Kota, Karnataka

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Kota, Karnataka
Kota
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Kota, Karnataka
Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 13°30′54″N74°42′20″E / 13.51500°N 74.70556°E / 13.51500; 74.70556 Coordinates: 13°30′54″N74°42′20″E / 13.51500°N 74.70556°E / 13.51500; 74.70556
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Karnataka
District Udupi district
Languages
  Official Tulu/Kannada
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
576221 [1]
Telephone code0820 [2]
Vehicle registration KA-20 [3]
Nearest cityUdupi
Lok Sabha constituencyUdupi-Chikmagalur

Kota is a town on NH 66 in Brahmavar taluk. On the way from Brahmavar to Kundapura. Famous Kannada writer, novelist and Yakshgana exponent, K. Shivaram Karanth hailed from this place. Winner of Young Scientist award and member of Sakura Science club, Mr Kota Aniketh Shenoy hails from here. Kota is approximately 24 km from Udupi and 12 km from Kundapur.

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Places of interest in Kota

Bhajana Saptaha & [krishnashtami] during month of shravana and Sharada Utsav,during Navaratri with great enthusiasm.

Education

The school, started as a High School with 300 students in 1949, has now grown into a cluster of Institutions which includes Viveka Boys’ High School, Viveka Girls’ High School, Viveka English Medium High School, Viveka Pre-University College with a separate wing for Vocational Training during matriculation stage.

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