Mulki, also anglicized as Moolki, is a panchayat town located at Mangalore taluk in Dakshina Kannada district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It …Mulki, also anglicized as Moolki, is a panchayat town located at Mangalore taluk in Dakshina Kannada district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is on the banks of Shambhavi River, and was originally referred to as Moolikapur, which, sometime later, evolved into its current name. A small town with people of diverse religions, it is 10 km north of Suratkal. Karnad is a locality within Mulki.