Kaikamba
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| ?Kaikamba Karnataka • India |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| District(s) | Dakshina Kannada |
| Codes • Pincode • Telephone |
• Kinnikambla 574 151 • +0824 |
Kaikamba (Kannada: ಕೈಕಂಬ) is a small place near Mangalore International Airport, Karnataka State, south of India. Kaikamba lies between Gurupura and Polali in Dakshina Kannada district. This town falls on Mangalore – Moodabidri highway. It is 8 km away from Bajpe, where Mangalore International Airport is located.
The geographical location of guide-pole at Kaikamba is exactly 12.9607° North and 74.9332° East and it is situated approximately 100 meters above sea level.
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[edit] Etymology
Word Kaikamba means hand-post or guide-pole in both Kannada and Tulu languages.The word is used mostly for junctions of roads in Tulunadu as in olden days a wooden pole was fixed in middle of junction indicating direction of places. This small junction town - linking a three-way road network that lead to Bajpe, Mangalore and Moodabidri – has a hand-post guiding tourists and visitors.
[edit] Nearby places
The nearby places are Gurupura, Mangalore, Polali, Addoor, Bajpe, Suaralpady and Moodabidri
[edit] Educational institutes
- Pompei English Medium School
- Pompei Kannada Medium School
- Assraruddin Kambal Urdu High School
- Assraruddin Kambal English Medium Primary School
- Balmy English Medium School
- Rosa Mystica Kannada Medium Primary & High School
- Assraruddin arabic college
- Raj Academy English Medium primary & high school
[edit] Banks and financial institutes
- Vijaya Bank
- Syndicate Bank
- Karavali Credit Corporative Society
- Netravati Grameena Bank
- Sri Bagavathi Sahakari Bank
- SCDC Bank
- Kumbara Gudi Kaigarika Bank, Malali
[edit] Getting there
- The nearest railway station is Mangalore
- The nearest airport is Bajpe or Mangalore International Airport which is just 8 km
- Mangalore city buses No. 12 and 22 goes via Kaikamba
- All the buses commutes between Mangalore and Moodabidri goes via Kaikamba
[edit] References
Mangalore International Airport
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