The village is surrounded by forests, waterways and falls, which are subject to illegal mining, removal of medicinal plants and deforestation.

[3] Between the village of Gavali and Chapoli, the Mandovi River that flows to the beautiful 200 metres (660 ft) Vajrapoha Falls (also Vajrapoya waterfalls),[4] best seen after the monsoon season (June–October).

[5] Baburao Thakur, a Gaud Saraswat Brahmin (GSB), was a noted journalist, freedom fighter and social worker who led the establishment of the Belgaum Jilha Prathamik Shikshan Samiti on 1 October 1937.

Although the teachers faced housing issues, poor sanitation, inadequate water supply and low wages, the schools became a model for the Government of Bombay (now Mumbai).

[12] Rock engravings are found at Gavali, Udupi made during the megalithic period of a side view of a humped bull.