Kinnigoli
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Kinnigoli is a small town in Mangalore
Taluk. It is located approximately 32 km from Mangalore City, 7 km from Kateel
(a famous Hindu piligrimage center), 8 km from Mulki (5 km from Mulki Railway station) and 17 km the from the Mangalore International Airport
. Kinnigoli is a fast developing township .
Kinnigoli is well connected by road with buses to all major cities and towns of the region. It is a central market place for surrounding villages like Damarskatte, Kirem, Aikala
, Pakshikere
, Kateel
, Punaroor
, Niddodi, Neerude, Talipady, Mundkur and Sacheripet. A weekly market is held on every Thursday.
The majority of the people in Kinnigoli work in agriculture
. Paddy
is the widely grown crop and is mostly grown for consumption rather than sale. Cash crops like Areca nut and cashew
are grown in small packets of agricultural land or or on uncultivable hillocks. Mango
, jackfruit
and tamarind
trees are scattered over the farm lands.
Kinnigoli is rapidly urbanizing due to a large influx of expatriates returning to Kinnigoli (mostly from middle eastern countries) and settling down there. Kinnigoli has educational institutions including St. Mary's Boys High School, Little Flowers Girls School and the Pompei Pre University College. Kinnigoli has a hospital called Concetta Hosital that is run by the Bethany Sisters of the Little Flower, Mangalore.
Indian philanthropist and a cardiac surgeon Dr.Devi Prasad Shetty
born in kinnigoli.
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...
Taluk. It is located approximately 32 km from Mangalore City, 7 km from Kateel
Kateel
Kateel or Kateelu is a temple town in the Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka, India. It is about 29 kilometers away from Mangaluru and is considered one of the holiest temple towns in Hinduism...
(a famous Hindu piligrimage center), 8 km from Mulki (5 km from Mulki Railway station) and 17 km the from the Mangalore International Airport
Mangalore International Airport
Mangalore Airport, formerly known as Bajpe Airport, is a domestic and customs airport serving the coastal city of Mangalore, India...
. Kinnigoli is a fast developing township .
Kinnigoli is well connected by road with buses to all major cities and towns of the region. It is a central market place for surrounding villages like Damarskatte, Kirem, Aikala
Aikala
Aikala is a village near Kinnigoli. It is situated in Mangalore Taluk of Dakshina Kannada district. There is Pompei degree college at Aikala and Kirem church.It is known as Pompei in the Konkani language.-Other Links:...
, Pakshikere
Pakshikere
Pakshikereis a hamlet on Haleyangady to Kinnigoli route. This hamlet is situated in Mangalore taluk of Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka, India. Pakshikere in Kannada literally means bird's lake or lake of birds...
, Kateel
Kateel
Kateel or Kateelu is a temple town in the Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka, India. It is about 29 kilometers away from Mangaluru and is considered one of the holiest temple towns in Hinduism...
, Punaroor
Punaroor
Punaroor is a village in the Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka, India. Punarur can be reached from either from Suratkal or Mulky. The Vishwanatha Temple in Punaroor attracts thousands of devotees. There are marriage halls within the temple premises. Many marriages takes place here per Hindu...
, Niddodi, Neerude, Talipady, Mundkur and Sacheripet. A weekly market is held on every Thursday.
The majority of the people in Kinnigoli work in agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
. Paddy
Paddy field
A paddy field is a flooded parcel of arable land used for growing rice and other semiaquatic crops. Paddy fields are a typical feature of rice farming in east, south and southeast Asia. Paddies can be built into steep hillsides as terraces and adjacent to depressed or steeply sloped features such...
is the widely grown crop and is mostly grown for consumption rather than sale. Cash crops like Areca nut and cashew
Cashew
The cashew is a tree in the family Anacardiaceae. Its English name derives from the Portuguese name for the fruit of the cashew tree, caju, which in turn derives from the indigenous Tupi name, acajú. It is now widely grown in tropical climates for its cashew nuts and cashew apples.-Etymology:The...
are grown in small packets of agricultural land or or on uncultivable hillocks. Mango
Mango
The mango is a fleshy stone fruit belonging to the genus Mangifera, consisting of numerous tropical fruiting trees in the flowering plant family Anacardiaceae. The mango is native to India from where it spread all over the world. It is also the most cultivated fruit of the tropical world. While...
, jackfruit
Jackfruit
The jackfruit is a species of tree in the Artocarpus genus of the mulberry family . It is native to parts of Southern and Southeast Asia. It is the national fruit of Bangladesh, . The jackfruit tree is believed to be indigenous to the southwestern rain forests of India...
and tamarind
Tamarind
Tamarind is a tree in the family Fabaceae. The genus Tamarindus is monotypic .-Origin:...
trees are scattered over the farm lands.
Kinnigoli is rapidly urbanizing due to a large influx of expatriates returning to Kinnigoli (mostly from middle eastern countries) and settling down there. Kinnigoli has educational institutions including St. Mary's Boys High School, Little Flowers Girls School and the Pompei Pre University College. Kinnigoli has a hospital called Concetta Hosital that is run by the Bethany Sisters of the Little Flower, Mangalore.
Indian philanthropist and a cardiac surgeon Dr.Devi Prasad Shetty
Devi Prasad Shetty
Dr Devi Prasad Shetty is an Indian philanthropist and a cardiac surgeon. He also served as a member of the Board of Governors of Medical Council of India for 1 year between May 2010 and May 2011, after the MCI was reconstituted.-Life and career:...
born in kinnigoli.