Kanthavara is a village in Karkala taluk of the Udupi district in Karnataka state, India.
[1] Kanthavara is located 9.1 km (5.7 mi) from its Taluk town Karkal.
Kanthavara is 30.8 km (19.1 mi) from its District Main City Udupi.
Fruits like pineapple, cashew-nuts, mango, coconut and others are grown there in their natural habitat.
Wild boar hunting is a sport cum business where the meat is sold.