Thombattu
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Thombattu ತೊಂಬಟ್ಟು |
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 Thombattu
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| Coordinates: 13°39′48.54″N 74°54′43.59″E / 13.6634833°N 74.9121083°ECoordinates: 13°39′48.54″N 74°54′43.59″E / 13.6634833°N 74.9121083°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Karnataka |
| District | Udupi |
| Nearest city | Kundapur |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada, Tulu |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Telephone code | 08259 |
| Vehicle registration | KA-20 |
| Nearest city | Udupi |
| Lok Sabha constituency | shivamogga |
| Climate | Tropical (Köppen) |
Thombattu is a village in Kundapura Taluk in Karnataka, India. It is in the Udupi district. It is located 45 km towards North from District headquarters Udupi. 26 km from Kundapura. 410 km from State capital Bangalore.
Kota, Udupi, Karkala, Sagar are the nearby cities.
Thombattu is bounded on the west by the Arabian Sea, and the east by the Western Ghats. Thombattu consists of patches of paddy fields and coconut gardens imbedded in a hilly and forest terrain. This place receives heavy rain fall from June to October every year and climate is tropical.
The main economic activity of the village is agriculture: rice, coconut, arecanut and cashews. Rubber is also a main product.
The Varahi River, in locality it is called as Bagimane rive or Machattu river or Halady river, flows on the northern side of the village and is one of irrigation sources for river bank arecanut garden. This river, which is also called Halady river, joins the Arabian Sea near Kundapura after passing through Basrur, a historical village. flow in this river is greatly reduced after construction of the Mani Dam across the Varahi River, near Masthikatte. this dam is very near to thombattu
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