have started coming back to the village.

1 Location
2 Climate
3 Population
4 Banks
5 Hospital
6 Small scale industries
7 Temples, Masjid and Church
8 Matt
9 Festivals
10 Schools
11 Community centers
12 Beach
13 Hotels to stay
14 People from the village - a few are listed
15 The facebook of the people
16 External section

[edit] Location

The is about 455 km from Bangalore, 242 km north of Mangalore and about 61 km from Karwar. It is between the Gangavali and Agnashini rivers and situated along the Karwar coast by the Arabian Sea. It is near to college towns Kumta, Suratkal and Manipal.

Bankikodla-Hanehalli can be reached by buses and taxicabs from Kumta (36 km), Ankola (25km) and Karwar (59km) on national highway 17( NH-17 ). Karnataka state road transport corporation also runs long journey buses from many places like Goa International airport and Mangalore Airport. It can be reached by train run by Konkan railway on Mumbai to Mangalore route. The Madangeri railway station is 6 km away from the village.

[edit] Climate

Summer : March - Mid June,

Rainy : Mid June - October, and

Winter : November - February.

Since the town is located on the coast, it has a moderate climate, with temperatures in the range of 28^c to 36^c during summer and 26^c to 20^c during winter. The rainy season witnesses heavy rains by the south-west Monsoon. The average annual rainfall is about 3000 mm.