Manipal is a suburb within Udupi city in the Indian state of Karnataka and is administered by the Udupi City Municipality. It is a university area and also houses the international headquarters of Syndicate Bank. The distance of Manipal from Mangalore is 65-km and 5-km from the temple city of Udupi. Manipal exhibits excellent geographical features owing to its location on a plateau, thus presenting panoramic view of the Arabian Sea to the west and the Western Ghats to the east.

Manipal is a regional Information Technology Hub which creates great employment opportunities. The suburb is also known to have one of the highest densities of mobile phone users in India.

Manipal has a robust social infrastructure as well as good connectivity features. Several bus services in the region ensure timely connectivity to Udupi, Karkala and Mangalore as well as to Bangalore, Hyderabad and Mumbai. The Mangalore International Airport is the nearest International Airport situated at 50 kilometres from the suburb. The Kempegowda International Airport in Bangalore is also well linked to Manipal. Mangalore Central(MAQ) station is the major railway station nearest to Manipal.

Affordable flats in Manipal as well as luxury projects in Manipal constitute the real estate market of this suburb. Nissi infinity Vista, City Developers Green View, Malpe Royal Embassy, Sharada Residency and Bhavani Builders Mangalore Ruby Palace include some prominent projects of this region which promise to be good investment options.