Bantwal
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Bantwal is a Dravidian language spoken by 1.95 million native speakers mainly in the southwest part of Indian state Karnataka known as Tulu Nadu. In India, 1.72 million people speak it as their mother tongue , increased by 10 percent over the 1991 census...
/Konkani
Konkani language
KonkaniKonkani is a name given to a group of several cognate dialects spoken along the narrow strip of land called Konkan, on the west coast of India. This is, however, somewhat an over-generalisation. Geographically, Konkan is defined roughly as the area between the river Damanganga to the north...
/Kannada - ಬಂಟ್ವಾಳ) is a taluk
Tehsil
A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....
in Dakshina Kannada
Dakshina Kannada
- Geography :The district geography consists of sea shore in the west and Western Ghats in the east. The major rivers are Netravathi, Kumaradhara, Phalguni, Shambhavi, Nandini or Pavanje and Payaswini which all join Arabian sea. Vast areas of evergreen forests which once covered this district, have...
district
Districts of Karnataka
The Indian State of Karnataka is located within 11°30' North and 18°30' North latitudes and 74° East and 78°30' East longitude. It is situated on a tableland where the Western and Eastern Ghat ranges converge into the Nilgiri hill complex, in the western part of the Deccan Peninsular region of India...
, Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It is also a town by the same name. The adjacent township of B.C.Road (Bantwal Cross Road) serves as the commercial center.
History
Bantwal town is reverentially called as Vatapura Kshetra by some communities. It is situated on the banks of River Nethravati on the National Highway - 48, 25 K.M East of Mangalore.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.
Prior to 1852, Bantwal Taluk was the largest Taluk in the entire of Canara
Kanara
The Kanara or Canara region comprises three coastal districts of Karnataka, namely Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttara Kannada and Kasaragod district of Kerala in southwestern India. Kanara forms the southern part of the Konkan coast...
Province (then comprising North Canara, Udupi, Mangalore
Mangalore
Mangalore is the chief port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located about west of the state capital, Bangalore. Mangalore lies between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghat mountain ranges, and is the administrative headquarters of the Dakshina Kannada district in south western...
and Kasaragod
Kasaragod district
Kasaragod District is one of the districts of the Indian state of Kerala. Kasaragod District was organised as a separate district on 24 May 1984...
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. Bantwal 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, Bunts, Konkanis
Konkani people
Konkani people , form a group of people mainly found in the Konkan Coast of western India whose mother-tongue is the Konkani language....
, and a few Jains.
Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Bantwal had a population of 36,829. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Bantwal has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 76% of the males and 72% of females literate. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.Kannada, Tulu
Tulu language
The Tulu language |?]]]) is a Dravidian language spoken by 1.95 million native speakers mainly in the southwest part of Indian state Karnataka known as Tulu Nadu. In India, 1.72 million people speak it as their mother tongue , increased by 10 percent over the 1991 census...
and Konkani
Konkani language
KonkaniKonkani is a name given to a group of several cognate dialects spoken along the narrow strip of land called Konkan, on the west coast of India. This is, however, somewhat an over-generalisation. Geographically, Konkan is defined roughly as the area between the river Damanganga to the north...
are the main languages spoken here.
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 KeralaKerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
in the south, and the towns of Belthangady
Belthangady
Belthangady is the headquarters of Belthangady taluk of the Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka state in India. Belthangady taluk is mostly covered by forests. Western ghats provide scenic beauty, especially during the monsoon season that usually lasts from the month of June to September...
and Puttur in the east, the city of Mangalore
Mangalore
Mangalore is the chief port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located about west of the state capital, Bangalore. Mangalore lies between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghat mountain ranges, and is the administrative headquarters of the Dakshina Kannada district in south western...
in the west and Karkala
Karkala
Karkala is a town and the headquarters of Karkala taluk in the Udupi district of Karnataka, India. Located about 380 km from Bangalore, it lies near the Western Ghats....
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
Mangalore is the chief port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located about west of the state capital, Bangalore. Mangalore lies between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghat mountain ranges, and is the administrative headquarters of the Dakshina Kannada district in south western...
. Mangalore is connected with other cities in Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
such as Mysore and Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
via NH-48.
The Grama Panchayats in Bantwal taluk are Golthamajalu, Kolnadu, Kurnadu, Maani, Navooru, Pudu, Sangabettu, Maavinakatte, Sarapady
Sarapady
Sarapady is a small village in Karnataka State, India on the banks of the Nethravathi river in the Bantwal taluk, Dakshina Kannada District.There were plans of building a dam near it which necessitated the evacuation of the villagers from Sarapady, but the plans have been stalled...
, Thumbe, Veerakumba and Vittla (Vittal).
The Netravati River passes through the taluka. Water supply to Mangalore
Mangalore
Mangalore is the chief port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located about west of the state capital, Bangalore. Mangalore lies between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghat mountain ranges, and is the administrative headquarters of the Dakshina Kannada district in south western...
city is provided by a vented dam at Thumbe to Netravathi. There is a bridge over the Netravati river at Panemangalore.
Some other places in Bantwal taluk of interest are Kadeshivalaya, Ajilamogaru, Alike, Karanje, Naraharibetta, Nandavara
Nandavara
Nandavara is a settlement on the bank of the Netravati River, in Bantwal taluka, at Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka, India. It is around 25 km from Mangalore....
and Modankap.
