Bhatkal
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Key facts
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.mapframe
- yes
- Settlement.mapframe zoom
- 12
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Karnataka#India3
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Karnataka, India##Location in India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Karnataka
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Uttara Kannada
- Settlement.government_type
- Town Municipal Council
- Settlement.governing_body
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Karnataka
- Area
- +355.50
- Elevation
- +3
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
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Article
18 sectionsContents
- History
- Toponymy
- Medieval
- Modern
- Geography
- Rivers
- Islands
- Culture
- Hariseva Karya
- Festivals
- Cuisine
- Transport
- Demographics
- Governance
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- External links
Bhatkal is a coastal town in the Uttara Kannada District of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bhatkal lies on National Highway 66, which runs between Mumbai and Kanyakumari, and has Bhatkal railway station which is one of the major railway stations along the Konkan Railway line, which runs between Mumbai and Mangalore.
==History== ===Toponymy=== Bhatkal was named after Jain grammarian, Bhattakalanka, who hailed from Hadwalli village, a town on the state highway toward Jog Falls, Shimoga. It was also known as Susagadi, and Manipura in Sanskrit. Francis Hamilton referred to it as Batuculla, which means 'round town'.