Surathkal

Surathkal

Surathkal
ಸುರತ್ಕಲ್
Surathkal Surathkal; ಸುರತ್ಕಲ್
village

Surathkal (Tulu:ಸುರತ್ಕಲ್ ) is a locality under the city corporation of Mangalore located in the Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka state, India. Surathkal is home to one of India's best technical institutes - The National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), formerly known as Karnataka Regional Engineering College (KREC). Surathkal is a suburb of Mangalore city located on National highway 17. Surathkal also houses Vidyadayanee High School and Govindadasa College run by Hindu Vidyadayanee Sangha, Surathkal, which has provided education to thousands of students since pre-independence period. The town boasts of Industries like The Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited MRPL, Mangalore Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited (MCF) and a port The New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT). The nearest airport is Mangalore (Bajpe), 15 kilometres from Surathkal.The New Mangalore sea port is 6 km away. The railway station at Surathkal, on Konkan railway, is an important one due to the presence of several educational institutes,sea port,air port and industries.

Surathkal town can be easily accessed by various bus services from Mangalore City by both city buses and the Mangalore-Udupi Express buses.

Background

Surathkal was once a Grama panchayat, then town panchayat, municipality now merged with Mangalore city corporation. According to legend, the name Surathkal is derived from "shiradakal" meaning "headstone" in Tulu. When Lord Ganapathi kept a shiva linga belonging to Ravana on ground, Ravana tried to pull the linga from the ground but could not. The place where the linga is supposed to have been is now known as Gokarna. Due to the force exerted by Ravana, some pieces were scattered. One such piece from the head of the linga is said to have fallen in present day Suratkal.

Geography

Surathkal is located at 12°58'60 N 74° 46' 60E.^[1]

Industry and Education

Some of the major industries in and around Surathkal are MRPL, BASF and MCF.There is Baikampady Industrial Estate about 6 KM from Surathkal which houses small and medium factories. Educational institutions like NITK (formerly KREC),Vidyadayanee High School and Govindadasa College are all nearby or within Surathkal.

Important information

Pincode : 575014 (It was previously 574158).
Assembly constituency : Surathkal (Karnataka Legislative Assembly 144).Currently "Suratkal". As per new notification, Suratkal shall fall under the new "Mangalore Urban North" Legislative Assembly constituency from next General elections.

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Loksabha constituency:Currently belongs to Udupi Loksabha constituency. As per new notification, Suratkal shall fall under the new Dakshina Kannada Loksabha constituency from next General elections.
STD code : 0824.
Railway station : Surathkal (Station code SL) on Konkan Railway.

Places of interest

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Suratkal Beach

Beach - Surathkal is on the shore of Arabian sea and boasts of having beautiful beaches. There is a beach in front of the Sadashiva Temple; the picturesque beach is known for its clean surrounding and its light house. NITK has its own private beach north of Surathkal beach which is open to the public too. Near Sasihitulu village which is about 5 km from Surathkal there is an estuary formed by the joining of Pavanje river to the Arabian Sea. It is a seldom visited spot but it is really beautiful and worth many visits

Krishnapura matha, one of the ashta matha established by Sri Madhwaacharya is 3 kilometres from Surathkal. The structure of the building is mostly made of wood. This type of structure is rare in the age of concrete buildings nowadays.

Localities in and around Surathkal

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Surathkal Light House and Mantapa

Iddya - Mahalingeshwara Temple is situated on west side of NH-17 opposite Govindadasa college.
Agaramelu - West of Surathkal Railway station
Krishnapura - 3 Kilometre from Surathkal Bus stand.
Katipalla- 5 Kilometres from Surathkal.
Kaikamba or Ganeshpura
Chelairu or Chelaru
Madhya or Madya or Madyapadav
Tadambail or Thadambail - In between Surathkal and NITK Campus on NH-17 highway.
Mukka - North of NITK ( formerly KREC )Campus enroute to Udupi on NH-17.
Chokkabettu : Lies enroute to Krishnapura.
Kaverthottu : East ( Behind ) the NITK campus.
Katla : East of Surathkal Railway station.
Munchuru: East of NITK towards Krishnapura Matha and Madhya.
Kana
Kandige:situated in Chelairu village on the bank of the river Nandini.A historical temple dedicated to a deity called Sree Dharmarasu Ullaya

External links

References

^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Surathkal
^ "New Assembly constituencies". DaijiWorld.com. 2007-07-14. Retrieved 2007-09-22. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
^ "Assembly constituencies proposed by Delimitation Commission". The Hindu. 2006-05-05. Retrieved 2007-09-22. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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[1] Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Surathkal

[2] "New Assembly constituencies". DaijiWorld.com. 2007-07-14. Retrieved 2007-09-22. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

[3] "Assembly constituencies proposed by Delimitation Commission". The Hindu. 2006-05-05. Retrieved 2007-09-22. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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