Bank, Syndicate Bank, Vijaya Bank and private sector Karnataka Bank evolved from these two districts. Red clay tiles (Mangalore Tiles), Cashew processing factories and Beedi industry once flourished in this district. Dakshina Kannada district has a per capita income of Rs. which is second only to Bangalore Urban district. Despite ranking 8th in the list of most populous districts in Karnataka, the district is the second largest contributor to the state's GSDP, with a contribution of 5.8%. In other words, despite a low population share of 3.4%, the district's share in state GSDP stands at 5.8%. As the district is on the shore of the Arabian sea, fishing is one of the major occupation of many people. The major fishing places are Bunder (Old harbour), Panambur, Surathkal, Kotekar and Sasihitlu. The major industries in Dakshina Kannada concentrated around Mangalore are Mangalore Chemical and Fertilizers Ltd. (MCF), Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd. (KIOCL), The Canara Workshops Limited (manufacturers of Canara Springs), Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd. (MRPL), HPCL, BPCL, BASF, TOTAL GAZ, Bharati Shipyard Limited (BSL) etc. There is a chocolate manufacturing plant at Puttur run by CAMPCO. Major information technology and outsourcing companies have their facilities in Mangalore namely Infosys, Cognizant, Atlantic Data Bureau Services Pvt. Ltd., Lasersoft infosystems Ltd., Mphasis BPO and Endurance International Group. Two IT parks have been constructed, one Export Promotion Industrial Park (EPIP) at Ganjimutt and a second IT SEZ near Mangalore University. The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) plans to set up a multiproduct SEZ (Special Economic Zone) with an investment of over Rs. 350 billion. Villages See also Mangalore Economy of Mangalore Swami Vivekananda Planetarium U S Mallya Indoor Stadium Karnataka Urban Development and Coastal Environment Management Project (KUDCEMP) Centre for Entrepreneurship Opportunities and Learning (CEOL) South Kanara District Chess Association (SKDCA) References Further reading External links Official web site DK Zilla Parishad Districts of Karnataka Tulu Nadu