Shirva, India

Shirva(ಶಿರ್ವ)
town, village
Nickname(s): manchakal
Shirva(ಶಿರ್ವ) Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 13°14′47″N 74°50′40″E / 13.2465°N 74.84445°E / 13.2465; 74.84445Coordinates: 13°14′47″N 74°50′40″E / 13.2465°N 74.84445°E / 13.2465; 74.84445
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Udupi
Languages
• Official	Tulu,Kannada
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration	KA 20
Nearest city	Udupi

Shirva is a village in Udupi taluk of Udupi district, Karnataka, India. The village is known for cultivation of flowers, especially Jasmine, called Mallige in Tulu, Kannada, Byari, Konkani, Hindi and English spoken by locals))

Location

Shirva is a village lying on the West Coast of India. It is at a distance of 20 k. m. from Udupi and 48 k. m. from Mangalore. Shirva is near education hubs such as Manipal, Nitte, Udupi, and Karkala and also beaches like Kaup also city Mangalore which is the nearest airport. It has a Govt health center, the Govt telephone exchange, a post office, petrol pump, police station, Our Lady of Health Church, a few temples including Sri Mahalasa Narayani temple, and Vishnumurthi Temple and two mosques. Hindus, Christians, and Muslims are equally populated. Shirva has got 5 nationalized bank branches and a few regional banks. Shirva is well connected to different places and is a junction to Udupi, Kaup, Moodubelle, Padubidri and Karkala. The UPCL power plant and Strategic Crude oil plants are in proximity of Shirva.

Other

The predominant languages are Tulu, Konkani Byari and Kannada. Several people from this village, predominantly Christians, are working in Middle east and other western countries. Shirva has traditionally excelled in sports like Volleyball, Cricket and football at the state level. SFC(Shirva Football Club) is one of the most famous football clubs in the district.

The village was in international news during 2012, because of Jacintha Saldanha, a nurse working in King Edward VII's Hospital Sister Agnes, Westminster, London apparently committed suicide because of prank calls from radio hosts pretending as Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles, hailed from this village and she was buried in this village.^[1]

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