Tonse

Tonse is a combined village, which include Tonse West and Tonse East situated about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from Udupi on the western coast of South India, between the Arabian Sea and Western Ghats. Tonse village is about 68 kilometres (42 mi) to the north of Mangalore.

Tonse
Thonse
village

Hanging Bridge at Tonse
Tonse

Location in Karnataka, India

Coordinates: 13°24′N 74°43′E / 13.40°N 74.72°ECoordinates: 13°24′N 74°43′E / 13.40°N 74.72°E
Country  India
State Karnataka
District Udupi
Languages
 • Official Kannada
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 576114, 576115
Telephone code 0820
Vehicle registration KA-20
1 "Tonse - The Village Town"

Location

Tonse is bounded on its western side the Arabian Sea while on the eastern side the Suvarna river runs, creating a number of islands in its delta before it finally merges with the sea at Kodibengre.

Tourism

Just three miles off the seacoast are the St. Mary’s Islands, a tourist spot, (locally known as ‘Tonse-Par’ meaning, ‘beyond Tonse’), reachable from the port town of Malpe, by powerboat or country craft. In the delta of Suvarna, a group of about a dozen islands, covered with lush green coconut palms surrounded by clear blue waters adds to the natural beauty to the village. An impressive looking hanging bridge, which attracts curious visitors from far and wide connects one of the better-known islands, Thimmankudru to the mainland. House Boat in the Back Waters of Hoode( 8 km from the Numbers of Beach Resort Paradise Island Beach Resort in Malpe other resort in Hoode kadike Bengre) Numbers of Kannada Tamil Telugu tulu Movies shots in Hoode(Tonse)-Kemmannu-Bangre-Kadike-Thottam-Malpe

People and Occupation

There are many from this village employed abroad. The western part of Tonse boasts of many educational institutions providing literacy and career opportunities, as a result of which people from this rural place are employed in all the parts of the world. Agriculture, fishing, lime-shell mining and coir industry are the main source of livelihood of people in this region. Rice is the staple food of the population, whereas coconut is the commercial crop.

Geography

There are many islands scattered in the backwaters. Prominent among them being Timman-Kudru, Pintere-Kudru.

Transport

Kemmannu and Kallianpur are the two main towns of the village and the National Highway 66 (17) passes through Kallianpur. On the west coast of the village, running along the seashore is a road, which links Hoode-Bengre in the north to Malpe port in the south. Udupi-Manipal is the commercial and educational hub for the people of Tonse.

Language

Tulu is the most widely spoken language in Tonse. Other significant languages include language Urdu, Nawayath, Konkani, Kannada,

Religion

Tonse is a secular place where people of all religion live with peace and harmony. Though primarily followers of Hinduism, there are sizable followers Islam.and of Christianity, Tonse has 6 Temples, 3 Churches , 6 Masjid and 2 Dargha.

Governance

Tonse has a village panchayat based at Kallianpur for Tonse East and Kemmannu for Tonse West.

Educational Institutions

Health Care

Notes

    See also

    References

    1. Udupi pages, culture
    2. Udupi pages, travel

    External links