Karwar

Karwar
Kādwād
Carwar
Municipality /Taluk
Clockwise from the Top:
Tagore Beach, Arabian Sea from Sadashivgad fort, Majali Beach, Bridge over Kali River
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Karwar in Karnataka
Coordinates: 14°48′N 74°08′E / 14.80°N 74.13°E / 14.80; 74.13
Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictUttara Kannada
Government
 • TypeCity Municipal Council
Area
 • Urban
36.95 km2 (14.27 sq mi)
 • Taluk743.4 km2 (287.0 sq mi)
Elevation
6 m (20 ft)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • CMC+Outgrowth
77,139
 • Taluk
155,213
DemonymKarwarkar
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
581301
Telephone code91-8382
Vehicle registrationKA 30
Official languageKannada[3]
HDI (2014)Increase 0.900 (Very High)[4]
Literacy (2014)89.91[4]
Sex ratio (2014)989 /1000 [4]
Websitekarwarcity.mrc.gov.in

Karwar is a seaside city and headquarters of Uttara Kannada district lying at the mouth of Kali river in the Karnataka state of India. Karwar is a popular place known for the INS Kadamba.

  1. ^ "Karwar city population". www.citypopulation.de/en.
  2. ^ "Sub-District Details". Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  3. ^ "50th Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India (July 2012 to June 2013)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  4. ^ a b c Zilla Panchayat Uttara Kannada District Overview 2014 http://www.zpkarwar.kar.nic.in/docs/publication/English/EnglishPart2.pdf