| Katapadi | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Karnataka, India |
| Coordinates: | 12.9145°N 75.186°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Udupi |
| Governing Body: | Grama Panchayat |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Footnotes: | Official |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Tulu |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 574105 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 0820-557 |
| Registration Plate: | KA-20 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Udupi |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Literacy |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Approx 99% |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Udupi-Chikmagalur |
| Blank4 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank4 Info Sec1: | Kaup |
| Blank5 Name Sec1: | Civic agency |
| Blank5 Info Sec1: | Grama Panchayat |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Climate |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | Humid (Köppen) |
Katapadi is a village near Udupi in Karnataka, India. It is situated at the junction of National Highway 66 and the roads leading to Mattu and Shankarapura. Katapadi is surrounded by lush green fields, rivers and a beautiful beach. Katapadi is well known for Mattu Gulla (a type of eggplant), Kambala and jasmine (mallige in Tulu). The name Katapadi is derived from "Kattu paadi" which means "tie it down" in Tulu. Apparently the place is named Katapadi after a lost horse which was found and tied down here.
National Highway NH-66 passes through Katapadi. Udupi is 7 km from Katapadi.