Pumpwell is one of the busiest junctions in

Mangalore Mangaluru (), formerly called Mangalore ( ), is a major industrial port city in the Indian state of Karnataka and on the west coast of India. It is located between the Laccadive Sea and the Western Ghats about west of Bengaluru, the st ...

Karnataka Karnataka ( ) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, States Re ...

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

. It is just away from

Hampankatta Hampankatta (also known as Happananakatte/Hampankatte/Hampananakatte/Hampanakatte and pronounced as 'Hampanakatte' in Tulu and Kannada) is the centre of Mangalore City, Karnataka. Most of the public utilities are located here. Hampanakkatte wa ...

, a major commercial centre, from Mangalore Central railway station, and from Mangalore Junction railway station.

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 957 branches, 1188 ATMs & Cash recyclers and 588 e-lobbies/mini e-lobbies across 22 states and 2 union ...

, one of the major public sector banks of India, has a head office at Pumpwell. The junction plays a significant role in city transport due to the number of important roads including NH-66,

Virajpet The town of Virajpet also spelled as Virajapete () is township of the district of Kodagu, in India's southern States and union territories of India, State of Karnataka. It is the main town of the ''Virajpet taluka'', south of the district, and b ...

Byndoor Byndoor is a taluk and Town Panchayat in Udupi, Karnataka, India. Byndoor is located on NH-66 which is between Panvel and Kochi and is one of the main stations along the Konkan Railway line after Udupi and Mangalore. Railway station Byndoor ...

road that passes through this location. Mangalore - Bangalore highway NH-75, which connects two big cities of Karnataka, originates here. Additionally, there is a proposal to build new a bus stand under public-private-partnership (PPP) mode at this location.

Notable places

* Capitanio School * Indiana Hospital & Heart institute *Karnataka Bank Head office

References

Localities in Mangalore {{Karnataka-geo-stub