Nestled in beautiful scenic locales, Uttara Kannada is also home to one of India’s 6 atomic plants and a Greenfield naval base project Seabird. The coastal belt of Uttara Kannada also has one of Karnataka’s largest port Karwar with a capacity of 75000 million tonne liquid storage and 30000 MT warehousing. Government of Karnataka is keen on developing 6 berths under PPP here. Uttara Kannada is situated in the western coast of Karnataka. It is spread across 10,277 sq. kms comprising of 11 talukas -Ankola, Bhatkal, Haliyal, Honnavar, Karwar, Kumta, Mundgod, Siddapur, Sirsi, Supa and Yallapur. The district has a 77% literacy rate.

1. UTTARA
KANNADA
District Profile

2. Snapshot –Uttara Kannada District Profile
2
Invest Karnataka 2016
Contents
District overview
Economic Profile
Agricultural Profile
Industry Profile
Power and Water
Tourism
Social Infrastructure
Connectivity
Potential Industries
Investment Opportunities
Annexure

3. Temperature 37˚ C (Max.)
16˚ C (Min.)
Relative Humidity
(%)
89 (Max)
64 (Min)
Annual Normal
Rainfall
2,887 mm
Rivers Kali, Ganagavali, Aghanashini
and Sharavati
Area 10,277 sq km
District
headquarter
Karwar
Population 1,437,169 (As per 2011 census)
Population
density
140 per sq km
Sex ratio 979 per 1000 male
Literacy rate 77%
• Uttara Kannada is situated in the
western coast of Karnataka.
• Spread across 11 talukas -Ankola,
Bhatkal, Haliyal, Honnavar, Karwar,
Kumta, Mundgod, Siddapur, Sirsi,
Supa and Yallapur
Uttara Kannada District
District Overview
.
Source: Karnataka at Glance, 2013-14

4. Economic Profile
GDDP is Rs. 6,265 Crores for the district in
the year 2012-13
Per capita annual income in the district is Rs.
61,015 for the year 2012-13
1
2
Uttara Kannada District’s Contribution
to GSDP of Karnataka (2012-13)
Description INR
Crore
Contribution (%)
Total District GDP 6,265 2.1
Agriculture and Allied
(Agriculture, animal
husbandry, Forestry,
Fishing)
1,248 3
Industry
(manufacturing,
Construction, Mining)
1,461 1.7
Services
(Real estate, Hotels and
restaurants, banking,
and legal services)
3,555 2
Uttara Kannada GDP Trend (in INR Crore)
4484
4734
4211
5408 5404
6265
2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13
Primary Secondary Tertiary GDDP
Source: State and District Domestic Product of Karnataka 14-15

5. Thrust Areas
• Animal Husbandry
• Agro processing and value addition units especially in
rice, groundnut, sugarcane, coconut, arecanut, cocoa,
vanilla, pepper, cardamom and other spice
• Growing Kokum, Bamboo species, Karanja, Jatropa,
Simaroba
Agricultural Profile
Major Crops
Cereals - Paddy, Maize, Jowar
Pulses - Bengal gram, Green gram and
Cowpea
Oilseeds - Groundnut, Soyabean
Commercial crops - Sugar Cane and
groundnut
Fruits - Mango, watermelon, banana,
pineapple
Spices - Pepper, cardamom
Plantation - Arecanut, Coconut and
Cashewnut
 Varied agro-climatic regions suitable to
grow many horticultural crops
 Access to forest / unconventional fodder
crops / forage crops
 Large population of local animals and
existing marketing network for milk
processing and marketing
 Availability of small-scale food processing
industries, cashew, pineapple, coconut and
vanilla processing industries render much
scope for area expansion of such
horticultural crops.
 Bio-diversity and forest bases can be fully
used as organic matters for organic
farming in Agriculture
Enablers Total Area-1,024,679 ha
Source: Karnataka at Glance, DIC- Uttar Kannada
Forest
75.65%
Uncultivated
Land
7.31%
Net Sown
Area
10.41%
Remaining
Area
6.62%
Land Utilisation (%)
Cereals
80.42%
Pulses
1.99%
Other
6.96%
Oil Seeds
2.71%
Commercial
Crops
7.93%
Cropping Pattern (%)

