Kaikamba

Infobox Indian Jurisdiction
native_name=Kaikamba| latd = 12.9607
longd=74.9332
state_name= Karnataka
district= Dakshina Kannada
area_telephone= 0824
postal_code= Kinnikambla 574 151

Kaikamba (Kannada: ಕೈಕಂಬ) is a small place near Mangalore International Airport, Karnataka State, south of India. Kaikamba lies between Gurupura and Polali in Dakshina Kannada district. This town falls on Mangalore – Moodabidri highway. It is 8 km away from Bajpe, where Mangalore International Airport is located.

The geographical location of guide-pole at Kaikamba is exactly 12.9607° North and 74.9332° East and it is situated approximately 100 meters above sea level.

Etymology

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 middle of 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.

Nearby places

The nearby places are Gurupura, Mangalore, Polali, Addoor, Bajpe, Suaralpady and Moodabidri

Educational institutes

* Pompei English Medium School
* Pompei Kannada Medium School
* Assraruddin Kambal Urdu High School
* Assraruddin Kambal English Medium Primary School
* Balmy English Medium School
* Rosa Mystica Kannada Medium Primary & High School
* Assraruddin arabic college
* Raj Academy English Medium primary & high school

Banks and financial institutes

* Vijaya Bank
* Syndicate Bank
* Karavali Credit Corporative Society
* Netravati Grameena Bank
* Sri Bagavathi Sahakari Bank
* SCDC Bank
* Kumbara Gudi Kaigarika Bank, Malali

Getting there

* The nearest railway station is Mangalore
* The nearest airport is Bajpe or Mangalore International Airport which is just 8 km
* Mangalore city buses No. 12 and 22 goes via Kaikamba
* All the buses commutes between Mangalore and Moodabidri goes via Kaikamba

References

Mangalore International Airport