Trasi
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Trasi | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Trasi Beach | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Karnataka |
| Government | |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KA |
| Vehicle registration | KA |
| Website | karnataka |
Trasi is a place on the west coast of India, 12 km north of Kundapur in Kundapura Taluk, Udupi District.
Demographics
[edit]As of 2011, Trasi has a total population of 3140 people consisting of 1737 male and 232 female residents. The village occupies a total area of 536.67 hecatres with a population density of 5.851 people per hectare. As of 2011, the total literacy rate was 78.18% which was higher than the national average of 59.5%.[1]
As of 2011, Trasi has an employment rate of over 35.25%, 99.19% of whom are employed over 183 days in a year.[1]
Trasi beach
[edit]Trasi beach is a nesting destination for Olive Ridley sea turtles.[2]
Christ the King Church
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Christ the King Church was elevated to being a full-fledged parish in 1971, prior to which it was a substation of the 'Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church' a parish since 1630 in Gangolli to early Goan/Portuguese settlers who migrated south from Goa around 1560.
On arrival, the settlers built a modest church building near the 'Bundar'. On being annexed to Goa in about 1629, the old building made way for a new one and then again to the final church which stands there today.
The parish caters to over 200 families today, who are descendants of the old settlers.
Island
[edit]There is a small island of about 100 meters radius which is about a kilometer offshore. This island is called Coral Island.[citation needed]
References
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- ^ a b "Census | Udupi District | India". Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ "Olive Ridley turtle lays eggs on Trasi beach after a gap of 14 years". The Hindu. 24 January 2023.
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