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Karkala
Karla | |
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Town | |
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Nickname: Jain pilgrimage center | |
Coordinates: 13°12′00″N 74°58′59″E / 13.2°N 74.983°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Karnataka |
Region | Tulu Nadu |
District | Udupi |
Settled | 1912 |
Area | |
• Total | 23.06 km2 (8.90 sq mi) |
Elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 25,824 |
• Density | 1,089.16/km2 (2,820.9/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Kannada |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 574 104 |
Telephone code | 91-(0)8258 |
Vehicle registration | KA-20 |
Sex ratio | 1.11 ♂/♀ |
Website | www |
Karkala, also known as Karla in Tulu language, is a town and the headquarters of Karkala taluk in the Udupi district of Karnataka, India. Located about 60 km from Mangalore in the Tulu Nadu region of the state, it lies near the foothills of the Western Ghats. Karkala has a number of natural and historical landmarks, and is a major tourist and transit destination due to its strategic location along the way to Hebri, Sringeri, Kalasa, Horanadu, Udupi, Kollur, Subrahmanya and Dharmasthala.
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