Karkala

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Karkala
Town
Gommateshwar St. Lawrence Shrine Basilica Anekere kere basadi (transl. Elephant lake, Lake Temple)
Nickname:  Jain pilgrimage center
Karkala in Karnataka
Coordinates: 13°12′00″N 74°58′59″E / 13.2°N 74.983°E / 13.2; 74.983
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Udupi
Settled	1912
Area
• Total	23.06 km2 (8.90 sq mi)
Elevation	80 m (260 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	25,824
• Density	1,089.16/km2 (2,820.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	574 104
Telephone code	91-(0)8258
Vehicle registration	KA-20
Official language	Kannada[1]
Sex ratio	1.11 ♂/♀
Website	www.karkalatown.mrc.gov.in

Karkala ( Kannada: [kɑːɾkəɭə] ) (Tulu: [kɑːɾlə] ) is a town and the headquarters of eponymous Karkala taluk in the Udupi district of Karnataka state in India. It lies near the foothills of the Western Ghats, Karkala has a number of natural and historical landmarks, and is a major tourist and transit destination due to its strategic location along the way to Hebri, Sringeri, Kalasa, Horanadu, Udupi, Kollur, Subrahmanya and Dharmasthala.