Hegde is a village in
Kumta on the western coast of India in the
Uttara Kannada district of the state of
Karnataka.
Bangalore.
Location
Hegde is 4 km away from National Highway 17, which runs from
Mumbai to
Thiruvananthapuram.
Distances to some of the major cities are:
*
Bangalore 470 km
*
Dharwad 177 km
*
Goa (
Panaji) 179 km
*
Mangalore 204 km
*
Mumbai 738 km
*
Pune 598 km
*
Bhatkal 60 km
*
Honnavar 25 km
On the
Konkan Railway line, the nearest railway station is
Kumta. Autorickshaws, buses and other modes of road transport are available to reach Hegde from the railway station. The nearest international airports are
Goa (180 km)
Mangalore (207 km).
Climate
This part of
Karnataka has very hot
Summer
Summer is the hottest of the four temperate seasons, occurring after spring and before autumn. At or centred on the summer solstice, the earliest sunrise and latest sunset occurs, daylight hours are longest and dark hours are shortest, wit ...
with temperature rising of maximum of 35-36 degree Celsius and the
Rainfall here is seasonal, but heavy and is above 6000 mm. in a year. The impact of
winter is less in this part of
Coastal Karnataka. Since the city is located on the coast, it has an extreme climate, with temperatures in the range of 36
0C to 28
0C during summer and 26
0C to 20
0C during winter. The rainy season witnesses heavy rains by the
South-West Monsoon.
The
Monsoon period is from June to September with rainfall averaging more than 4000mm every year and heavy winds.
Education
* MHPS Hegde,
* KGS Hegde,
* HPS Melinakeri
* HPS Masur
* Dr. A.V. Baliga College Of Arts & Science
* Kamala Baliga College Of Education
* Vidyadhiraj Polytechnic
Religion
The main temple and deity is devi Shri Shantika Parameshwari. Hegde car festival is one of the major car fest in
Karavali.
See also
*
Gokarna
*
Kumta
References
Kumta Beach
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Villages in Uttara Kannada district