page_title: Sanoor
section_title: Industry
hierarchical_section_title: Sanoor / Industry
caption_attribution_description: English: Stone carving is known here since ancient period
context_page_description: Sanoor is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. During the British Raj, the village was headed by the Patels. Since independence, it has been administered by a mandala Panchayati raj. The nearest court is in Karkala, 5 kilometres from the village center. Sanoor has several primary schools and a government pre-university college. The Tulu language is widely spoken; other languages spoken in the village are Konkani and Kannada. The Bunt and Billava were early ethnic communities, with the Marathi, Konkani and Brahmins arriving later. With Portuguese settlement, villagers converted to Catholicism. Local Muslims belong to the Moplah community, are known as Beary and speak the Beary dialect of Tulu. The Beary, living in the region for over a thousand years, may be descended from Arab traders.
  The village economy is based on agriculture and labour. Hamlets are Irvathuru, Pulkeri, Murathangady, Aayere and Thanada.
  The weather here is very pleasant with light spells of rain during winter. During Summer, temperatures reach 35 degrees. The monsoon here is plentiful enough to fill the river that dries up at the end of summer.
context_section_description: Granite hills are prominent in the Sanoor region, and several quarries exist. A stone-carving tradition dates back to the Kadamba period. The South Canara region has several granite temples dating to the 7th to 12th centuries which are primarily built in the Gajaprashta style. In addition to monuments, the quarries produce stone for houses and roads.
  Beedi (slim, hand-rolled, unfiltered cigarettes) manufacturing was a significant part of the local economy until the 1990s emergence of the cashew industry, with Bharat (No. 30) and Ganesh popular brands. The scene of Tendu leaves sack and Beedis transportation in the bicycles were common to those days. Some beedi processing still takes place in Sanoor.
caption: Stone-carving in Sanoor
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