Manipal University

Manipal is a suburb within the city of Udupi in Karnataka, India and is administered by the Udupi City Municipality. It is located on the rocky hinterland of Coastal Karnataka, about 63 km north of Mangalore and 8 km east of the Arabian Sea. From its location on a plateau, it commands a panoramic view of the Arabian Sea to the west and the Western Ghats to the east. Home to the Manipal University, the town attracts over twenty five thousand students every year. It is one of the most cosmopolitan towns of India, with people from close to 60 countries studying there. It is called the campus town by the locals. Manipal is also the international headquarters of Syndicate Bank. A regional information technology hub, Manipal has one of the highest densities of mobile phone users in India.