Bantwal

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Bantwal
Suburb
Kashi Mutt
Coordinates: 12°53′37″N 74°59′41″E / 12.8936°N 74.9947°E / 12.8936; 74.9947
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Dakshina Kannada
Nearest City	Mangalore
Area
• Total	25 km2 (10 sq mi)
Elevation	36 m (118 ft)
Population  (2011[1])
• Total	40,155
• Density	1,473.2/km2 (3,816/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	574 211
Telephone code	08255
Vehicle registration	KA-70
Website	www.bantwaltown.mrc.gov.in

Bantwal (listen^ⓘ) is a suburb of Mangalore in Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, India, and the headquarters of Bantwal taluk. It is located 25 km (16 mi) East of Mangalore city center. BC Road-Kaikamba of Bantwal is one of the fastest developing areas in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka.

Along with BC Road-Kaikamba, Panemangalore & Melkar regions are also urbanized. They are also developing as the eastern suburbs of Mangalore. Towards east of Mangalore, the stretch to BC Road-Kaikamba region forms a continuous Mangalore Urban Agglomeration area which is currently the second biggest in Karnataka after Bangalore. Bantwal is the fourth largest urban area in Dakshina Kannada district after Mangalore, Ullal (both comes under Mangalore Urban Agglomeration area) & Puttur in terms of population.