Kinnigoli is a major
suburb
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in the
outskirts of
Mangalore Tehsil
Mangalore taluk is a ''taluk'' (subdistrict) in the Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka on the western coast of India. Mangalore is the administrative headquarters of the ''taluk''. It is made up of Mangalore City Corporation, Ullal City Munic ...
(Mangalore Township). It is located approximately 32 km from Mangalore City, 5 km from
Kateel
Kateel or Kateelu is a temple town in the Dakshina Kannada district of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is considered one of the holiest Hindu temple towns in India. It is situated on the banks of the river Nandini.
Geography
It is about ...
(a famous Hindu pilgrimage centre), 8 km from Mulki (5 km from Mulki Railway station) and 17 km from the
Mangalore International Airport
Mangalore International Airport , is an international airport serving the coastal city of Mangalore, India. It is one of the only two international airports in Karnataka, the other being Kempegowda International Airport, Bangalore. Mangalore ...
. Kinnigoli is a fast developing hamlet.
Kinnigoli is well connected by road with buses to all major cities and towns of the region. It is a central market place for surrounding villages like
Mundkuru, Ellinje,
Aikala, Kallamundkuru , Muchuru, Neerude,
Kateel
Kateel or Kateelu is a temple town in the Dakshina Kannada district of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is considered one of the holiest Hindu temple towns in India. It is situated on the banks of the river Nandini.
Geography
It is about ...
, Delantabettu, Nadugoodu, Attur, Panja
Pakshikere
Pakshikere is a hamlet on Haleyangady to Kinnigoli route. This hamlet is situated in Mangalore taluk of Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka, India. Pakshikere in Kannada literally means bird's lake or lake of birds. Pakshi means bird and ker ...
, Kavatharu and Balkunje. A weekly market is held on every Thursday. Kinnigoli has got its own supermarket called Daily Needs equipped with fruits, vegetables, pulses, grains, frozen foods, juices, etc.
The majority of the people in Kinnigoli work in
agriculture
Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people to ...
.
Paddy is the widely grown crop and is mostly grown for consumption rather than sale. Cash crops like
Areca nut
''Areca'' is a genus of 51 species of palms in the family Arecaceae, found in humid tropical forests from the islands of the Philippines, Malaysia and India, across Southeast Asia to Melanesia. The generic name ''Areca'' is derived from a name u ...
and
cashew
The cashew tree (''Anacardium occidentale'') is a tropical evergreen tree native to South America in the genus ''Anacardium'' that produces the cashew seed and the cashew apple accessory fruit. The tree can grow as tall as , but the dwarf cult ...
are grown in small packets of agricultural land or on uncultivable hillocks.
Mango
A mango is an edible stone fruit produced by the tropical tree ''Mangifera indica''. It is believed to have originated in the region between northwestern Myanmar, Bangladesh, and northeastern India. ''M. indica'' has been cultivated in South a ...
,
jackfruit
The jackfruit (''Artocarpus heterophyllus''), also known as jack tree, is a species of tree in the fig, mulberry, and breadfruit family (Moraceae). Its origin is in the region between the Western Ghats of southern India, all of Bangladesh, ...
and
tamarind
Tamarind (''Tamarindus indica'') is a Legume, leguminous tree bearing edible fruit that is probably indigenous to tropical Africa. The genus ''Tamarindus'' is monotypic taxon, monotypic, meaning that it contains only this species. It belongs ...
trees are scattered over the farm lands.
Kinnigoli is undergoing urbanisation and a real estate boom due to an influx of
Indian expatriate
Overseas Indians ( IAST: ), officially Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) and Overseas Citizens of India (OCIs) are Indians who live outside of the Republic of India. According to the Government of India, ''Non-Resident Indians'' are citizens of In ...
s returning to Kinnigoli (mostly from
Persian Gulf countries
The Arab states of the Persian Gulf refers to a group of Arab states which border the Persian Gulf. There are seven member states of the Arab League in the region: Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. ...
). Kinnigoli has a hospital called Concetta Hospital which is run by the Bethany Sisters of the Little Flower, Mangalore.
The famous Indian philanthropist and cardiac surgeon Dr
Devi Prasad Shetty
Devi Prasad Shetty FRCS (born 8 May 1953) is an Indian entrepreneur and cardiac surgeon who is the chairman and founder of Narayana Health, a chain of 21 medical centers in India. He has performed more than 16,000 heart operations. In 2004 he w ...
was born in Kinnigoli.
