Bhatkal is a taluk town in Uttara Kannada District of Karnataka on the West Coast National Highway 17, midway between Mangalore and Karwar. Anjuman Bhatkal is located on the flat picturesque hillock facing the Arabian Sea to its West, the Sahyadri ranges to its East and lush green valleys all around

Bhatkal is about 150 km from Mangalore on the National Highway No.17 towards North along the West Coast. There are broad gauge train connections from all over India to Mangalore including Kokan Railway. Train services are available from Mangalore via Bhatkal. Frequent bus connections are available from Mangalore to Bhatkal. Bhatkal is about 220 km from Hubli by road. There are also convenient bus connections from Hubli to Bhatkal. Hubli is connected to Pune and Solapur through broad gauge trains.

The Tourist attraction places in and around Bhatkal are Murdeshwar (15 km), Kollur (4354 km), Goa (130 km) and world famous Jog Falls (80 km).