Kanthavara is a village in Karkala taluk of the Udupi district in Karnataka state, India. 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. It is 286 km (178 mi) from its State capital Bangalore. A road from Manjarapalke goes to interior places of Bola, Beladi and Kanthavara as well. The well known temple of Lord Shiva is located in Kanthavara.