# Dark stores in Mangaluru: how many, which apps and which areas

On 31 October 2026, Rewalto counted 21 quick-commerce dark stores in Mangaluru: Blinkit 8, Swiggy Instamart 7, JioMart 4 and BigBasket 2. Mangaluru ranks 90 of 688 cities by store count, with under 1% of India's stores. It has 1% of the stores Rewalto counts in Karnataka.

## Key facts

| | |
| --- | --- |
| Dark stores | 21; counted 31 Oct 2026 |
| Rank among cities | 90 of 688; under 1% of India's 13,764 stores |
| Apps with a store here | 4: Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart, JioMart, BigBasket |
| Apps not found here | Zepto, Flipkart Minutes, DMart; in our weekly checks |
| Named areas with a store | 17; most stores: Kodiyalbail (2), Ashraya Colony (1), Bejai (1) |
| Checked | 23 Oct 2026 to 28 Oct 2026; weekly, per app |

## Stores by app

| App | Stores |
| --- | --- |
| Blinkit | 8 |
| Swiggy Instamart | 7 |
| JioMart | 4 |
| BigBasket | 2 |

## Areas with the most stores

| Area | Stores | Apps |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kodiyalbail | 2 | Blinkit, JioMart |
| Ashraya Colony | 1 | Swiggy Instamart |
| Bejai | 1 | Swiggy Instamart |
| Bondel | 1 | Swiggy Instamart |
| Deralakatte | 1 | Blinkit |
| Hampankatta | 1 | Blinkit |
| Kadri | 1 | Blinkit |
| Kankanady | 1 | Swiggy Instamart |
| Kavoor | 1 | Blinkit |
| Kodiabail | 1 | Swiggy Instamart |
| Konchady | 1 | JioMart |
| Kulashekara | 1 | Swiggy Instamart |
| Lalbagh | 1 | BigBasket |
| Maroli | 1 | BigBasket |
| Permannur | 1 | Blinkit |
| Shiva Nagar | 1 | Swiggy Instamart |
| Surathkal | 1 | Blinkit |

## What the counts show

- Blinkit and Swiggy Instamart are close in Mangaluru: 8 and 7 stores.
- Swiggy Instamart holds 33% of the stores here, against 10% across India.
- No Zepto, Flipkart Minutes or DMart store was found in Mangaluru in our checks.
- 17 named areas have at least one store. Kodiyalbail (2), Ashraya Colony (1) and Bejai (1) have the most, 19% of the city's stores together.
- 3 stores have no named area, because the app did not show one.
- Mangaluru holds 1% of the 1,640 stores Rewalto counts in 29 Karnataka cities, the 5th most in the state.
- Across the state that is 5.2 stores per 100,000 people living in Karnataka's towns and cities (official projection for 1 March 2026: 31.6 million). For India the figure is 2.7.
- The nearest other cities Rewalto counts are Udupi (53 km, 10 stores), Shivamogga (140 km, 16 stores) and Mysuru (206 km, 88 stores).

## Questions people ask

### How many dark stores are there in Mangaluru?

21, counted by Rewalto on 31 October 2026 across 4 apps.

### Which app has the most dark stores in Mangaluru?

Blinkit, with 8 stores, then Swiggy Instamart with 7 and JioMart with 4 (31 Oct 2026).

### Which quick-commerce apps deliver from dark stores in Mangaluru?

Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart, JioMart and BigBasket. We found no Zepto, Flipkart Minutes or DMart store in Mangaluru in our checks.

### Which areas of Mangaluru have the most dark stores?

Kodiyalbail (2), Ashraya Colony (1) and Bejai (1), out of 17 named areas with a store.

### How many dark stores are there in Karnataka?

1,640, in 29 cities, counted by Rewalto on 31 October 2026; Mangaluru has 21 of them.

### How does Mangaluru compare with other Indian cities?

It ranks 90 of 688 cities by store count and holds under 1% of the 13,764 dark stores Rewalto counted in India.

Every city and app: https://rewalto.com/data/dark-stores

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Last content change: 2026-10-31