Natekal is considered to be one of the fastest growing localities of Mangalore City. It is part of a Major Educational, Healthcare, Commercial and Residential locality in thr south eastern part of Mangalore City in Dakshina Kannada District of Karnataka State. It is popularly known as the University town home to a large student population. The stretch from Thokkottu to Konaje is also known as the Medical corridor due to the presence of many premium Medical Educational institutions and Health care facilities and Natekal lies in between this Medical corridor. The site is very close to Mangalore University, Infosys, Soorya Infratech, Ullal Beach, Nitte University, Yenepoya University, Father Muller Charitable Institutions, Kanachur group of institutions and hospital and many more prominent Schools and Colleges of International Standards.