Kaikamba
Kaikamba formerly known as Gurupura Kaikamba is a suburban town of Mangalore, Karnataka State, west coast of India. Kaikamba lies between Moodabidri and Mangalore city in Dakshina Kannada district. This town lies on Mangalore – Moodabidri Highway National Highway 169 (Old No. NH 13). It is 8 km away from Bajpe, where Mangalore International Airport is located. Population of Kaikamba is about 15,325 as per 2009 census. Parts of Kaikamba are controlled by Kandavara Panchayat and Ganjimutt Panchayat. Efforts are being made to include this town into Mangalore city corporation limits by the year 2015. The proposed KIADB Software export promotional park is 5 km away. Due to the geographic location close to airport, city and industrial area the land prices are soaring high, as much as Rs.5 Lakhs per cent.
Kaikamba | |
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Town Sub-Urban | |
| Nickname(s): Town of unity | |
  Kaikamba Location in Karnataka, India  Kaikamba Kaikamba (India) | |
| Coordinates: 12.9607°N 74.9332°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Dakshina Kannada |
| Named for | Hand pole |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayat |
| • Body | Kandavara Panchayat, Ganjimutt Panchayat, Gurupura Panchayat |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 17,562 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | Kinnikambla 574 151 |
| Telephone code | 0824 |
| Vehicle registration | KA 19 |
The geographical location of guide-pole at Kaikamba is exactly 12.9607° North and 74.9332° East and it is situated approximately 100 meters above sea level.it also a place of 1 church 3 mosques and 3 temples
Sports
Cricket grounds near Kaikamba are:
- Narla Ground, Ganjimutt (the Nexus Premier League (NPL) was held in Narla Ground in 2017)
- HMC Ground, Paddaipadav (Kandavara)
Etymology
The word "Kaikamba" means "hand-post" or "guide-pole" in both Kannada and Tulu languages. The word is used mostly for junctions of roads in Tulunadu as in olden days a wooden pole was fixed in the middle of the junction indicating direction of places. This small junction town - linking a three-way road network that lead to Bajpe, Mangalore and Moodabidri – has a hand-post guiding tourists and visitors.
Commerce and industries
Mangalore tile factories are few in numbers. There are also beedi works, cashew nut industries and rice processing industries, as well as a number of poultry farms, cashew plantations and paddy cultivation. Real estate business is another major commercial area. The proposed Ganjimutt SEZ is just 5 km away from this location.
People and culture
All the people are literate. A speciality of this town is that every family has at least one member abroad, the majority of them in the Middle East. In terms of religion, Hindus, Muslims and Christians are in almost equal proportion, although Hinduism is the major religion followed. Languages spoken are mainly Tulu, Konkani, Beary and Urdu, and many have knowledge of Kannada, Hindi and English.
Festivals like Diwali, Eid ul-Fitr, Vijayadashami, Eid al-Adha, Christmas and Dasara are celebrated; the festival most celebrated is Ganesh Chaturthi. People live in peace: there have been very few conflicts between these religions as compared to other suburbs in Mangalore.
Nearby places
The nearby places are Suralpady, Gurupura, Mangalore, Polali, Addoor, Bajpe, Bantwal and Moodabidri, Ganjimutt, Kandavara, Mulur, Banglagudde, Site, Asrar Nagar, Kinnikambla, Malali and Narla.
Educational institutions
- Al Khair Islamic English Medium School, Suralpady
- Pompei [sic] Kannada Medium School
- Govt Kannada Medium Primary School, Kinnikambla
- Govt Urdu Medium Primary School
- Assraruddin Kambal Urdu High School
- Assraruddin Kambal (AKU) English Medium Primary School
- Balmy English Medium School
- Rosa Mystica Kannada Medium Primary & High School
- Assraruddin Arabic College
- Raj Academy English Medium Primary & High school
- Ideal English Medium School
- Ideal English Medium High School
- Pana Pre-University
- Our Lady of Pompei [sic] English Medium School
- Bethany English Medium School
Temples, mosques and churches
- Jamia Masjid, Kaikamba City
- Shree Doomavathi Daivastana Bailu Magane
- Rajarajeshwawi Temple, Polali
- Our Lady Of Pompeii Church, Kawdoor
- Malharul Awakif Jumma Masjid (The White Masjid), Suralpady
- Shree Mahaganapathy Temple, Ganjimutt
- Brahma Balandi Temple, Mooduperar
- Jamia Masjid, Ganjimutt
- Hazrath Assraruddin Awliah Allah Dargah & Masjid, Gurukambala
- Hazrath Assraruddin Jamia Masjid, Gurukambala
- Sri Ram Bhajana Madira, Narla
- Sri Radha Krishna Bhajana Mandira, Kinnikambla
- Jamia Masjid, Kandavara Padav
- Al-Masjidul Badriya, Kandavara Padavu
- Jamaliya Jumma Masjid, Bailpete
- Noorul Islam Madrasa, Moodukare
Social clubs
- Challengers Friends Circle (C.F.C), Suralpady (R)
- JCI Gurupura Kaikamba (started in 2005)
- Rotary Lions Club
- K.Y.C. NARLA
- Sri Rama Sevanjali, Kandavara Padavu, Kaikamba
- Sarvajanika Ganeshothsava Seva Sammithi, Benaka Dama, Kaikamba
- Yaksha Tharangini, Kaikamba
- Knight Riders Sports and Welfare Association
Banks and financial institutions
- Vijaya Bank
- Syndicate Bank
- Canara Bank
- Karavali Credit Co-operative Society
- Netravati Grameena Bank
- Sri Bagavathi Sahakari Bank
- SCDC Bank
- Kumbara Gudi Kaigarika Bank, Malali
- State Bank of Mysore
- Axis Bank ATM
- State Bank of India[2] ATM
- Syndicate Bank ATM
Getting there
- The nearest railway station is Mangalore - 18 km
- The nearest airport is Bajpe or Mangalore International Airport which is just 8 km 15 minutes
- Mangalore city buses No. 12 and 22, 22S (Jnnurm Bus) goes via Kaikamba - 19 km, 45 minutes
- All the buses between Mangalore and Moodabidri go via Kaikamba - 19 km / 30 minutes, which includes both express and local buses, which are the most commonly used for travelling to Mangalore.