Belman, Karkal Explained

Belmannu
Other Name:Belman
Settlement Type:town
Pushpin Map:India Karnataka
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates:13.1667°N 126°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Karnataka
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Udupi
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Kannada
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:576111
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:+918258
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:Udupi
Blank2 Name Sec1:Literacy
Blank2 Info Sec1:100%
Blank3 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank3 Info Sec1:Udupi Chikmagalur
Blank4 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank4 Info Sec1:Karkala

Belmannu, also called Belman, is a small town in Karkala taluk of Udupi district.

The place derived its name from the Kannada word Bellimannu which means silver (belli) soil (mannu).

Belmannu is famous for Shree Durga Parameshwari Temple, which is said to be built before 7th century AD. The oldest Kannada copper plate inscription was found under the foundation of this temple in 1952. The plate states that certain rights were given to the Belmannu Village Council which functioned from the Temple and probably looked after the functioning of the temple. As the inscription dates back to 8th century AD, the temple is believed to be older than the inscription.

Belmannu's St. Joseph Church was founded in 1896. It was formerly a part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mangalore but was shifted to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Udupi.

Belmannu is situated along the state highway connecting Padubidri and Kudremukh about 15 km from Padubidri.

Belmannu is the junction for the road that leads to Udupi via Shirva.

The population of Belmannu is predominantly Hindu. However, there is a sizable Christian population.

The village has two junior colleges and three St. Joseph Church administered schools. St. Joseph Higher Primary School and St. Joseph High School are Kannada medium schools based on the Karnataka State syllabus and St. Joseph English Medium School is an English medium school.

Nitte Engineering college is just 9 km away from Belmannu. Belmannu is well connected to its nearby cities; Mangalore, Udupi and Belmannu form a virtual triangle, with these three cities being the vertices. Udupi and Belman are 31.7 km apart and Mangalore and Belman are 36.1 km apart..

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