Surathkal
Surathkal is a place in Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, 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 town in the suburbs of Mangalore city located on national highway 17.Surathkal also houses Vidyadayanee High School and Govindadasa College run by Hindu Vidyadayanee Sangha, Suratkal ,which has provided education to thousands of students from pre independence period.Mangalore Refinery (MRPL ) ,Mangalore fertilizers ( MCF ),New Mangalore port ( NMPT )are all nearby to surathkal. The nearest airport is Mangalore (Bajpe ) is just 15 kilometres from Suratkal.
Surathkal town can be easily accessed by various bus services from Mangalore City by both city and the Mangalore-Udupi express buses.
Surathkal was once a Grama panchayat, then town panchayat, municipality now merged with Mangalore city corporation. According to legend, the name is derived from "shiradakal" meaning "headstone" in Kannada. 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 Surathkal. Institutions and factories including MRPL, MCF, NMPT, Vidyadayanee High School and Govindadasa College are all nearby or within Surathkal. There is a railway station on Konkan railway Mumbai- Mangalore route at Surathkal.
External links
www.konkanrailway.com
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