| Surathkal (ಸುರತ್ಕಲ್) | |
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| Country | India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District(s) | Dakshina Kannada |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
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• 24 metres (79 ft) |
Surathkal (Tulu/Kannada: ಸುರತ್ಕಲ್) is a locality under Mangalore City Corporation located in the Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka state, India. It is a municipality merged with Mangalore City Corporation.
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According to legend, the name Surathkal is derived from "shiratakal" meaning "headstone" in Tulu[1] When Lord Ganapathi kept a shiva linga belonging to Ravana on ground, Ravana tried to pull the linga from the ground but could not. The place where the linga is supposed to have been is now known as Gokarna. Due to the force exerted by Ravana, some pieces were scattered. One such piece from the head of the linga is said to have fallen in present day Suratkal. The famous Sadashiva temple is said to be built around that piece of linga.
Surathkal was once a Grama panchayat, then town panchayat, municipality now merged with Mangalore City Corporation.
Surathkal is home to one of India's best technical institutes - The National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), formerly known as Karnataka Regional Engineering College (KREC). Surathkal is a suburb of Mangalore city located on National highway 17. Surathkal also houses Vidyadayanee High School and Govindadasa College run by Hindu Vidyadayanee Sangha, Surathkal.
Surathkal town can be easily accessed by various bus services from Mangalore City by both city buses and the Mangalore-Udupi Express buses.The nearest airport is Mangalore (Bajpe), 15 kilometres from Surathkal.The New Mangalore sea port is 6 km away. The railway station at Surathkal lies between Mangalore and Udupi on Konkan railway route.
Surathkal is located at 12°58'60 N 74° 46' 60E.[2] The maximum and minimum temperature in a year varies between 37 °C and 20 °C.
Some of the major industries in and around Surathkal are MRPL, BASF and MCF.The Baikampady Industrial Estate is located at around 6 kilometres from Surathkal and houses many small and medium sized industries. The raw materials to these industries are imported through the Mangalore port and goods produced here are exported to several places in India and abroad through this port.