Castle Rock, Karnataka
| Castle Rock, Karnataka Castlerock (Kalambuli) | |
|---|---|
| village | |
  Castle Rock, Karnataka Location in Karnataka, India | |
| Coordinates: 15°23′52″N 74°19′56″E / 15.3979°N 74.3322°ECoordinates: 15°23′52″N 74°19′56″E / 15.3979°N 74.3322°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Uttara Kannada |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | Two Thousand (Approx) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 581121 |
| Telephone code | 08383 |
Castlerock is a village in the Uttara Kannada (North Kanara) district Indian state of Karnataka, The town is located in the Western Ghats on the state's border with Goa at an elevation of 621 m (2,040 ft).[1]
Marathi and Konkani are spoken as the local languages. Kannada and English are also used in social communication.
Located at height in a heavily forested area, Castle Rock's vegetation is moist tropical deciduous. Manganese mines[2] in the area form the main economy of the region. The area, which is within the Dandeli Tiger Reserve contains many of them.
For many years, the town marked the frontier between Portuguese-held Goa and British-held India. A metre gauge railway line used to connect the Goan towns of Vasco and Margao with the rest of India and was the only rail link in the state till the Konkan Railway started services in the early 1990s. In the early-1990s, the Indian Railways converted the metre gauge line to broad gauge, thus connecting the old rail network with the rest of India. Metre gauge tracks can still be seen at the local railway station.
Castlerock Railway Station
An international connection that did exist in the past but is no longer a possibility is that between India (both British India and independent India) and the territory of Goa, which until 1961 was a colony of Portugal and not part of India. The MG railway line from Marmagoa to Castle Rock was originally owned and operated by the West of India Portuguese Railway (which despite its name was a British company) and it connected with the line in British India from Londa. The terminus of the line today is Vasco da Gama. For travellers between Goa and British India, and later between Goa and India, all the formalities of international travel including customs checks and verification of travel documents were carried out at Castle Rock.
This station marks the beginning of the Braganza Ghats from Karnataka side. The nearby Dudhsagar Falls is one of the main tourist attractions of Goa.
Mining is now totally banned and the area has been declared as a dandeli anshi tiger reserve.
Castlerock Forest Range
Castlerock forest range office is near and walk-able from Castlerock railway station. Castlerock range is the part of Dandeli Wild Life Sanctuary (WLS) also known as Dandeli-Anshi Tiger Reserve (DATR).
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