Kinnigoli

Kinnigoli is a major suburb in the outskirts of Mangalore Tehsil (Mangalore Township). It is located approximately 32 km from Mangalore City, 5 km from Kateel (a famous Hindu pilgrimage centre), 8 km from Mulki (5 km from Mulki Railway station) and 17 km from the Mangalore International Airport. Kinnigoli is a fast developing hamlet.

Kinnigoli
Town
Kinnigoli Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 13.0631°N 74.8473°E / 13.0631; 74.8473
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Dakshina Kannada
Government
• Type	Town Panchayat
Population  (2011)
• Total	19,557
Languages
• Official	Tulu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	574150
Telephone code	0824
Vehicle registration	KA-19
Nearest city	Mangalore
Literacy	80%
Lok Sabha constituency	Mangalore
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Mulki-Moodabidri.
Climate	Tropical (Köppen)
MP	Nalin Kumar Kateel
MLA	Umanatha Kotian
Website	http://www.kinnigolitown.mrc.gov.in/

Kinnigoli is well connected by road with buses to all major cities and towns of the region. It is a central market place for surrounding villages like Mundkuru, Ellinje, Aikala, Kallamundkuru , Muchuru, Neerude, Kateel, Delantabettu, Nadugoodu, Attur, Panja Pakshikere, Kavatharu and Balkunje. A weekly market is held on every Thursday. Kinnigoli has got its own supermarket called Daily Needs equipped with fruits, vegetables, pulses, grains, frozen foods, juices, etc.

The majority of the people in Kinnigoli work in agriculture. Paddy is the widely grown crop and is mostly grown for consumption rather than sale. Cash crops like Areca nut and cashew are grown in small packets of agricultural land or on uncultivable hillocks. Mango, jackfruit and tamarind trees are scattered over the farm lands.

Kinnigoli is undergoing urbanisation and a real estate boom due to an influx of Indian expatriates returning to Kinnigoli (mostly from Persian Gulf countries). Kinnigoli has a hospital called Concetta Hospital which is run by the Bethany Sisters of the Little Flower, Mangalore.

The famous Indian philanthropist and cardiac surgeon Dr Devi Prasad Shetty was born in Kinnigoli.

Srinidhi Ramesh Shetty is an Indian model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Diva–Miss Supranational India in the Miss Diva - 2016 and also Miss Supranational 2016 who hails from Thalipady Guthu, Kinnigoli,

In winter month, usually in January, buffalo racing competition called Kambala is held in the water filled, post harvest, rice fields named Kaanthabare-Boodabare Jodukare in Aikala, just about 3 km from Kinnigoli which attracts hordes of spectators including tourists. The competition attracts well fed and trained buffaloes from the twin districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi (formerly joint as South Canara), gold medallions along with cash prizes are awarded to the winners.

The other facet for which Kinnigoli is known for is its "Unity and diversity". Despite the presence of various religious groups like Hindus, Christians& Muslims and proliferations of Kanarese, Tulu, Konkani, and Beary languages, Kinnigoli has been free from any communal tension over the years. Each of the communities coexist very well and in some cases actively encourage and participate in the religious activities of the other.

Due to the fact that a sizeable number of Kinnigoli natives are Indian expatriates working abroad particularly in the Persian Gulf region, there has been a large influx of foreign remittances to the small town. So nowadays, one can find a large number of upscale mansions and bungalows along the roads leading in and out of kinnigoli. However, despite the real estate boom, the ecosystem has been carefully preserved by taking care to see that trees are not destroyed and overall green cover remains untouched. As a result, the place still retains its green cover and eco friendly habitat. Some modern apartments have come up at Kinnigoli like Pinto's Golden Castle . Kinnigoli has few options of hotels. Some good service apartments have cone up near kinnigoli church next to Marywale school called Pinto's Crystal Castle which offers furnished apartments with equipped kitchen. A nice place to stay for families in short stays at Kinnigoli.

There is a regular Kannada monthly magazine called Yugapurusha published from Kinnigoli.

There is a mall here with name KINNIGOLI PPPS MALL first of its kind. Its 14400sqft in size, containing daily items, groceries, garments and also housing a Multi- Cuisine restaurant.