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Bantwal is a taluk in Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, India. It is also a town by the same name. The adjacent township of B.C.Road (Bantwal Cross Road) serves as the commercial center. Image File history File links India-locator-map-blank. ...
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KarnÄtakÄ (Kannada: à²à²¨à²¾à³¯à²à²) (IPA: ) is one of the four southern states of India. ...
Location of Dakshina Kannada district with respect to the other districts of Karnataka. ...
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Location of Dakshina Kannada district with respect to the other districts of Karnataka. ...
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KarnÄtakÄ (Kannada: à²à²¨à²¾à³¯à²à²) (IPA: ) is one of the four southern states of India. ...
B.C.Road is a place in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka in India. ...
History In the olden days, the town of Bantwal was known for trade. However, flooding caused by the river Netravathi during the monsoons compelled traders and newer settlements to move to the adjacent township of B.C.Road due to its higher altitude. Gradually, most Government offices shifted to B.C. Road. Nethravathi River or Nethravathy River has its origins at Gangamoola at Samse in Chikmagalur district of Karnataka, India. ...
Prior to 1852, Bantwal Taluk was the largest Taluk in the entire of Canara Province (then comprising of North Canara, Udupi, Mangalore and Kasargod Districts) with 411 villages and a total population of 1,69,416. In 1852, a portion of it was formed into the Taluk of Puttur. (Source: "A Gazetteer of Southern India" published in 1855, searchable via Google Books) The Kanara or Canara (called Kannada in Karnataka) districts comprise three districts of Karnataka - North Kanara (Uttara Kannada) whose administrative headquarters is Karwar, Udupi, and South Kanara (Dakshina Kannada), whose administrative headquarters is Mangalore. ...
Uttara Kannada is a district in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. ...
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO TRAVELLERS TO DAKSHINA KANNADA (AND MANGALORE) AREA: PLEASE NOTE THAT MANGALORE AND THE NEARBY AREAS IN THE DISTRICT OF DAKSHINA KANNADA ARE PRONE TO MOB VIOLENCE BETWEEN HINDUS AND MOSLEMS [1]. EXTREMIST ORGANISATIONS LIKE SIMI AND BAJRANG DAL ARE ACTIVE IN THE AREA, ACCORDING TO THE HOME...
Mangalore, , (ಮà²à²à²³à³à²°à³ in Kannada), will soon be renamed Mangaluru, is the chief port city of the state of Karnataka, India. ...
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Puttur is the Taluk headquarters of Puttur Taluk in Mangalore District. ...
According to this book, Buntwal (as it is spelt in the Gazetteer) was an enterpot for the produce of the province on its way to the Mysore Country and had derived great benefit of late years from the extension of the coffee trade. It contained about thousand scattered houses inhabited by Moplas, Bunters, Konkanies, and a few Jains. Mysore or MaisÅ«ru (Kannada: ಮà³à²¸à³à²°à³,) is the second largest city in the Indian state of Karnataka. ...
Demography Mostly Bunts, Christians, Bearys and Gaud Saraswats inhabited the town of Bantwal. A bunt is a special type of offensive technique in baseball or fastpitch softball. ...
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A beary woman clad in traditional Kuppaya and Tuni The Beary (also known as Byari) (Kannada: ಬà³à²¯à²¾à²°à²¿) is a small, vibrant Muslim community concentrated mostly in coastal South Kanara (Dakshina Kannada) district of Karnataka state in India, having its own unique traditions, and distinct cultural identity. ...
Saraswat Brahmins claim descent from a Brahmin caste mentioned in ancient Hindu scriptures as inhabiting the Saraswati River valley, the geographic location of which is unknown. ...
Economy The town is still considered an important trade center for groceries, tobacco, hardware and most importantly gold.
Geography The taluk is flanked by the state of Kerala in the south, and the towns of Belthangady and Puttur in the east, the city of Mangalore in the west and Karkala in the north. It covers an area of about 720 km square. National Highway 48 cuts through B. C. Road. The highway serves as the conduit for several arterial routes leading to neighboring towns with Mangalore. Mangalore is connected with other cities in Karnataka such as Mysore and Bangalore via NH-48. Kerala ( ; Malayalam: àµà´à´°à´³à´; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of southwestern India. ...
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Puttur is a town in the Dakshina Kannada district, in the Indian state of Karnataka. ...
Mangalore, , (ಮà²à²à²³à³à²°à³ in Kannada), will soon be renamed Mangaluru, is the chief port city of the state of Karnataka, India. ...
Gomateshwara on the rock hill, karkala. ...
Mangalore, , (ಮà²à²à²³à³à²°à³ in Kannada), will soon be renamed Mangaluru, is the chief port city of the state of Karnataka, India. ...
KarnÄtakÄ (Kannada: à²à²¨à²¾à³¯à²à²) (IPA: ) is one of the four southern states of India. ...
Mysore or MaisÅ«ru (Kannada: ಮà³à²¸à³à²°à³,) is the second largest city in the Indian state of Karnataka. ...
Bangalore (proposed to be renamed Bengalooru or Bengaluru) (Kannada: ; pronunciation: in Kannada and in English) is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. ...
The Grama Panchayats in Bantwal taluk are Golthamajalu, Kolnadu, Kurnadu, Maani, Pudu, Sangabettu, Sarapady, Thumbe, Veerakumba and Vittla (Vittal). Sarapady is a small village in India on the banks of the Nethravathi river in the Bantwal taluk,Mangalore district (Formerly Dakshina Kannada District). ...
Vittla is small town around 18 Km from Bantwal Taluk. ...
The Netravati River passes through the taluka. Water supply to Mangalore city is provided by a vented dam at Thumbe to Netravathi. There is a bridge over the Netravati river at Panemangalore. The Netravati River (or Nethravathi River) has its origins at Gangamoola at Samse in Chikkamagaluru district of Karnataka, India. ...
Mangalore, , (ಮà²à²à²³à³à²°à³ in Kannada), will soon be renamed Mangaluru, is the chief port city of the state of Karnataka, India. ...
Nethravathi River or Nethravathy River has its origins at Gangamoola at Samse in Chikmagalur district of Karnataka, India. ...
Some other places in Bantwal taluk of interest are Ajilamogaru, Alike, Karanje, Naraharibetta and Nandavara. Nandavara is a settlement on the bank of the Netravati River, in Bantwal taluka, at Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka, India. ...
Places to See - Temples
- Shri Mahalingeshwara Temple: is one of the oldest temples in the region and is dedicated to Lord Shiva.
- Shri Tirumala Venkatramana Swamy Temple: of Bantwal is very famous. It is believed that Lord Venkateshwara or Balaji came here all the way from Tirupati.
- Shri Vinayaka Shankaranarayana Durgamba temple at Nandavara: is another historical and famous temple situated in the banks of Netravati River.
- Shri Seetharam Temple
- Shri Hanumanth Temple
- Shri Krishna Math
- Shri Mahamaya Temple.
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