Hampankatta (pronounced as 'Hampanakatte' in Tulu and
Kannada
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) is the centre of
Mangalore City
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,
Karnataka
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. Hampankatta also called as Happananakatte/Hampankatte/Hampananakatte/Hampanakatte. Most of the public utilities are located here and the locality boasts the most buzzing commercial activity in the city. Hampanakkatte was named by the British in 1920. Its original name was 'Appanakatte'. It was named after a person called ''Appanna Poojary'' who constructed a 'well' in the region around 1900, hence it was named Appannakatte. He used to feed his bullock cart etc. in those days and used to take rest.
Mangalore Central
Rail connectivity in Mangalore was established in 1907. Mangalore was also the starting point of India's longest rail route. The city has two railway stations, Mangalore Central (at Hampankatta) and Mangalore Junction (at Kankanadi).
A metre gauge railway track, built through the Western Ghats, connects Mangalore with Hassan. The broad gauge track connecting Mangalore to Bangalore via Hassan was opened to freight traffic in May 2006 and passenger traffic in December 2007. Mangalore is also connected to Chennai through the Southern Railway and to
Mumbai
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via the
Konkan Railway
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.
Important places in Hampankatta are as follows
Public Utilities
*1. Service Bus Stand : This bus stand is located adjacent to Nehru Maidan near StateBank. All private run express & shuttle buses to various places around Mangalore like
Udupi
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...
,
Kundapur
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Kasargod
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Karkala
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Shimoga
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, etc., start from this bus stand. Some of the KSRTC buses to BC road & Puttur also start from here.
*2. City Railway Station: This station is now called as Mangalore Central Station. All trains having Mangalore as starting point start from this station. The trains which just pass through Mangalore will stop at Kankanadi (now known as Mangalore Junction) only. They do not come to Mangalore Central station.
*3. Town Hall: This hall mainly hosts different cultural activities like Tulu dramas,
Beary
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dramas,
Yakshagana
Yakshagaana is a traditional theatre, developed in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Uttara Kannada, Shimoga and western parts of Chikmagalur districts, in the state of Karnataka and in Kasaragod district in Kerala that combines dance, music, dialogue, ...
weight lifting
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Nehru Maidan
Nehru Maidan or Central Maidan is a multi purpose ground in Mangalore, Karnataka, India. This ground is situated in heart of the city Hampankatta. The ground is mainly used for organizing matches of association football, football, cricket and othe ...
: This playground is open for common public. People play all kinds of games. This ground is also used for political rallies, Independence day/Republic day parades, circus, exhibitions, etc.
*6. DC & Magistrate Office
*7. PWD (
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)
*8. Central Market
*9. City Central Library: This is located close to St Aloysius college. This library is run by the
Mangalore city corporation
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. There are several branches for city central library within Mangalore.
Hospitals
*1. Wenlock Hospital: This is the largest hospital in Dakshina Kannada district run by the state government.
*2. Lady Goschen Hospital
Gallery
Image:Clock Tower to Nehru Maidan Road in Mangalore - 2.jpg, Road linking the Clock tower circle with Nehru Maidan
Image:Clock Tower circle at Hampankatta in Mangalore - 1.jpg, Clock Tower circle junction
Image:Appana katte Mangaluru India.jpg, Appana Katte
Image:RTO and PWD office at Pandeshwar in Mangalore.jpg, RTO and PWD office
Image:Mangalore Town Hall 2012.jpg, Town Hall
Image:Near the entrance of Nehru Maidan in Mangalore.jpg, Near the entrance of Nehru Maidan
Educational institutions
*1. Milagres Pre-University College
*2.
University College
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Kasturba Medical College
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Tippu Sultan
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Townhall
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Nehru Maidan
Nehru Maidan or Central Maidan is a multi purpose ground in Mangalore, Karnataka, India. This ground is situated in heart of the city Hampankatta. The ground is mainly used for organizing matches of association football, football, cricket and othe ...
(for sports)
*5. Central Talkies
*6. City Central Library,
Light House Hill
Light House Hill is situated in Hampankatta, the heart of Mangalore City in the southern India. It was built by Hyder Ali and was used as watch tower for Sultanate of Mysore Navy.
Educational institutions
Light House Hill is the location of two ...