Sampkhanda or Samphakanda is a village in the
Western Ghats located in
Sirsi Taluk of
Uttara Kannada
Uttara Kannada is a fifth largest district in the Indian state of Karnataka, It is bordered by the state of Goa and Belagavi districts to the north, Dharwad District and Haveri District to the east, Shivamogga District, and Udupi District to ...
District,
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.
State Highway 69 passes through the village. It is away from
Devimane Ghat and about from its Taluk Headquarters at
Sirsi. Sampakhanda is considered one of the coldest places in
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 ...
during summer season.
Climate
Sampakhanda has a tropical highland rainforest climate with plenty of rainfall and humid feel. The temperature often drops below 15 °C even in summer making it one of the coldest places in Karnataka. In spite of its high elevation, relative humidity affects the climate because of ocean proximity. The highest temperature recorded is 40.2 °C and lowest temperature recorded is 3.2 °C. The average temperature here is 21.6 °C. Highly influenced by south west monsoon, the region records as one of the wettest place in the world and holds one of the places in UNESCO's hottest place in the Western Ghats. The average annual 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 coastal City and the administrative headquarters of Uttara Kannada district, formerly part of the Bombay Presidency, located at the mouth of the Kali River (Karnataka), Kali river along the Konkan Coast in the present-day state of Ka ...
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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 ...
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Sirsi
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Hill stations in Karnataka