|
-
Area |
8.34
lakh hectares : 135 km of coastline |
|
-
Population
|
31,96,000;
28% urban |
| - Languages
Spoken |
English, Hindi, Kannada, Tulu, Konkani |
| - Climate |
Moderate,
ranges between 20-35 C. goes through southwest monsoon
from June - August |
| - Airport |
Mangalore
- Daily three connections to Mumbai and one to Bangalore |
| -
Railway |
Mangalore
and Udupi are connected to the rail network, Ten trains
use Mangalore as the terminus with another 12 passing
through.
|
| - Power |
On
par with best in Karnataka. |
| - Water
supply |
»
Futuristic water supply and sewage project under implementation
with ADB assistance
»
Adequate, high annual rainfall; 22 rivers
pass through the districts. |
| - Telecom
Density |
8.74
per 100 population, area coverage 8,441 sq. km. |
| - Internet
services |
PSTN
Dial up / ISDN Dial up / Leased |
| - Network
Access |
»
Any data rates like 2 /
8 / 34 / 140 Mbps and multiple access from customer
premises on optical fiber system.
»
Redundancy provided
by optical fibers in SDH ring |
|
- Leased
line circuits
|
»
Leased circuits of 64 Kbps,
2 Mbps available from any Location in NK to national
or international destinations
»
2 / 8 / 140 Mb access can
be provided from the users premises on optical fiber
system |
| -
Software Export |
FY
2000-01 : Rs. 150 crore |
| |
FY
2001-02 projections : Rs. 325 crore |
| |
FY
2002-03 projections : Rs. 600 crore |
- Real
Estate
(Commercial) |
Commercial
cost / sq ft: 20-30 for rental, Rs 1,000 -3,000 for
Purchase in Mangalore city. |
- Real
Estate
(Housing) |
Housing
Rent 2,500-5,000 for a two bedroom apartment
Rs 700- 1,000/ sq.ft. for purchase of ready to occupy
apartments |
| - Education |
100%
Literacy. Is home to more than 50 higher educational
institutions providing qualiy education. 7,500 graduates
including 2,500 in engineering pass out every year. |
| - Recreation
Parks |
Clean
beaches/parks/wide-open spaces in addition to facilities
like clubs, bowling alleys, theatres, etc. |
| - Health
Care |
Fully
equipped generic and specialty hospitals with state
-of-art facilities, both at Mangalore and Manipal |
