Shankerpura a tiny hamlet in
Udupi
Udupi (alternate spelling Udipi; also known as Odipu) is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. Udupi is situated about north of the educational, commercial and industrial hub of Mangalore and about west of state capital Bangalore by road. ...
taluk,
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 ''Kar ...
state, India. Situated 3 km east of NH 17 (now NH 66). Shankerpura lies between the towns of Katapadi and Shirva. It can be reached via Katpadi-Shirva road on NH 66 at Katapadi from west and Karkala / Belmann / Shirva road from the east. It is about 10 km to the south of temple town Udupi, and 52 km north of the major port city of
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– ...
.
People of this region speak
Tulu
Tulu may refer to:
People
* Derartu Tulu (born 1972), Ethiopian long-distance runner
*Walid Yacoubou (born 1997), Togolese footballer nicknamed "Tulu"
India
*Tulu calendar, traditional solar calendar generally used in the regions of southwest Ka ...
,
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 ...
,
Konkani,
Byari
The Beary (also known as Byari) is a community concentrated along the southwest coast of India, mostly in the Mangalore district of the south Indian state of Karnataka. They are an ethnic group of Indian Muslims with their own distinct ...
,
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national id ...
and
Hindi
Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of North India, northern, Central India, centr ...
languages
Education
There are several institutions which provide quality education to the children of this region and also out station children.
* St. John's Higher Primary school (Kannada medium)
* St. John's High School (Kannada medium)
* St. John's Academy (English medium)
* St. John's Composite Pre-University College
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Shri Madhwa Vadiraja Institute of Technology & Management
Shri Madhwa Vadiraja Institute of Technology & Management is an engineering college located in Bantakal, near the temple town Udupi. It is affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University in Belagavi and approved by the All India Council f ...
See also
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Shirva
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Pangala
Pangala is a village situated in Udupi taluk of Udupi district, Karnataka. India's National Highway number 66 ( NH 66) connecting Mangalore ( Kudla or Mangaluru) to Mumbai (Bombay) passes through this village. The village is on the north banks ...
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Innanje
Innanje is a gram panchayat village in Kaup tehsil, taluk, in the Udupi district of Karnataka state, India. The road from Kapu, Karnataka, Kaup (NH-66) goes to Innanje.
Innanje is 14.2 km from its district headquarters Udupi, 3.5 km ...
References
External links
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Villages in Udupi district