Surathkal is one of the major localities[1] in the northern part of Mangalore taluk located on National Highway 66 (old NH-17) in the Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka state, India on the shore of Arabian sea.

The famous Sadashiva Mahaganapathi temple on the shores of Arabian Sea (Lakshadweepa Samudra) is said to be built around the linga that a Rakshasa by name Kharasura carried on his head.

2658 dated 31 December 1974[2] now merged with Mangalore City Corporation.Zonal office of Mangaluru City Corporation was opened on 6 March 2017 at Surathkal (Zone 1) which covers Surathkal (West), Surathkal (East), Katipalla (West), Katipalla-Krishnapura, Katipalla (North), Idya (East), Idya (West), Hosabettu, Kulai, Baikampady, Panambur and Bengre wards of MCC.

[5] It has "Nada Katcheri" near Suratkal market which provides property details and other matters related to Revenue department.

The Srinivas Institute of Medical Science and Research Centre's Hospital is located at Srinivasnagar, Mukka, Surathkal.

The nearest airport is Mangalore International Airport (Bajpe), 16 kilometres from Surathkal that connects Mangalore with major cities in southern and western India as well as many major cities in the Middle East, with direct flights available to Dubai, Doha, Muscat and Abu Dhabi.

Surathkal railway station, which is located 2 km away from the National Institute of Technology campus and half kilometre from national highway NH-66 falls on the famed Konkan railway route on which Rajdhani, Duronto, and other express trains ply regularly from Mangaluru to Mumbai, Thane, Ernakulam, Gujarat and New Delhi.

The raw materials for these industries are imported through the NMPT and goods produced here are transported to several places in India and exported abroad through this port.