Pangala is a village situated in
Udupi taluk of
Udupi district
Udupi district (also Udipi or Odipu in Tulu language) is an administrative subdivision in the Karnataka state of India, with the district headquarters in the city of Udupi. It is situated in the Canara coastal region, there are seven talu ...
,
Karnataka
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. India's National Highway number 66 (
NH 66
National Highway 66, commonly referred to as NH 66 (erstwhile NH-17 and a part of NH-47), is a mostly 4 lane long busy National Highway that runs roughly north–south along the western coast of India, parallel to the Western Ghats. It conn ...
) connecting
Mangalore
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–Ke ...
(
Kudla or Mangaluru) to
Mumbai
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(Bombay) passes through this village. The village is on the north banks of Pangala river. The Pangala river joins
Arabian sea
The Arabian Sea ( ar, اَلْبَحرْ ٱلْعَرَبِيُّ, Al-Bahr al-ˁArabī) is a region of the northern Indian Ocean bounded on the north by Pakistan, Iran and the Gulf of Oman, on the west by the Gulf of Aden, Guardafui Channel ...
near
Mattu. The
Shankarapura village which is famous for its
jasmine flowers is nearby. The Janardhan temple of Pangala village has been renovated. One of the branches of
Vijaya Bank
Vijaya Bank was a PSU bank which was merged with Bank of Baroda on 1 April 2019 with its head office in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. It was one of the nationalised banks in India. The bank offered a wide range of financial products and service ...
is located in this village. According to the Indian Census of 2001, Pangala has a population of 1,948 (including 903 males, 1,045 females) in 438 households. Pangala
Utsava
Utsava (), also referred to as Utsavam, generally means a festival or celebration or any joyous occasion, mostly associated with Hinduism. It also carries the meaning of delight, merriment and pleasure. The Sanskrit word ''utsava'' comes from t ...
is celebrated every year. Postal code for Pangala Post is 576122.
Pangala Belongs
Kapu assembly constituency and Udupi Chikmagalur parliamentary constituency. The
BICO is located in Pangala.
Demographics of Pangala
Tulu is the Local Language here. Other than Tulu, people also Speak
Kannada
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 s ...
and
Bearry.
Religious institutes
* Hazrath Arabi Valiyullah Kaipunjal
*Brahmalingeshwara Devastana Allade
*Dandathirtha
*Kothwala Guttu Naga Bana
*Pangala Alade Temple
Transportation
Padubidri Rail Way Station and Udupi Railway Station are the nearest railway stations to Pangala.
Udupi and Mulki are the nearest towns to Udupi having road connectivity to Udupi and Pangala.
References
External links
Population of Pangala village
Villages in Udupi district
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