District: Dakshina Kannada
  Bangalore - 330km
  Mangalore - 50km
  Mangalore - 50km
STD Code: 08252
 
 
The town is famed for its eight basadis and the ruins of a Mahadeva Temple. An 11m high Bahubali statue, dating back to 1604, stands on the Southern bank of the Gurupur river.