Education
List of schools-
- SVS High School, Bantwal
- SVS English School, Vidyagiri, Bantwal
- SVS temple school
- Infant Jesus school, Modankap
- Deepika highschool, Modankap
- Carmel Convent School, Modankap
- Holy Saviour School, Agrar
- Christa Jyothi HighSchool, Agrar
- St.Jacob's School, Farla
- St Patrick's hr primary school siddakatte
- Govt pre university college siddakatte
- B.A, thumbay
- Sri Sharada High School, Panemangalore
- Sri Rama High School, Kalladka
List of colleges
- General Courses
- Sri Venkataramana Swamy College, Bantwal (www.svscbantwal.org)
- P.A. Fr. Gr. College, Nadupadavu, Kairangala.
- Govt High school & Junior college, Mudipu
- Engineering
- P A College of Engineering, Nadupadavu, Kairangala.
- Canara Engineering College, Benjanapadavu.
- Government Polytechnic Bantwal
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 VenkateshwaraVenkateshwaraVenkateswara also known as Srinivasa, Balaji, Venkata and Venkatachalapati , is a form of the Hindu god Vishnu. Venkateswara means the Lord who destroys the sins of the people...
or Balaji came here all the way from TirupatiTirumala - TirupatiTirupati is a major pilgrimage city located in the Chittoor district and seventh biggest city of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located at the foothills of the Eastern Ghats at a distance of south of Hyderabad, the capital of the state, east of Bangalore, and north of Chennai.Tirupati is famous...
. - Shri Vinayaka Shankaranarayana Durgamba templeShri Vinayaka Shankaranarayana Durgamba templeSituated on the banks on Netravathi river the Shri Vinayaka Shankaranarayana Durgamba temple is fascinating not only for its artistic and scenic view but also for the spiritual energy it provides for the visitiors...
at Nandavara: is another historical and famous temple situated in the banks of Netravati River. - Shree Gopalakrishna Devasthana, Kairangala
- Shri Seetharam Temple
- Shri Somanatheshwara temple,Near B.C.Road
- Shri Chandikeswari Temple,B.C.Road
- Rakhteshwari Temple
- Shri Hanumanth Temple
- Shri Krishna Math
- Banks of River Netravathi
- Panekala Padpu and its history
- Shri Mahamaya Temple
- Shri Narahari Temple, Kalladka
- Shri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple, Kadeshivalaya
- Shri Panchalingeswara Temple.Vittal
- Shri Karinjeshwara Temple, Karinje, Bantval Taluk. This temple is situated at a place called Karinja of Kavalamudur village of Bantval taluk. 38 km away from Mangalore and 14 km away from Bantval. Could be reached from (2 km) a place called Vogga on MangaloreMangaloreMangalore is the chief port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located about west of the state capital, Bangalore. Mangalore lies between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghat mountain ranges, and is the administrative headquarters of the Dakshina Kannada district in south western...
-BelthangadyBelthangadyBelthangady is the headquarters of Belthangady taluk of the Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka state in India. Belthangady taluk is mostly covered by forests. Western ghats provide scenic beauty, especially during the monsoon season that usually lasts from the month of June to September...
route. This temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva and Parvathi. The temple stands high on the hill amidst beautiful surroundings. The view of the lake below the hill will certainly cool one's eyes. Every year in months of February — March, Shivaratri, the festival of Lord Shiva is celebrated here with much festivity, which attracts large masses of people. - Shri Rajarajeswari Temple, PolaliPolaliPolali is a village in Bantwal taluk, in the Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka state in India. Polali is famous for the . Raja Rajeshwari is an icon of Shakti.Polali Shri Raja Rajeshwari temple is famous for its month long annual jaatra held in the month of March and April. The temple is...
, Bantval Taluk, placed at 20 km away from the city and 20 km away from Mangalore city and 10 km away from Mangalore Airport(Bajpe Airport) - Nara Hari Betta, Bantwal: This Shiva temple is also historically known as a place where Nara and Hari, incarnations of Lord Vishnu were supposed to have performed the penance. This hill top temple is also known for its lyrical ponds, which are in the shape of Shanka (Conch), Chakra (Wheel), Gadha (Heavy Weapon) and Padma (Lotus), the weapons of Vishnu. Taking a holy dip in these ponds on the day of Karthik Somvar is considered to be sacred according to the Hindu mythology. Location: It is situated 25 km from Mangalore in Bantwal.
- Shri Pancha Durgaparameshwari Temple, Kakyabeedu, 12 km from Sri Karinjeshwara Temple on Vagga-Uli- Uppinagady Road
- Daiva (Bhuta) Shrines
- "Panolibail Kalluti Daiva Sthana" which is most famous sthana situated in few km distance from bantal. This holy place famous for "Agelu".
- Churches
- The Most Holy Saviour Church on the hills of Agrar three kilometers away from the town is more than three hundred years old and has got beautiful paintings on the walls similar to the ones at the St. Aloysius Chapel.
- Infant Jesus Church, Modankap is also a three hundred year old church which is the main church of the Bantwal deanery headed by the Vicar Var.
- Our Lady of Vailankani ChurcH, Farla
- Our Lady of Loretto Church, loretto.
- St Patrick Church Siddakatte.
- [Church Of The Sacred Heart Of Jesus..Shamboor.(Shambur)**..]
LOCATION: This church is situated at a distance of 37 km from Mangalore, 6 km from Panemangalore and is surrounded by Borimar, Mogarnad, Bantwal, Modankaup and Allipade parishes
Nearby Places
- MangaloreMangaloreMangalore is the chief port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located about west of the state capital, Bangalore. Mangalore lies between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghat mountain ranges, and is the administrative headquarters of the Dakshina Kannada district in south western...
- Kasargod
- Puttur
- Belthangadi
- SiddapurSiddapurSiddapura or Siddapur is a Taluk Panchayat in Uttara Kannada district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located near the town of Sirsi and Sagar-News and media:...
- Siddakatte
- Goodinabali