scenic viewpoint
Agumbe Ghat
A steep 14-hairpin ghat road through one of the wettest rainforests in India, famed for its sunset viewpoint over the Arabian Sea plains. Agumbe is nicknamed the Cherrapunji of the South.
37 km · about 45 min drive
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Manipal
Karnataka, India · Asia
About Manipal
Manipal sits on the route: 10 minutes from Udupi, 37km from Agumbe Ghat.
Manipal is in Karnataka, India, with about 34,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Udupi, about 4 km away.
Manipal (Kannada: [mɐɳipaːlɐ]) is a suburb and town within Udupi, in coastal Karnataka, India. Manipal is located five kilometres away from the centre of Udupi City, in Udupi District, Karnataka (state) in south western India. It is administered by the Udupi City Municipality. The suburb is located in coastalRead more
Karnataka, 62 km north of Mangalore and 8 km east of the Arabian Sea. From its location on a plateau, at an altitude of about 75 metres above sea level, it commands a panoramic view of the Arabian Sea to the west and the Western Ghats to the east. Manipal has a tropical climate with moderate to heavy rainfall during the monsoon season, making it lush and green throughout the year.
Home to the Manipal Academy of Higher Education, the town attracts more than twenty-five thousand students every year, hence most of the population consists of students or university staff. There are numerous spots throughout the suburb that attract students from nearby Mangalore and Udupi such as End Point, Manipal Lake, Malpe Beach, and Peacock Point. The city owes its development to Manipal Academy of Higher Education for converting this into a student city. It is called "Campus Town" by the locals.
A regional information technology hub, Manipal has one of the highest densities of professional and graduates in India.
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Within an hour or so of Manipal: Agumbe Ghat (37 km).
Where is Manipal?
Manipal is in Karnataka, India, about 4 km from Udupi.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 34,370
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- India
- Region
- Karnataka
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates
- 13.3500, 74.7833
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- 37 kmAgumbe GhatA steep 14-hairpin ghat road through one of the wettest rainforests in India, famed for its sunset viewpoint over the Arabian Sea plains. Agumbe is nicknamed the Cherrapunji of the South.
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