Kumta

Kumta कुम्ता کم ٹا
—  town  —
Kumta Location of Kumta in Karnataka and India
Coordinates	14°25′00″N 74°24′00″E / 14.4167°N 74.4°E / 14.4167; 74.4Coordinates: 14°25′00″N 74°24′00″E / 14.4167°N 74.4°E / 14.4167; 74.4
Country	India
Region	Coastal
State	Karnataka
District(s)	North Kanara
Population • Density	32,598 (2011[update]) • 1,957.2 /km2 (5,069 /sq mi)
Official languages	Konkani and Urdu
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	14.86 square kilometres (5.74 sq mi) • 2 metres (6.6 ft)
Distance(s) • From Margao • 142 kilometres (88 mi) South • From Bangalore • 450 kilometres (280 mi) Northwest • From Bhatkal • 58 kilometres (36 mi) North
Codes • Pincode • 581 343 • Telephone • +91-8386 • Vehicle • KA 47

Kumta (Konkani: कुम्ता, Urdu: کم ٹا ) is a town and a taluka in North Kanara district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is a coastal town and is about 142 km south of the city Margao and 58 km north of Bhatkal.

History

During the British Raj, it was a part of the North Kanara district of Bombay Presidency. Crafts made out of Carving in sandalwood is a speciality.

The town of Kumta is located on the Arabian sea coast in the district of North Kanara in the state of Karnataka. During the American Civil War the cotton from the southern states that fed mills in England stopped supplying and the mills started importing a variety of cotton known as 'Kumta Hatti' this resulted in development of Kumta port.

Just to the north of town, the Agnashini river joins the Arabian Sea on her way rendering stunning scenery. A nearby rock climbing spot called Yana is also beautiful with its massive black rock formations and nature trails. The town of Gokarna, near Kumta is famous for beaches.

The town of Kumta features diverse population including Muslims (Nawayath), Christians, Havyakas, Gudigars, haalakki and Fishermen Beaches, lakes (Vishnuteerth), and mountains provide a lot of recreational opportunities to the locals.

Geography

Kumta is located at coastal region of India. It has an average elevation of 3 metres (9 feet).

Qiblah direction for Muslim Prayers:-287.9223 from north clockwise

Kumta is adjacent to the vast western ghats. Aghanashini is the major river of Kumta taluk. There are many tourist places nearby Kumta. Gokarna, famous for the its beach is just 30 km. Yana is just 20 km from Kumta.

Kumta scenery with a view of Aghnashini river

Places around Kumta include:

• Gokarna beaches,
• Kumta beach,
• Kadle Beach
• Holanagadde Nene Beach,
• Tue Beach,
• Dhareshwar beach,
• Baada temple and beach,
• Mirjan Fort,
• Chandavar Fort,

Demographics

As of 2011^[update] India census, Kumta had a population of 32,598. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Kumta has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 73%. In Kumta, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age. Konkani and Nawayathi is widly spoken by people of Kumta and Hindi is also spoken here.

Language in Kumta Town
Language			Percent
Konkani			65%
Hindi-Urdu			30%
Kannada			5%

Religion in Kumta Town
Religion			Percent
Hindus			55%
Muslims			35%
Christians			10%

The Muslims [Nawayath] and the Hindus communities are predominant in Kumta. The people of Kumta have since the 1960s spread afar, including UK, America, Australia but more so across the Middle East especially Bahrain, Dubai, Oman, Qatar, Saudi. Nawayati is the most widely spoken language of the town.

The Kumta Nawayath is known as owned business like Garment showroom, House material, Real Estate , Hotel , Super Market,Construction Business, Other Engineering Industries, Whole Seller of Import item,travel.etc

Climate

This part of Karnataka has very hot summer with temperature rising of maximum of 35-36 degree Celsius and a very heavy rainfalls in rainy season. The impact of winter is less in this part of coastal Karnataka. Since the town is located on the coast, it has a extreme climate, with temperatures in the range of 36⁰C to 28⁰C during summer and 26⁰C to 20⁰C during winter. The rainy season witnesses heavy rains by the South-West Monsoon. The average annual rainfall is about 3000 mm.

Economy

Kumta is known for its coconut, bettelnut, cashew, spices like pepper, turmeric, banana cultivations and fisheries. But the most significant produce is arecanut and betel leaves. It has its very own arecanut trading centre and shandy market at APMC.

Educational institutes of Kumta taluk

Kumta town has been a pioneer learning center in the North Kanara District for many years.

Educational institutes of Kumta taluk

• St John Baptist Nirmala Convent School,
• Gibb High School,
• Konkan Educaton Trust,
• Ideal Urdu School,
• Dr. A.V.Baliga College Of Arts & Science,
• Dr. A.V.Baliga College Of Commerce,
• Govt First Grade College,
• Indian Institute Of Science,IISc, Field Station,
• Mahatma Gandhi High School,
• Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya,
• Bhadrakali High School,
• Kendriya Vidyalaya, BGS
• Pragathi Vidyalaya,
• Saraswati Teachers Training College,
• Shree Vidyadhiraj Polytechnic,
• Shri Sadguru Nityanand High-School,
• Shri Shantikamba High School,
• Shri Babrulingeshwara High School,

Transportation

Road

National highway 17 passes through Kumta. It connects Kumta with Panvel, Edapally, Mumbai, Panjim, Margao, Karwar, Bhatkal, Mangalore and Ernakulam. It can be reached by even state highways connecting Kumta to Sirsi and to Hubli via Yellapur.

Rail

• Kumta [KT] is well connected through Konkan railways which has rails plying from Mumbai, Panjim, Margao towards Mangalore (Mangalore Central [MAQ] and Mangalore Junction [MAJN]), Kumbakonam and also vice versa. The railway station is very near to town situated about a kilometre away from national highway.

Air

• Nearest airports are Goa International Airport. Goa airport is about 156 km from Kumta.

From other cities in India

• Kumta is 80 km from Goan border (Polem) and 2 hour by train from Margao, 10 hours by bus from Bangalore and 13 hours by train from Mumbai on Konkan Railway route.
• Kumta is 177 kilometres from Panaji (Goa), 459 kilometres from Bangalore, 60 kilometers from Sirsi, 806 kilometres from Chennai, 698 kilometres from Mumbai, 208 km from Mangalore.

Place	Distance from Kumta (in km)	State
Margao	142	Goa
Bangalore	459	Karnataka
Hubli	157	Karnataka
Mangalore	208	Karnataka
Mumbai	698	Maharastra
Karwar	68	Karnataka
Sirsi	60	Karnataka
Bhatkal	58	Karnataka
Panjim	177	Goa
Canacona	106	Goa
Polem (Goa Border)	90	Karnataka-Goa Border
Vasco-da-gama	172	Goa
Udupi	147	karnataka
Belgaum	220	Karnataka
Dandeli	152	Karnataka
Ankola	38	Karnataka
Dharwad	165	Karnataka
Verna	152	Goa
Chennai	807	Tamil Nadu
Trivandrum	826	Kerala
Pune	549	Maharastra
Thrissur	561	Kerala
Kasaragod	250	Kerala
Honnavar	20	Karnataka
Hyderabad	665	Andhra Pradesh

Geography