Bhatkal

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Place details

Locality: Belake
Region: Karnataka
Country: India
Population: 32,000
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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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: Bhatkal Town Municipal Council
Settlement.area_total_km2: 355.50
Settlement.elevation_m: 3
Settlement.population_total: 32,000
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto

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Wikidata facts

Area: 355.50
Elevation: 3
Dialing code: 8385

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postal code: 581320
Commons category: Bhatkal

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18 sections

Contents

History
Toponymy
Medieval
Modern
Geography
Rivers
Islands
Culture
Hariseva Karya
Festivals
Cuisine
Transport
Demographics
Governance
Notable people
See also
References
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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'.