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Map of Karwar Taluk. Karwar is a seaport on the west coast of peninsular India. To the east are the Western Ghats. Karwar is situated on the banks of the Kali river which flows west to the Arabian sea from its headwaters at Bidi village in the Western Ghats. The Kali river has a length of about 150 km (93 mi) and is the main source of ...
Chendia-Todur (also spelt Chendiya) is a twin village in the Karwar Taluk of Uttar Kannada District of Karnataka. It lies 13 km south of the city of Karwar, 257 km north of the chief port city Mangalore and 489 km from the state capital Bangalore.
Karwar Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka in India. [2] It is part of Uttara Kannada district. Satish Krishna Sail was the Member of legislative assembly from Karwar. He was disqualified due to illegal mining scam and 7 years imprisonment sentence by Court.
Marathi speakers are mostly located in Joida and Haliyal taluks in the north and Konkani is in majority in Karwar taluk, although it is spoken throughout the district in lesser numbers. Nawayathi is a Konkani dialect spoken by Nawayath Muslims in Bhatkal and surrounding areas. [14]
The temple is located on the shores of Arabian Sea on the west coast of India, near the city of Karwar. It is set in a lush, green environment in the holy town of Gokarna in Uttara Kannada (or North Kannada district). Gokarna lies between the Gangavalli and Aganashini rivers. [3] [10]
Ankola is located at 3] and has an average elevation of 17 metres (56 The prominent Gangavalli River, also known as the Bedti River, flows near the town. [4] Summer temperatures range between 30 and 35 °C (86 and 95 °F) with slightly lower winter temperatures between 20 and 33 °C (68 and 91 °F).
The Jai Shri Santoshimata Temple located in Nandangadda is a must visit. [2]The view of the Kali river estuary merging with the Arabian sea can be seen from here.; The above said view is better seen from an age old temple by name Naagnaath Temple also known as Aarav in the local language of konkani spoken by the majority residents.
The town is the headquarters of the eponymous taluk. Earlier it was known as Supa taluka but as Supa village got submerged due to dam built across river Kali, Joida taluka came into existence. [1] [2] Joida town has a Post office, branch of nationalised banks and a Police station. KPCL maintains the Supa Dam, which straddles the Kali River nearby.