Castle Rock, Karnataka

Castlerock
village
Castle Rock railway station
Castle Rock railway station
Castlerock is located in Karnataka
Castlerock
Castlerock
Location in Karnataka, India
Castlerock is located in India
Castlerock
Castlerock
Castlerock (India)
Coordinates: 15°23′52″N 74°19′56″E / 15.3979°N 74.3322°E / 15.3979; 74.3322
Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictUttara Kannada
Elevation
621 m (2,037 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,000 (Approx)
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
581121
Telephone code08383

Castle Rock is a village in the Uttara Kannada district of the Indian state of Karnataka. The village is located in the Western Ghats on the state's border with Goa - at an elevation of 621 m (2,040 ft).[1]

Located in a heavily forested area, Castle Rock's vegetation is moist tropical deciduous. Manganese mines[2] form the main economy of the region. The village lies within the Dandeli Tiger Reserve.

  1. ^ Castle Rock, India Accessed 2006-04-29
  2. ^ "Riding Days & Jungle Nights Accessed 2006-04-29". Archived from the original on 18 March 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2006.