Bantwal

Coordinates: 12°53′37″N 74°59′41″E / 12.8936°N 74.9947°E / 12.8936; 74.9947
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Bantwal
Suburb
UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
574 211
Telephone code08255
Vehicle registrationKA-70
Websitewww.bantwaltown.mrc.gov.in

Bantwal (listen

district, Karnataka, India, and the headquarters of Bantwal taluk. It is located 25 km (16 mi) East of Mangalore city center. BC Road-Kaikamba of Bantwal is one of the fastest developing areas in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka
.

Along with BC Road-Kaikamba,

Panemangalore & Melkar regions are also urbanized. They are also developing as the eastern suburbs of Mangalore. Towards east of Mangalore, the stretch to BC Road-Kaikamba region forms a continuous Mangalore Urban Agglomeration area which is currently the second biggest in Karnataka after Bangalore. Bantwal is the fourth largest urban area in Dakshina Kannada district after Mangalore, Ullal (both comes under Mangalore Urban Agglomeration area) & Puttur
in terms of population.

Srirama Sitadevi Temple
Panemangaluru Bypass Junction

History

It is situated on the banks of River

Nethravati on the National Highway 73 (India)
. The adjacent town of B.C. Road (Bantwal Cross Road) serves as the commercial center.

Previously, the town of Bantwal was known for trade with the Persian Gulf states, being so close to Mangalore. However, flooding caused by the river

Netravathi
during the monsoons compelled traders and newer settlements to move to the adjacent city of B.C. Road due to its higher altitude. Gradually, most Government offices shifted to B.C. Road.

Prior to 1852, Bantwal Taluk was the largest taluk in the entire of

Goud Saraswat Brahmins, Konkani Catholics and a few Jains.[2]

Geography

Bantwal is located along the coast of river Netravathi. Every year due to heavy rains the river floods. National Highway 73 cuts through B. C. Road. The highway serves as the conduit for several arterial routes leading to neighbouring towns with Mangalore. Mangalore is connected with other cities in Karnataka such as Mysore and Bangalore by National Highway 275 (India) and National Highway 75 (India) respectively. It is well connected to Uppala through Uppala-Mudipu-Bantwal Highway.

Demographics

As of 2001 India

Beary are the two largest languages with 41.33% and 37.65% of the population. 13.22% of the population speaks Konkani and 5.72% Kannada
as their first language.

According to the 2011 India census, Hindus make up 54.65% of total population, Muslims 38.42% and Christians 6.61% in Bantwal town.[4]

Politics

U Rajesh Naik (BJP) is the MLA from the Bantval (Karnataka Assembly constituency) since 2018.

Economy

The town is still considered an important trade center for groceries, tobacco, hardware and gold.

Transport

Bantwala Railway Station

Many buses ply to nearby places such as Mudipu, Moodabidri, Surathkal, Mulki, Kinnigoli, Vitla operate from the B. C Road bus stand. The railway station at B. C Road is maintained by south western railways. The Mangalore port is about 30 kilometres from here. Mangalore International Airport is about 45 minutes from B.C Road.

Adjacent communities

See also

References

  1. ^ "Home | ಬಂಟ್ವಾಳ ಪುರಸಭೆ". Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  2. ^ a b "A Gazetteer of Southern India" published in 1855
  3. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  4. ^ "Muslim population goes up in DK too: Census report". 19 September 2015.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bantwal.

Shri Panoli bailu kallurti Daivasthana, Sajipa Bantwal

Shri Sadashiva Temple, Narahari Parvatha sri laxmi venkatramana temple, bantwal sri veera vittala venkataramana temple, panemangalore sri hanuman temple, nandavara sri ganapati mutt, panemangalore polali sri rajarajeshwari temple, polali

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