Bantwal

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Place details

Locality: Bantwal
Region: Karnataka
Country: India
Population: 40,155
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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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: Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2: 25
Settlement.elevation_m: 36
Settlement.population_total: 40,155
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011
Settlement.population_density_km2: 1473.2

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Wikidata facts

Area: 25
Elevation: 36
Image: Bantwal. Kashi mutt.jpg
Dialing code: 8255

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Commons category: Bantwal
postal code: 574211

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History
Geography
Demographics
Politics
Economy
Transport
Adjacent communities
See also
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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.