Bantwal
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Place details
- Locality
- Bantwal
- Region
- Karnataka
- Country
- India
- Population
- 40,155
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Bantwal
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- Kannada
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Suburb
- Settlement.image_skyline
- File:Bantwal. Kashi mutt.jpg
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Karnataka, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Nearest City
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Karnataka
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Dakshina Kannada
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Mangalore
- Settlement.unit_pref
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Karnataka
- Area
- +25
- Elevation
- +36
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Image
- Bantwal. Kashi mutt.jpg
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
10 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Demographics
- Politics
- Economy
- Transport
- Adjacent communities
- See also
- References
- External links
Bantwal () is a city and taluk centre in Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, India, and the headquarters of Bantwal taluk. It is located 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.