Vamanjoor
Vamanjoor is a residential locality which falls within the city corporation of Mangalore in Karnataka, India. It is en route to Moodabidri and Karkala by National Highway 169 (old NH13).
Vamanjoor | |
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Residential Locality | |
Vamanjoor Location in Mangalore, Karnataka, India Vamanjoor Vamanjoor (India) | |
Coordinates: 12°54′55″N 74°53′52″E | |
Country | |
State | Karnataka |
District | Dakshina Kannada |
Languages | |
• Official | Tulu, Konkani, Beary, Kannada |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 575028 |
Vamanjoor in Detail
Vamanjoor is a tourist and residential locality in the Coastal city of Mangalore in Karnataka, India, close to Kudupu and Gurupura. Vamanjoor is famous for many historic as well as geographical reasons. It is also home for the first ever and the only Catholic Engineering institute in Karnataka, St. Joseph Engineering College. Famous tourist attractions in Vamanjoor include Pilikula Nisargadhama, Swami Vivekananda Planetarium and Manasa water park. The doordarshan (state television) broadcasting facility for Mangalore is based at Vamanjoor. The biggest residential complex in the area is the quarters of the officers and staff of the Mangalore regional headquarters of the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation.
Notable Places in Vamanjoor
- Shri Amrutheshwara Temple, Thiruvail, Vamanjoor
- Shri Vishnumurthy Temple Thiruvail
- Pilikula Nisargadhama
- Pilikula Golf Course
- Pilikula Wildlife Zoo
- Pilikula Botanical Garden
- Swami Vivekananda Planetarium
- Manasa Amusement and Water Park
- Pilikula Heritage Village
- Pilikula Jungle Lodge & Resort
- Doordarshan Maintenance Centre
- Vamanjoor Junction
- Dharma Jyothi Social Welfare Society
- St. Joseph the Worker Church- Vamanjoor
- St. Joseph Engineering College
- St. Raymond's PU College
- Karavali College of Pharmacy
- Mangala Jyothi Integrated school (MJIS)
- Rosa Mystica School
- TB Hospital
- LUCIANA - Home for Senior Citizens
- Ave Maria Palliative Care
Nearby Locations
- Kudupu
- Mudushedde
- Kaikamba
- Polali
- Gurupura
- Neerala
References
External links
- http://www.mangalorespots.blogspot.com (Blog by Godwin Castelino)
- http://www.amrutheshwaratemple.in ( Shri Amrutheshwara Temple- website)
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