Hampankatta (also known as Happananakatte/Hampankatte/Hampananakatte/Hampanakatte and pronounced as 'Hampanakatte' in Tulu language and Kannada language) is the centre of Mangalore, Karnataka. Most of the public utilities are located here. Hampanakkatte was named by the British in 1920. Its original name was 'Appanakatte'. The town was named after a person called Appanna Poojary who constructed a 'well' in the region around 1900.
Mangalore Central
Rail connectivity in Mangalore was established in 1907. Mangalore was also the starting point of India's longest rail route. The city has two railway stations, Mangalore Central (at Hampankatta) and Mangalore Junction (at
Kankanadi).
A metre gauge railway track, built through the
Western Ghats, connects Mangalore with Hassan. The broad gauge track connecting Mangalore to Bangalore via Hassan was opened to freight traffic in May 2006
and passenger traffic in December 2007.
Mangalore is also connected to Chennai through the Southern Railway and to Mumbai via the Konkan Railway.
Public utilities
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1. Service Bus Stand : This bus stand is located adjacent to Nehru Maidan near StateBank. All private run express & shuttle buses to various places around Mangalore like Udupi, Kundapur, Kollur, Kasaragod, Puttur, Karkala, Moodabidri, Shimoga, etc., start from this bus stand. Some of the KSRTC buses to BC road & Puttur also start from here.
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2. City Railway Station: This station is now known as Mangalore Central Station. All trains having Mangalore as starting point start from this station. The trains which just pass through Mangalore will stop at Kankanadi (now known as Mangalore Junction) only. They do not come to Mangalore Central station.
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3. Town Hall: This hall mainly hosts different cultural activities like Tulu language dramas, Beary language dramas, , events of Rotaract Club, Weight Lifting championships, etc.
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4. RTO: Regional Transport office of Transport department, Government of Karnataka.
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5. Nehru Maidan: This playground is open for common public. People play all kinds of games. This ground is also used for political rallies, Independence day/Republic day parades, circus, exhibitions, etc.
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6. DC & Magistrate Office
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7. PWD (Public Works Department) of Karnataka state government.
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8. Central Market
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9. City Central Library: This is located close to St Aloysius college. This library is run by the Mangalore city corporation. There are several branches for city central library within Mangalore.
Hospitals
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1. Wenlock Hospital: This is the largest hospital in Dakshina Kannada district run by the state government.
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2. Lady Goschen Hospital
Gallery
Image:Clock Tower to Nehru Maidan Road in Mangalore - 2.jpg|Road linking the Clock tower circle with Nehru Maidan
Image:Clock Tower circle at Hampankatta in Mangalore - 1.jpg|Clock Tower circle junction
Image:Appana katte Mangaluru India.jpg|Appana Katte
Image:RTO and PWD office at Pandeshwar in Mangalore.jpg|RTO and PWD office
Image:Mangalore Town Hall 2012.jpg|Town Hall
Image:Near the entrance of Nehru Maidan in Mangalore.jpg|Near the entrance of Nehru Maidan
Educational institutions
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1. Milagres Pre-University College
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2. University College
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3. Dr.P.Dayananda Pai- P.Satisha Pai Government First Grade College, Carstreet
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4. St. Aloysius group of Institutions
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5. Kasturba Medical College
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6. Milagres School
Religious places
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1. Sharavu Mahaganapati Temple
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2. Kudroli temple
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3. Milagres Church
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4. St Aloysius Church
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5. Idgha Masjid, built by Tippu Sultan.
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6. Noor Masjid
Places for leisure
Geographic location