Srinidhi Ramesh Shetty
Srinidhi Ramesh Shetty (born 21 October 1992) is an Indian actress, model and the winner of the Miss Supranational 2016 pageant. Shetty was crowned as Miss Diva Supranational 2016 at the Miss Diva 2016 pageant and later represented India at Mi ...
is an Indian model and beauty pageant titleholder who won
Miss Diva
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The ...
–Miss Supranational India in the Miss Diva - 2016 and also Miss Supranational 2016 who hails from Thalipady Guthu, Kinnigoli,
In winter month, usually in January, buffalo racing competition called
Kambala
Kambala (or Kambla/Kambula) is an annual buffalo race held in the southwestern Indian state of Karnataka. Traditionally, it is sponsored by local Tuluva landlords and households in the coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi of Karnat ...
is held in the water filled, post harvest, rice fields named Kaanthabare-Boodabare Jodukare in Aikala, just about 3 km from Kinnigoli which attracts hordes of spectators including tourists. The competition attracts well fed and trained buffaloes from the twin districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi (formerly joint as
South Canara
South Canara was a district of the Madras Presidency of British India, located at . It comprised the towns of Kassergode and Udipi and adjacent villages, with the capital in Mangalore city. South Canara was one of the most heterogeneous areas o ...
), gold medallions along with cash prizes are awarded to the winners.
The other facet for which Kinnigoli is known for is its "Unity and diversity". Despite the presence of various religious groups like Hindus, Christians& Muslims and proliferations of
Kanarese
Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native sp ...
,
Tulu
Tulu may refer to:
People
*Derartu Tulu (born 1972), Ethiopian long-distance runner
*Walid Yacoubou (born 1997), Togolese footballer nicknamed "Tulu"
India
*Tulu calendar, traditional solar calendar generally used in the regions of southwest Kar ...
,
Konkani, and
Beary
The Beary (also known as Byari) is a community concentrated along the southwest coast of India, mostly in the Mangalore district of the south Indian state of Karnataka. They are an ethnic group of Indian Muslims with their own distinct cul ...
languages, Kinnigoli has been free from any communal tension over the years. Each of the communities coexist very well and in some cases actively encourage and participate in the religious activities of the other.
Due to the fact that a sizeable number of Kinnigoli natives are
Indian expatriate
Overseas Indians ( IAST: ), officially Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) and Overseas Citizens of India (OCIs) are Indians who live outside of the Republic of India. According to the Government of India, ''Non-Resident Indians'' are citizens of In ...
s working abroad particularly in the
Gulf countries
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, there has been a large influx of foreign remittances to the small town. So nowadays, one can find a large number of upscale
mansions and bungalows along the roads leading in and out of kinnigoli. However, despite the
real estate boom
A real-estate bubble or property bubble (or housing bubble for residential markets) is a type of economic bubble that occurs periodically in local or global real-estate markets, and typically follow a land boom. A land boom is the rapid increase ...
, the ecosystem has been carefully preserved by taking care to see that trees are not destroyed and overall green cover remains untouched. As a result, the place still retains its green cover and eco friendly habitat. Some modern apartments have come up at Kinnigoli like
Pinto's Golden Castle . Kinnigoli has few options of hotels. Some good service apartments have cone up near kinnigoli church next to Marywale school called
Pinto's Crystal Castle which offers furnished apartments with equipped kitchen. A nice place to stay for families in short stays at Kinnigoli.
There is a regular Kannada monthly magazine called Yugapurusha published from Kinnigoli.
There is a mall here with name
KINNIGOLI PPPS MALL first of its kind. Its 14400sqft in size, containing daily items, groceries, garments and also housing a Multi- Cuisine restaurant.
Connectivity
Bus
Kinnigoli has good connectivity of bus services. The buses are running to
Mangaluru
Mangalore (), officially known as Mangaluru, is a major port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats about west of Bangalore, the state capital, 20 km north of Karnataka–Ker ...
,
Mulki,
Udupi
Udupi (alternate spelling Udipi; also known as Odipu) is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. Udupi is situated about north of the educational, commercial and industrial hub of Mangalore and about west of state capital Bangalore by road.
...
,
Bajpe
Bajpe is a locality in Mangalore city of Dakshina Kannada district in the state of Karnataka, now also known as Bajpe Town, India. It is around from the city of Mangalore. The Mangalore International Airport is located at Bajpe and was previou ...
,
Kateel
Kateel or Kateelu is a temple town in the Dakshina Kannada district of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is considered one of the holiest Hindu temple towns in India. It is situated on the banks of the river Nandini.
Geography
It is about ...
,
Moodabidre,
Belman
Belman was a company based in Australia that made guitars.
