BC Road-Kaikamba of Bantwal is one of the fastest developing areas in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka.

Previously, the town of Bantwal was known for trade with the Persian Gulf states, being so close to Mangalore.

However, flooding caused by the river Netravathi during the monsoons compelled traders and newer settlements to move to the adjacent city of B.C.

[2] Bantwal was an entrepot for the produce of the province on its way to the Mysore Country and had derived a great benefit of late years from the extension of the coffee trade.

It contained about thousand scattered houses inhabited by Billava, Bunts, Bhandary, Ganigas, Kulals, Goud Saraswat Brahmins, Konkani Catholics and a few Jains.

According to the 2011 India census, Hindus make up 54.65% of total population, Muslims 38.42% and Christians 6.61% in Bantwal town.

The town is still considered an important trade center for groceries, tobacco, hardware and gold.

Many buses ply to nearby places such as Mudipu, Moodabidri, Surathkal, Mulki, Kinnigoli, Vitla operate from the B.