Shankerpura a tiny hamlet in Udupi taluk, Karnataka state, India. Situated 3 km east of NH 17, Shankerpura, comprises villages like Pangala, Kurlkal, Moodubettu, Innanje and Shirva. The town Shankerpura lies between the towns of Katapadi and Shirva. It can be reached via Katpadi-Shirva road on NH 66 at Katapadi from west and Karkala / Belmann / Shirva road from the east. It is about 10 km to the south of temple town Udupi, and 52 km north of the major port city of Mangalore.
Overview
Shankerpura is a tiny place dominated by Christians who mainly grow Jasmine flowers and the common spoken language here is konkani. Locally and in Kannada called as Mallige. These flowers are transported to Dubai, Mangalore and flown to Mumbai on the same day. People also grow coconut, cashew and areca-nut in this region. Jasmine flower which is grown in this region has received national recognition by the agriculture department recently. The market rate for the flower is decided in the town by flower merchants on daily basis depending on the supply and demand for flowers on that particular day. The place has a Roman Catholic church dedicated to St. John The Evangelist and institutions which are managed by the church administration. The Kannada medium school here was started 100 years ago. The people from this region gain good education and migrate to the Gulf countries and other cities for their future career. This region has a good medical facility as there is a Government Community Hospital in Subhasnagar, a private clinic in Shankerpura. There is a fuel station opened in Shankerpura recently which helps people to travel in their vehicles without any difficulty. This small place is well connected by buses from Shirva/Manchakal & Udupi. There are roads connecting from Shankerpura to Moodabettu NH 66 and Kaup.
Banking and Commerce
The banking system here is well equipped with modern technologies which provides various services to the people. There are branches of 4 nationalized banks in Shankerpura which are set up to fulfill financial needs of the people, There are branches of Corporation Bank, Canara Bank, Bank of Baroda, Syndicate Bank in the town. Innanje CA Bank is also situated about 0.5 km away from the town which serves financial requirements of agriculture and small scale industries. There are restaurants, cold storage, cyber cafe, healthcare centers, garage, grocery shops, tailors, electrical, catering service, sound systems, bakery and other petty shops which fulfill daily needs of the local people. There is a fish market which is maintained by the village panchayath. Post office situated in the town helps people to receive their mails in time. There is an Indian Oil fuel station opened in Shankerpura recently which helps people to travel in their vehicles without any difficulty. The fuel station is situated around 1 km away from the town.
Administration
The town is under the administration of 5 village panchayaths, viz, Kurkal, Moodabettu, Innanje, Pangala and Shirva grama panchayath. It is under the jurisdiction of Kaup Police Station and Shirva Police Station.