They have recently shut down, thus leaving only a few of their last guitars out there. Their bodies are made of exotic timbers which are often embellished with well-figured tops.
It is p ...
,
Nitte
Nitte is a village in Karkala taluk of Udupi district, in the Indian state of Karnataka. The village is on the way from Padubidri to Karkala. It is 8 km away from Karkala, 26 km from Udupi and 54 km from Mangalore. It is located ...
,
Balkunje,
Palimar
Palimar is a village in the Udupi district of Karnataka, India. It houses one of the Ashta Mathas of Udupi founded by the Dvaita philosopher Madhvacharya.
External links
The Eight Tulu Monasteries of Udupi by Neria Harish Hebbar, MDaBoloji ...
,
Padubidre
Padubidri or Padubidre or Padubedre in Tulu language is a small town in coastal district of Udupi in Karnataka state, India.
Padubidri is on the way from Udupi to Mangalore route. National Highway 17 (now NH 66) passes through Padubidri. Padubid ...
,
Karkala
''Karkala'' also known as Karla in Tulu language, is a town and the headquarters of Karkala taluk in the Udupi district of Karnataka, India. Located about 60 km from Mangalore in the Tulu Nadu region of the state,it lies near the foothill ...
,
Kaikamba
Kaikamba also known as Gurupura Kaikamba is a suburban town of Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada District, Karnataka State, west coast of India. Kaikamba lies between Moodabidri and Mangalore city in Dakshina Kannada district. This town lies on Ma ...
,
Polali
Polali is a village in Bantwal taluk, in the Dakshina Kannada (South Canara) district of Karnataka state in India. Polali is famous for the Rajarajeshwari Temple. Raja Rajeshwari is an icon of Shakti
In Hinduism, especially Shaktism (a ...
,
Bantwal
Bantwal () is a taluk in Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, India. 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 ...
,
B.C.Road,
Pakshikere
Pakshikere is a hamlet on Haleyangady to Kinnigoli route. This hamlet is situated in Mangalore taluk of Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka, India. Pakshikere in Kannada literally means bird's lake or lake of birds. Pakshi means bird and ker ...
,
Surathkal
Surathkal is one of the major localities in the northern part of Mangalore city located on NH-17, National highway 66 (previously as NH-17) in the Dakshina Kannada, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka state, India on the shore of Arabian sea. ...
,
Shirva,
Belthangadi etc.
Air
The nearest airport to Kinnigoli is
Mangalore International Airport
Mangalore International Airport , is an international airport serving the coastal city of Mangalore, India. It is one of the only two international airports in Karnataka, the other being Kempegowda International Airport, Bangalore. Mangalore ...
(
IATA
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: IXE,
ICAO
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: VOML) which is at a distance of around 17 km. Flights are available from here to all the major Indian metropolis like
Bengaluru
Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...
,
Mumbai
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...
,
Chennai
Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...
,
Delhi
Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...
,
Hyderabad
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and Middle East like
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi (, ; ar, أَبُو ظَبْيٍ ' ) is the capital and second-most populous city (after Dubai) of the United Arab Emirates. It is also the capital of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the centre of the Abu Dhabi Metropolitan Area.
...
,
Bahrain
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,
Dammam
Dammam ( ar, الدمّام ') is the fifth-most populous city in Saudi Arabia after Riyadh, Jeddah, Mecca, and Medina. It is the capital of the Eastern Province. With a total population of 1,252,523 as of 2020. The judicial and administrative ...
,
Doha
Doha ( ar, الدوحة, ad-Dawḥa or ''ad-Dōḥa'') is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf coast in the east of the country, north of Al Wakrah and south of Al Khor, it is home to most of the coun ...
,
Dubai–International,
Kuwait
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,
Muscat
Muscat ( ar, مَسْقَط, ) is the capital and most populated city in Oman
Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is s ...
etc.
Railway
The nearest railway stations are
Mulki railway station which is at distance of around 6 km and
Surathkal railway station
Surathkal railway station is one of the main railway stations of Mangalore city along with Mangalore Central railway station and Mangalore Junction railway station and is located in north Mangaluru. Twenty-two trains stop here. KRCL operates RO- ...
which is at distance of around 13 km .
Notable People
Educational Institutes In Kinnigoli
*
Pompei College Aikala
Pompei College located in at Aikala near Kinnigoli town, within India's Karnataka state, was founded by Rev. Fr.Bernard L. D’Souza in 1981. It is affiliated with Mangalore University.
The College offers pre-university courses in science, comm ...
