Nitte

Nitte
Nitte
Village
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Udupi
Languages
• Official	Kannada
• Regional	Tulu, Konkani, Beary
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	574110
Telephone code	08258
Vehicle registration	KA 20
Nearest city	Karkala
Lok Sabha constituency	Udupi-Chickamagalur
Climate	Moderate (Köppen)
Avg. summer temperature	35 °C (95 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	25 °C (77 °F)

Nitte is a village in Karkala taluk of Udupi district, in the Indian state of Karnataka. The village is on the way from Padubidri to Karkala. It is 8 km away from Karkala, 26 km from Udupi and 54 km from Mangalore. It is located on the foothills of the Western Ghat mountains and receives very high rainfall.

Demographics[edit]

The language spoken here is Tulu, Konkani, Beary and Kannada. Various communities include the Shivalli Brahmins, Bunts, GSB, Billavas, Mogaveeras, Christians and Muslims.

Education[edit]

Primary and High Schools[edit]

Dr. NSAM high school
GHPS Borgalgudde
GHPS Kallambadipadavu
U B M C Ahps, Kallambadi
GHPS Kemmannu Nitte

Colleges[edit]

Justice KSHegde Institute of Management
NMAM Institute of Technology
NSAM PU College
Dr.NSAM First Grade College
NRAM Polytechnic
Nitte University

Religious sites[edit]

Sri Durgaparameshwari temple, Kemmannu
Sri Ganapathi temple, near Nitte College
Badriya Jummah Mosque, Nitte-Mangalore Road
St. Lawrence Church Attur

Transport[edit]

Road[edit]

Nitte is well connected by road. There are frequent express and local buses to Mangalore, Udupi, Padubidri and Karkala. The state highway SH-1 cuts across Nitte which connects to the National Highway NH-66 at Padubidri and NH-13 near Karkala. There are buses to Mumbai and Bangalore on a daily basis. Every 10 minutes there is connectivity of buses to major cities like Mangalore and Udupi.

Rail[edit]

The closest railway station is Padubidri-Nandikoor about 27 km from Nitte.

Air[edit]

The closest airport is the Mangalore airport about 64 km from Nitte.

Notable people[edit]

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