Deralakatte | |
Nickname: | University Town |
Settlement Type: | Educational, Healthcare, Commercial & Residential Locality |
Pushpin Map: | India Karnataka#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Karnataka, India |
Coordinates: | 12.8092°N 74.8916°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Karnataka |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Dakshina Kannada |
Subdivision Type3: | City |
Subdivision Type4: | Region |
Subdivision Name3: | Mangalore |
Subdivision Name4: | Tulunadu |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Kannada |
Demographics1 Title2: | Regional |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 575018 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | +91824 |
Registration Plate: | KA 19 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | City |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Mangalore |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Literacy |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | Mangalore |
Blank1 Name Sec2: | Climate |
Blank1 Info Sec2: | Humid |
Deralakatte is a major educational, healthcare, commercial and residential locality in the south-eastern part of Mangalore City in the Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka state. It is away from the Karnataka-Kerala state border. It is popularly known as the University Town owing to its student population and universities. The stretch from Thokottu junction to Konaje is known as the Medical corridor road due to the presence of many premium educational institutions and healthcare facilities. It is close to Mangalore University, Konaje, Mudipu Infosys, Soorya Infratech Park, Thokottu and Ullal. Ullal beach, Someshwar Beach, Pilikula Nisargadhama are some of the nearest tourist destinations. This locality houses the NITTE University,[1] Yenepoya University,[2] Father Muller Charitable Institutions, Fathers Mullers Homeopathic Medical college Hospital[3] and Kanachur Groups of Institutions and Hospital. It is a largest University locality in Mangalore after Manipal university in terms of students from all over the country and other parts of the world.
Deralakatte is well connected by various city buses from all parts of the city. Direct buses are available to statebank, Kankanady, Ullal, Surathkal, Mangalore Central railway station, Mangalore University, Infosys DC at Mudipu, Kasargod and other major destinations of Mangalore.
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