* Mulki Ramakrishna Punja Industrial Training Institute Thokur (MRPITI)
* Pompei PU College Aikala
* Pompei Primary & High School Aikala
* Little Flower Composite PU College
* Rotary English Medium School ThygarajaNagar Moorukaveri
* Maryvale English Medium Primary & High School
* St.Lawrence Indian School (
CBSE)
* Shimanthoor Sharada Model English High School (
CBSE)
* St.Mary's Central School (
CBSE)
* Morarji Desai Residential School Kammaje, Kinnigoli
* Govt. H.P.School Guthakadu
* Govt. H.P.School Padmanoor
*Trellis Academy
Banking in Kinnigoli
*
State Bank of India
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*
Axis Bank
Axis Bank Limited, formerly known as UTI Bank (1993–2007), is an Indian banking and financial services company headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It sells financial services to large and mid-size companies, SMEs and retail businesses.
As ...
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Canara Bank
Canara Bank is an Indian public sector bank under the control and ownership of Ministry of Finance, Government of India. Established in 1906 at Mangalore by Ammembal Subba Rao Pai, the bank also has offices in London, Dubai and New York.
Hist ...
*
Bank of Baroda
Bank of Baroda (BOB or BoB) is an Indian public sector bank headquartered in Vadodara, Gujarat. It is the second largest public sector bank in India after State Bank of India, with 132 million customers, a total business of US$218 billion, a ...
*
Union Bank of India
Union Bank of India, commonly referred to as Union Bank or UBI, is an Indian public sector bank headquartered in Mumbai. It has 120+ million customers and a total business of US$106 billion. After the amalgamation with Corporation Bank and An ...
*
Indian Overseas Bank
Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) is an Indian public sector bank based in Chennai. It has about 3,214 domestic branches, about 4 foreign branches and representative office. Founded in February 1937 by M. Ct. M. Chidambaram Chettyar with twin object ...
*
HDFC Bank
HDFC Bank Limited (also known as HDB) is an Indian banking and financial services company headquartered in Mumbai. It is India's largest private sector bank by assets and world's 10th largest bank by market capitalisation . It is the third lar ...
*
Federal Bank
Federal Bank Limited is an Indian private sector bank headquartered in Aluva, Kochi, Kerala. The bank has 1,336 branches spread across different states in India. It also has representative offices abroad in Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, and ...
*
UCO Bank
UCO Bank, formerly United Commercial Bank, is an Indian public sector bank, established in 1943 in Kolkata. During FY 2020–21, its total business was 3.24 lakh crore. Based on 2020 data, it is ranked 80 on the Fortune India 500 list. UCO Ba ...
*
Karnataka Bank
Karnataka Bank Limited is an Indian private sector bank based in Mangalore. It is an 'A' Class Scheduled Commercial Bank with a network of 898 branches, 1 extension counter, 885 ATMs, 563 cash recyclers and 546 e-lobbies/mini e-lobbies across ...
* Mangalore Catholic Co-operative Bank
* S.C.D.C.C Bank
* St. Milagres Credit Souhardha Co-operative Ltd
* S K Goldsmith Industrial Co-Operative Society
* Kinnigoli Vyavasaya Seva Sahakari Bank
Temples
*Sri Mahammayi Temple Moorukaveri, Kinnigoli
*Sri Mariyamma Temple Maaradka, Kinnigoli
*Sri Rama Mandira Kinnigoli
*Sri Mookambika Temple Shanthinagar, Kinnigoli
*Sri Mahalingeshwara Temple Elathuru, Kinnigoli
*Sri Adi Janardhana Temple Shimanthoor, Kinnigoli
*Sri Laxmi Janardhana Temple Elinje, Kinnigoli
*Sri Vishwanatha Temple Punaroor, Kinnigoli
*sri lakshmi venkataramana temple talipady.
*Sri Durgaparameshwari Temple, Ulepady, Kinningoli.
*Sri Umamaheshwara Temple, Ulepady, Kinnigoli,
*Sri Adi Janardhana Temple, Elinje, Kinningoli
*Kantabare Budabare Janma and Karnika Kshetra, Guddesaana Ulepady, Kinningoli
Churches
*Immaculate Conception Church Kinnigoli
*Our Lady of Remedies Church Kirem, Kinnigoli
Mosques
*Mohiyuddin Jumma Masjid Kinnigoli
*Khiliriya Jumma Masjid Shanthinagar, Kinnigoli
*Jumma Masjid Punaroor, Kinnigoli
References
External links
{{wikivoyage, Kinnigoli
* http://www.nammakinnigoli.com
* http://kinnigoli.com
Satellite View of Kinnigoli
Localities in Mangalore
Cities and towns in Dakshina Kannada district