Karwar Beach

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October 27, 2021

More about Karwar City

Karwar is a city in Karnataka being the headquarters of Uttara Kannada district in the Southern western coast of India. It is situated between Sahyadri ever green forest in east, blue Arabian Sea to the west, towards south ends with harbour and North the beautiful Kali river. It is one of the green city of India with eco tourism. Hills has created a natural harbour with protection against wind and sea tides naturally. Being a port town, Karwar is a centre for fish business, agriculture, known for manufacturing of golden ornaments in Karwarian style and under developed tourism. It has a population of about 1.5 Lakh.Wikipedia

Karwar is a city, taluk and administrative center of Uttara Kannada district in the Indian state of Karnataka, which lies on the west coast of Southern India at the mouth of the Kali river. Karwar is a popular tourist destination and with a City Urban area of 27.9 km, it is the largest city in Uttara Kannada.

History

Karwar (formerly Carwar) is a city, taluk and administrative center of Uttara Kannada district in the Indian state of Karnataka, which lies on the west coast of Southern India at the mouth of the Kali river. Karwar is a popular tourist destination and with a City Urban area of 27.9 km (17.3 mi), it is the largest city in Uttara Kannada. The city and its surrounding regions are known for their beaches and green tourism destinations. Karwar Town was built by the British in the year 1857 after the Mutiny. Kawar is also known as ‘Kashmir of Karnataka’. Earlier to 1857 there was no existence of Karwar as a city. Honnavar was the District Head of Canara District consisting up to Mangalore to Kodibag Karwar, till Kali river and Karwar existed as settlements of villages like Habbuwada, Kajubag, Kodibag, Kone village, Baad Village, Kathinkon, Sunkeri village, Shirwad village and Binaga village. After that the bank towards the north was under the rule of Sadhashiv Nayak and Maratha province. After the mutiny of 1857, the British made division of Canara District into two parts as South Kanara [Dakshin Kannada] with headquarters at Mangalore attached to Madras Province and North Kanara [Uttar Kannada] with headquarters at the newly built town Karwar, which was attached to Bombay province. It is a planned city like Panji, Mumbai, Dharwad, Bangalore. After the rule of Indian Government from 1947, Karwar is more or less neglected politically and kept without major developments.

Geography

Karwar is a seaside city on the west coast of the Indian peninsula. To the east are the Western Ghats. Karwar is situated on the banks of the Kali river (Kali nadi) which flows west to the Arabian sea from its headwaters at Bidi village in the Western Ghats. The Kali river has a length of about 153 km and is the main source of irrigation in the region. Karwar is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south of the Karnataka – Goa border, 65 kilometres (40 mi)South of Margao , 519 kilometres (322 mi) north-west of Bangalore, the capital city of Karnataka, and 272 kilometres (169 mi) north of Karnataka’s chief port city Mangalore. Baitkhol port at Karwar is a natural harbour with land side hills and ocean side islands protecting it from cyclonic weather. The four fathom mark lies close to the shore.

Biodiversity

Several small mangrove covered islands lie off the Kali river estuary including Anjadip Island and Devagadaguda Islands. The sub-tidal regions of the islands have a high biodiversity, although the waters off Karwar have recorded higher than normal faecal coliform counts

Demographics

The total population in Karwar is 157,739 as of 2014 by Indian Government. As of 2014, Karwar had an average literacy rate of 89%, higher than the national average of 74%: male literacy was 94%, and female literacy was 84.85%.[2] In Karwar, 10% of the population were children under 6 years of age.

Transport

Konkan railway Karwar railway station The Konkan Railway connects Karwar to most major towns and cities. Karwar has three railway stations: Karwar, Asnoti and Harwada. The nearest Goan station is Canacona, 36 km away. Madgaon Junction lies 68 km to the north.[25] and Mangalore Junction 253 km to the south. Port Karwar beach looking towards Madlimgadh and Kurumgad Islands Karwar port is located at Baithkol, Karwar Bay. Hills and coastal islands make the port a natural harbour, sheltered from the Arabian sea. The port which is operated by the Government of Karnataka, services the hinterland of northern Karnataka, Goa and southern Maharashtra. The length of the port is 355 metres (388 yd). The quay has two berths, with a draft capacity of 9.25 metres (30.3 ft). Karwar port also berths coastal vessels and there is a jetty for fishing vessels.[26] The Government of Karnataka has planned to develop Karwar port on a Public Private Partnership (PPP) basis to provide six additional berths, a container terminal, and a rail link to Shirwad railway station. The port is able to handle all types of commodities, including “B” and “C” class petroleum products. There port has liquid storage tanks for bitumen, furnace oil, molasses, and HSD. A ban of iron ore mining and export in Karnataka state reduced congestion at the port. The port has arrangements for berthing coastal vessels, and a jetty for fishing boats. In 2012 the Government of Karnataka carried out maintenance dredging in the port, the approach channel and the nearby anchorage. The port may be closed from 16 May to 15 September (the monsoon season).[26] Part of the 2008 Hindi film Golmaal Returns was filmed at Karwar port.

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