Gerusoppa | |
Settlement Type: | village |
Pushpin Map: | India Karnataka |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Karnataka, India |
Coordinates: | 14.2389°N 74.7411°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Karnataka |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Kanara |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Uttara Kannada |
Subdivision Type4: | Taluk |
Subdivision Name4: | Honnavar |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 48 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Kannada |
Demographics1 Title2: | Other Languages |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code: | 581384 |
Registration Plate: | KA-47 |
Gerusoppa is a village in Honnavar Taluk in Uttara Kannada District in the Indian state of Karnataka. The village is also known as Nagarbastikeri and comes under Nagarbastikeri Panchayat. It was capital of Salva dynasty between 14th and 15th century AD with queen Rani Chennabhairadevi.[1] [2]
See main article: Chaturmukha Basadi, Gerusoppa. Chaturmukha Basadi is a 16th century symmetrical Jain temples located in Gerusoppa and is considered one of the most important center in the region.[3]
Local colleges include B.g.V.S Arts, commerce and Science College, Shri Guru Sudhindra College, A. V. Baliga College of Arts and Science, Government College, Gajanana Secondary School, G Pu College Allanki and Sri Subramanya P U Kavalakki and shiri shardamba pu college.
Schools for younger students include New English School (unaided) and S F S Kodani.
Honnavar Railway Station and Manki Railway Station are the nearest railway stations.Talaguppa railway station also 1 hr 45 min away from gerasoppa by bus people who wants to travel to Bangalore this route is one of the option,but 1hr ghat road(section)is there so avoid this route when weather conditions are bad mainly two wheelers and who are new to driving.daily two trains are present from talaguppa to banglore