Vamanjoor
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Coordinates: 12°54′55″N 74°53′52″E / 12.91528°N 74.89778°ECoordinates: 12°54′55″N 74°53′52″E / 12.91528°N 74.89778°E | |
Country | India |
State | Karnataka |
District | Dakshina Kannada |
Languages | |
• Official | Tulu, Konkani, Beary,Kannada |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
PIN | 575028 |
Vamanjoor is a small town which falls within the city corporation of Mangalore in Karnataka, India, it is located 15 km away from Mangalore city. It is en route to Moodabidri and Karkala by National Highway # 13.
Vamanjoor in Detail
Vamanjoor is a small town in the Coastal city of Mangalore in Karnataka, India, close to Kudupu and Gurupura . Vamanjoor is famous for many historic as well as geographical reasons. It is also home for the first ever and the only Catholic Engineering institute in Karnataka, St. Joseph Engineering College. Famous tourist attractions in Vamanjoor include Pilikula Nisargadhama and Manasa water park. The doordarshan (state television) broadcasting facility for Mangalore is based at vamanjoor. The biggest residential complex in the area is the quarters of the officers and staff of the Mangalore regional headquarters of the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation.
Notable Places in Vamanjoor
- Shri Amrutheshwara Temple, Thiruvail, Vamanjoor
- Shri Vishnumurthy Temple Thiruvail
- Pilikula Nisargadhama
- Manasa Amusement and Water Park
- Pilikula Golf Course
- Pilikula Wildlife Zoo
- Pilikula Botanical Garden
- Pilikula Heritage Village
- Pilikula Jungle Lodge & Resort
- Doordarshan Maintenance Centre
- Vamanjoor Junction
- Dharma Jyothi Social Welfare Society
- St. Joseph the Worker Church- Vamanjoor
- St. Joseph Engineering College
- St. Raymond Institutions
- Karavali College of Pharmacy
- Mangala Jyothi Integrated school (MJIS)
- TB Hospital
- LUCIANA - Home for Senior Citizens
- Ave Maria Palliative Care
Nearby Locations
External links
- http://www.mangalorespots.blogspot.com (Blog by Godwin Castelino)
- www.amrutheshwaratemple.in ( Shri Amrutheshwara Temple- website Powered by Ekakin)