6. • 6 Large and Medium scale Industries
with aggregated investment INR 424
Crore
• 9424 small-scale industries with
aggregated investment INR 236 Crores
Industry Profile
Industrial Areas/Estates
Potential Sectors:
• Engineering and construction
• Tile Industry
• Coir Industry
• Paper Industry
• Glass and Ceramics
• Tourism
• Furniture Industry
• Food Processing
S.No Industrial Area/Estate Extent
(in Acres)
1 IE, Sirsi 20
2 IE, Kumta 20
3 IE, Haliyal 10.35
4 IE, Dandeli 20
5 IE, Ramanagara 19
6 IE, Bhatkal 3.1
7 IE, Karwar 4.02
8 IE, Yellapur 9.35
9 IA, Shirawad 34.14
Natural
Resources
• Lime Shell
• Silica Sand
• Quartz
• Building Stone
• Ordinary Clay
 Proposed 2 Industrial Parks at Karwar
and Siddapur
 Proposed 3 Industrial Estates at Ankola,
Siddapura and Honnavara
Taluk wise map of Bellary District
Industrial Areas
Industrial Estates
5
3 4
8
9
7
2
1
6
Source: DIC, Uttar Kannada

7. Water
 Average demand and Average
consumption 73.87 MLD and 44.37
MLD respectively (including domestic
and industry)
 Kali, Gangavali, Aghanashani,
Sharavathi and Venkatapuraand
Varadha are major rivers
 The net irrigated area is 16% to the net
area sown
Power
 Average annual consumption- Domestic Consumption
17.03 MU and Industrial consumption 1.81 MU.
 Transmission in the district is being done by
Hubli Electricity Supply Company Limited (HESCOM)
 Hydro electric power project across the Sharavati river
with a combined capacity of 1470 MW is operated by
KPCL
 Hydro Electric Power Projects are Supa Dam, Kadra
Dam, Kodasalli and Gerusoppa Dam
 2100 MW Tadadi Gas based Combined Cycle Power
Plant in KumtaTaluk, Uttara Kannada District
 The district has one of the six atomic power stations in
India located at Kaiga which generates 2,231 GW-h of
power annually
Power and Water
Source: DIC- Uttar Kannada

8. Tourism
Banvasi: Banvasi is a place of great antiquity, the main places of interest are the Madhukeshvara temple, the
ruins of a Buddhist stupa and the Veerabhadra temple
Guddalli Peak: is located 1800 feet above sea level and gives a panoramic view of the Karwar and the sea
Katyayani Temple: situated 25 kms from Karwar, the unique feature of this temple is that the shrine of the
goddess is in the shape of a ship
Yana, known as natures wonder, having 2 gigantic rock formations encircled for thickly wooded forest, is
famous as trekkers paradise.
Idgunji Ganesh Temple: is an ancient temple at Idgunji in this place of hoary past.
Nagashrunga Parvata, Subrahmanya Guhe (cave), Naga Thirtha and Netrani Islands are
attractive tourist spots

9. Social Infrastructure
Healthcare:
Education:
Healthcare Facilities No.
Primary Health centres 82
Community Health Centres 1
Government Hospitals 13
Indian System of medical 16
Private Hospitals 66
Anjuman
Engineering
College Dhanvanthri
Ayurvedic
Medical
College
SV
Polytechnic
SDM College
of Arts and
Science
Key educational Institutes:
• Anjuman Engineering College
• V. R. Deshpande Rural Institute of Technology
• B G V S Arts & Commerce College
• Bangur Nagar Arts & Science College
• Mahasti Arts & Commerce College
• SDM College of Arts and Science
• Dhanvantari Ayurvedic Medical College
• SV Polytechnic
• Deshpande Rudseti, Haliyal
• SIRD, Kumta
Educational Institutions No.
MBA Institutes 5
ITI 10
Agriculture Institutes 2
Ayurvedic Medical College 1
Engineering Colleges 4
Polytechnics 8
General Colleges 30
The district has 229 Public Libraries
Source: DIC- Uttar Kannada, targetstudy.com

10. Port
Interna
tional
Airport
100 Km
Internatio
nal Airport
459 km
Domestic
Airport
123 Km
Domestic
Airport
216 km
Port
Interna
tional
Airport
275 Km
Connectivity
 National Highway (NH) 17 (Connecting from Goa
Border to Bhatkal Border)
 NH 4A (Connecting from Karnataka Border to
Panaji)
 NH 206(Connecting from Tumkur to Honavar)
passes through the district
 Railway route length of 176 kms of Konkan railway
passes through the district
Nearest Airport
Goa 100 km.
Hubballi 123 km.
Belagavi 216 km.
Mangaluru 275 km.
Bengaluru 459 km.
Nearest Sea Port
Goa 100 km.
Karwar 153 km.
Mangaluru 275 km.

