Surathkal

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Surathkal
Neighbourhood
Surathkal Railway Station
Surathkal
Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 12°59′00″N 74°47′00″E / 12.9833°N 74.7833°E / 12.9833; 74.7833Coordinates: 12°59′00″N 74°47′00″E / 12.9833°N 74.7833°E / 12.9833; 74.7833
Country  India
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Elevation 24 m (79 ft)
Languages
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 575014
Telephone code 0824
Vehicle registration KA-19

Surathkal is a suburb of Mangalore city located on National highway 17 (now renumbered as NH-66) in the Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka state, India. It is a municipality merged with Mangalore City Corporation.

Etymology

According to legend, the name Surathkal is derived from "shiratakal" meaning "headstone" in Tulu. The famous Sadashiva temple is said to be built around the linga that a Rakshasa by name Kharasura carried on his head.

Administration

Surathkal was once a Grama panchayat, then town panchayat, municipality now merged with Mangalore City Corporation.

Education

Surathkal is home to one of India's premier technical institutes - The National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), formerly known as Karnataka Regional Engineering College (KREC). Surathkal also houses Vidyadayanee High School and Govindadasa College run by Hindu Vidyadayanee Sangha, Surathkal. Other notable Educational institutes include Sri Mahalingeshwara English medium school and Holy Family School.

Travel

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.

Places Of Interest

Surathkal Beach.[1][2]

National Institute of Technology Karnataka.

NITK Surathkal

NITK Beach.

Lighthouse.

Lighthouse, alongside Surathkal Beach

Krishnapura matha

Shri Sadashiva Mahaganapati Temple.

Iddya Shri Mahalingeshwara Temple.

Srinivas institute of medical science & research centre

Geography

Junction of NH-17 and Bajpe road at Suratkal

Surathkal is located at 12°58'60 N 74° 46' 60E.[3] The maximum and minimum temperature in a year varies between 37 °C and 21 °C.

Industry

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.

See also

  • Mangalorean regionalism

External links

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References

  1. ↑ "Surathkal Beach". http://www.mapsofindia.com. Retrieved 2011-09-11. 
  2. ↑ "Surathkal Beach – Stretch Your Legs in Surathkal!". http://www.karnataka.com. Retrieved 2012-08-03. 
  3. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Surathkal
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