Kadri, Mangalore

Kadri is one of the major commercial and residential localities in Mangalore. Kadri is home to the famous Kadri Manjunath Temple.

Kadri
Commercial & Residential locality
Famed Kambala Race of Kadri
Coordinates:
Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictDakshina Kannada
CityMangalore
Government
  BodyMangalore City Corporation
Languages
  OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Kadri is also famous for its annual buffalo race known as Kambala. A famous personality from Kadri is Kadri Gopalnath. Nearby localities are Balebail and Derebail. The Kadri-Bejai belt is also regarded as the Manhattan of Mangalore. This area already has many tall buildings, and many more are under construction. Planet SKS, a 40-storeyed highrise building, the tallest in Mangalore, and the second tallest building in Karnataka, is at Kadri. Bhandary Vertica, a 56-storeyed skyscraper, one of the tallest buildings in South India which is under construction is also located here. [1]

Areas of Interest

Educational institutions

  • Karnataka Polytechnic
  • Industrial Training Institute
  • Padua High School & Junior college

References

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