Sampkhanda or Samphakanda is a Hill station of
Western Ghats located in
Sirsi Taluk of
Uttara Kannada
Uttara Kannada is a district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Uttara Kannada District is a major coastal district of Karnataka, and currently holding the title of the largest district in Karnataka. It is bordered by the state of Goa and Bela ...
District,
Karnataka
Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...
, India.
State Highway 69 passes through this village. It is away from
Devimane Ghat
Devimane is a Hill station and High altitude village in Sirsi taluk of Malenadu region in Karnataka, The road to reach this Hill Station is named as Devimane Ghat lies in NH 766E ultimately connecting Malenadu city Sirsi and Karavali town K ...
and about from its Taluk Headquarters at
Sirsi. Sampakhanda is considered one of the coldest places in
Karnataka
Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...
during summer season.
Climate
Sampakhanda experiences Tropical Highland rainforest climate with plenty of rainfall and humid feel. The temperature often drops below 15 °C even in summer making one of the coldest place in Karnataka. In spite of average high elevation, relative humidity affects the climate because of ocean proximity. So, day time becomes hotter and nights becomes colder than usual weather at this elevation. The maximum temperature recorded is 40.2 °C and minimum temperature recorded is 3.2 °C. The average temperature here is 21.6 °C.Highly influenced by south west monsoon, This region records as one of the wettest place in the world and holds one of the place in UNESCO hottest hot spot " Western Ghats ". The average rainfall here is 5572mm.
Nature and Terrain
This village is surrounded by lush and dense forest. This type of forest comes under Tropical Evergreen Forest owned by Karnataka Forest Department, Sirsi Division. The elevation in this region is uneven, it varies from 542m to 801m. This place also provides home to several Wild animals and is one of the Elephant Corridor region.
See also
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Karwar
Karwar is a seaside city, ''taluka'', and administrative headquarters of Uttara Kannada district lying at the mouth of the Kali river on the Kanara coast of Karnataka state, India.
Karwar is a popular tourist destination and with a city urba ...
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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–Ker ...
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Sirsi
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Hill stations in Karnataka