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Karkala
Karla
Town
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Gommateshwara statue, Karkala
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Jain pilgrimage center
Karkala
Karkala
Karkala
Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 13°12′00″N 74°58′59″E / 13.2°N 74.983°E / 13.2; 74.983
CountryKarkala India
StateKarnataka
RegionTulu Nadu
DistrictUdupi
Settled1912
Area
 • Total23.06 km2 (8.90 sq mi)
Elevation
80 m (260 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total25,824
 • Density1,089.16/km2 (2,820.9/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
574 104
Telephone code91-(0)8258
Vehicle registrationKA-20
Sex ratio1.11 ♂/♀
Websitewww.karkalatown.gov.in

Karkala, also known as Karla in Tulu language, is a town and the headquarters of Karkala taluk in the Udupi district of Karnataka, India. Located about 60 km from Mangalore in the Tulu Nadu region of the state, it lies near the foothills of the Western Ghats. Karkala has a number of natural and historical landmarks, and is a major tourist and transit destination due to its strategic location along the way to Hebri, Sringeri, Kalasa, Horanadu, Udupi, Kollur, Subrahmanya and Dharmasthala.

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