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NITK Beach
NITK Beach
Beach
	Lighthouse alongside NITK Beach
Location	Surathkal
City	Mangalore
Country	India
Activities	Swimming;
Government
• Body	Mangalore City Corporation

NITK Beach also known as Surathkal beach is on the Arabian Sea coast at Surathkal, 16 km (9.9 mi) north of the centre of Mangalore city, in the Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka, India. It is a private beach that was later named after the nearby NITK (National Institute of Technology, Karnataka).

A lighthouse constructed in the year 1972 is close by.^[1]

Educational Institutions nearby

National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, Mangalore
Srinivas Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Mukka, Mangalore
Srinivas Institute of Dental Sciences, Mukka, Mangalore
Srinivas University College of Engineering & Technology (SUCET), Mukka, Mangalore

Hospitals

Srinivas Hospital, Mukka, Mangalore
Padmavathi Hospital, Surathkal, Mangalore
Venus Hospital, Surathkal, Mangalore
Atharva Hospital, Surathkal, Mangalore

Accessibility

NITK Beach is well connected by public transport. There are several city buses(2,2A,41) from the main bus stop in statebank. One can also take the non-express service buses that give a stop for NITK Beach at NITK. Once off the bus, one can take 15 mins walk to reach.

Distance from:

Surathkal, Mangalore - 5 km
Panambur Beach, Mangalore - 8 km
New Mangalore Port, Mangalore- 10 km
Tannirbhavi Beach, Mangalore- 15 km
Kadri Park, Mangalore - 16 km
Pumpwell, Mangalore - 20 km
Pilikula Nisargadhama, Mangalore - 22 km
Infosys DC, Mudipu, Mangalore - 37 km
Manipal - 51 km
Malpe- 52 km
Dharmasthala - 84 km
Kukke Subramanya Temple - 118 km

Nearest Railway Stations:

Surathkal railway station, Surathkal, Mangalore - 4 km
Mangalore Central railway station, Hampankatta, Mangalore - 20 km
Mangalore Junction railway station, Padil, Mangalore - 21 km

Nearest Airport:

Mangalore International Airport (India) - 19 km

Climate

Mangalore has a tropical monsoon climate and is under the direct influence of the Arabian Sea branch of the southwest monsoon.

Accidents

This beach is notorious for drowning accidents since 1960's. Although reported mainly in local Kannada language newspapers. The alluring rocks on the seashore misguides people that sea is not deep, but strong waves and whirlpool can make person drown. Also there are no lifeguards here.

NIT Warangal girl named Nirmala Dangwal from Bageshwar, residing in Sagar Mp, drowned here on 21 January 2020
SVIT student in final year drowned in 2008

References

^ "Surathkal | Around Surathkal | Mangalore". 3 October 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2016.

[1] "Surathkal | Around Surathkal | Mangalore". 3 October 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2016.

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NITK Beach