11. Mining:
• Large limestone deposits are available in the
district
• Government of Karnataka has proposed setting
up of a Special Industrial Zone for Cement
Potential Industries
Food Processing:
• Established processing units for cashew,
pineapple, coconut and vanilla
• Scope for agro processing units for coconut,
areca nut, cocoa, vanilla, pepper, cardamom
& other spice crops
• Large population of local animals and
existing
• marketing network for milk processing and
marketing
• Long coastline, suitable agro climatic
conditions and availability of water offer
huge scope
Other Focus Sectors:
• Artisan – There are 4 clusters in the district for wood
carving activities in Honnawar, Sidapur, Sirsi and
Kumta Taluks
• Jewellary – There is a cluster in Karwara Taluk
• Aromatic and Herbal processing
• Major hub for Fishery with 6 cold storages
support.
• Engineering and construction
• Tile Industry
• Coir Industry
• Paper Industry
• Glass and Ceramics
Port Development:
• Karwar Port, is one of the main ports of Karnataka
• Total length: 355 meters
• Capacity: 75,000 Mtons of Liquid Cargo storage &
30,000 Mtons of Warehouse
• Cargo: All commodities including Petroleum Products
• The Government of Karnataka has a proposal to
develop Karwar port on Public Private Partnership
(PPP) basis for 6 additional berths
• Project Seabird – Greenfield Naval Base is located
near Karwar in the district

12. Investment Opportunities
Project Name Sector
Estimated Cost
(INR Crores)
Estimated Cost
(USD mn)
Agency Status
Development Of Road From
Kumta – Sirsiyekkumbi (one
package of KSHIP)
Transportation Part of 7000 Part of 1166.7 KSHIP
DPR under
preparation
Development Of Modern Sea
Port At Tadadi
Transportation 3800 633.3 KSIIDC
DPR
Prepared/Bidding
Development Of 2nd Stage Of
Karwar Port.
Transportation 2500 416.7
Ports & Inland
Water Transport
Development
DPR
Prepared/Bidding
Development Of Belekeri Port Transportation 1720 286.7
Ports & Inland
Water Transport
Development
DPR under
preparation
Development Of Pavinakurve
Port
Transportation 1700 283.3
Ports & Inland
Water Transport
Development
DPR under
preparation
Smart City Mission In
Karnataka
Urban
Infrastructure
NA 0 KUIDFC Conceptual Stage
• Acquired land 10 acres for Medicine (Ayurvedic) and 40 acres to be acquired. Project cost 85 Crores
(USD 14.16 mn)
• Development of Cashew Processing units in the districts of INR 10 Crores. Land to be purchased
2acres,Land purchased 20 guntas .
• Land to be purchased 50 acres for Dairy farming and milk processing of investment INR 250 Crores
(USD 41.67 mn)
• 1 acre land (Own land) for Resort as part of Leisure Tourism of INR 3 Crores investment.
• Investment of INR 40 Crores(USD 6.67 mn) for Expansion of Chemical Industry in Binaga, Karwar for
Caustic soda and Phosphoric acid.
• 2 acres land purchased for Marine food processing of INR 15 Crores (USD 2.5 mn)
Additional Projects

13. Annexure
Key Players
Other Key Industrial Icons
Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd
Indian Navy , Sea Bird Project, Chendia,
Karwar
The West
Coast Paper
Mills Ltd
Parry Sugars,
Hullahatti, Haliyal
Solaris Chemtech,
Binaga Karwar

14. Contact
Karnataka Udyog Mitra
3rd Floor, Khanija Bhavan (East Wing),
No. 49, Race Course Road, Bengaluru-560 001, India
Ph.: +91 80 2228 2392, 2228 5659, 2238 1232,
2228 6632
Fax: +91 80 2226 6063
Email: md@kumbangalore.com
visit us at: www.investkarnataka.gov.in
Commissioner for Industries Development and Director
Department of Industries & Commerce
Government of Karnataka
No. 49, South Block, Khanija Bhavan,
Race Course Road, Bengaluru-560 001, India
Ph.: +91 80 2238 6796
Email: commissioner@karnatakaindustry.gov.in
The Joint Director,
District Industries Centre
Shirawada, Karwar – 581 306.
Ph: (+91-8382) 282302, 282367
Email: jd-karwar@karnatakaindustry.gov.in