Parkala
| Parkala | |
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| Suburb | |
 Parkala
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| Coordinates: 13°21′13″N 74°49′10″E / 13.35361°N 74.81944°ECoordinates: 13°21′13″N 74°49′10″E / 13.35361°N 74.81944°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Karnataka |
| District | Udupi |
| City | Udupi |
| Government | |
| • Body | Udupi City Municipal Council/Local Panchayats |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tulu Kannada |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 576107 |
| Nearest city | Manipal |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Udupi |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Udupi |
| Civic agency | Udupi City Municipal Council/Local Panchayats |
| Climate | Summer: Hot/humid, Monsoon: Typically heavy rains, Winter: Cool, breezy (Köppen) |
Parkala is a suburb of Udupi city located east of Manipal in Udupi district of Karnataka, India. It is administered in part by Udupi City Municipality and in part by the 80, Badagubettu Panchayat (village-level local government body).
Parkala, along the banks of calm and serene River Swarna, is dotted with paddy fields, coconut and arecanut plantations and forests. gatson colony the most famous colony in udupi is located in parkala .gatson colony comes within the range of 2 km from parkala. gatson colony is the most advanced colony in udupi district,many innovations like underground telephone line or underground water pipes were first introduced there.
This town is situated on the Udupi-Karkala state highway, right next to the internationally renowned Manipal city, the knowledge hub of southern India, where students from all over India and the world come to pursue higher studies in subjects ranging from medicine to technology to management. From Udupi city, famous for its Shri Krishna Temple, Parkala is about seven km.
Parkala has ancient temples, a mosque, besides schools—one of them, the Basel Mission School, is more than 100 years old—hospitals and clinics, and a popular weekly market, called the Santhe in local lingo.
A software firm also dots the landscape along with mobile and landline towers of major telephone companies. There are many restaurants and bars and a hotel for those wishing to stay in this area.
This town also boasts of lush green paddy fields, besides coconut and arecanut groves that sway in the wind, and farmers here also plant a variety of crops.
Besides the farming community, who live here in large numbers, many locals commute from here mainly to Udupi and Manipal to their place of work, whether in banks, hospitals or in one of Manipal's various educational campuses.
Parkala is connected by road and railway, the nearest railway station being the Udupi Railway Station on the Konkan Railway, linking Mangalore with Goa and Bombay. Similarly, the National Highway links Udupi with Mangalore to the south and Goa and Bombay to the north.
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