Kaikamba also known as Gurupura Kaikamba is a suburban town of Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada District, Karnataka State, west coast of India. Kaikamba lies between Moodabidri and Mangalore city in Dakshina Kannada district. This town lies on Mangalore – Moodabidri Highway National Highway 169 (Old No. NH 13). Kaikamba is 12 km away from Mangalore city. Also 5 to 6 km away from Bajpe town. where Mangalore International Airport is located. Distance from Airport to Kaikamba is just 8 km. Population of Kaikamba is about 15,325 as per 2009 census. Parts of Kaikamba are administered by Paduperar Panchayat, Kandavara Panchayat and Ganjimutt Panchayat. Efforts are being made to include this town into Mangalore city corporation limits by the year 2015.[citation needed] The proposed KIADB Software export promotional park is 3 km away.
The geographical location of guide-pole at Kaikamba is exactly 12.9607° North and 74.9332° East and it is situated approximately 100 metres above sea level. It also a place of 2 church 3 mosques and 3 temples.
Media
The online news portal of Kaikamba town is Suddi9[1]
Etymology
The word "Kaikamba" means "hand-post" or "guide-pole" in both Kannada and Tulu languages. The word is used mostly for junctions of roads in Tulunadu as in olden days a wooden pole was fixed in the middle of the junction indicating direction of places. This small junction town - linking a three-way road network that lead to Bajpe, Mangalore and Moodabidri – has a hand-post guiding tourists and visitors.[citation needed]
Commerce and industries
Mangalore tile factories are few in numbers. There are also beedi works, cashew nut industries and rice processing industries, as well as a number of commercial farming setup surrounding kaikamba poultry farms, areca nut plantation, coconut plantation, Pepper plantation, cashew plantations and paddy cultivation. Real estate business is another major commercial area. The proposed Ganjimutt SEZ is just 3.5 km away from this location.
People and culture
View at Kaikamba Junction
All the people are literate. A speciality of this town is that every family has at least one member abroad, the majority of them in the Middle East. In terms of religion, Hindus, Muslims and Christians are in almost equal proportion, although Hinduism is the major religion followed. Languages spoken are mainly Tulu, Konkani, Beary and Urdu, and many have knowledge of Kannada, Hindi and English.
Mangalore city buses No. 12 and 22, 22S (Jnnurm Bus) goes via Kaikamba - 19 km, 45 minutes
All the buses between Mangalore and Moodabidri go via Kaikamba - 19 km / 30 minutes, which includes both express and local buses, which are the most commonly used for travelling to Mangalore.
