Padubidri Explained

Padubidri
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Karnataka
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates:13.08°N 74.8°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Karnataka
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Udupi
Subdivision Type3:Division
Subdivision Name3:Mysuru
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:39
Population Total:24,694
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:official
Demographics1 Info1:Kannada
Demographics2 Title2:spoken
Demographics2 Info2:Tulu, Kannada, Konkani, Beary, Urdu
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:574111
Registration Plate:KA-20
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest cities
Blank1 Info Sec1:Udupi, Mangaluru

Padubidri /Padubidre (in Kannada) or Padubedre (in Tulu) is a small town in coastal district of Udupi in Karnataka state, India.

Padubidri is on the way from Udupi to Mangalore route. National Highway 66 (earlier known as NH 17) passes through Padubidri. Padubidri is famous for ritual Dakkebali, which is held every two years. This ritual is held in odd series of years 2023, 2025 and so on. The Nandikoor thermal power plant also known as Udupi thermal power plant is nearby.

Transportation

All Express Private buses ply to Padubidri from Mangalore to Udupi and Karkala, connecting the three major cities en route to Padubidri due to junction of major highway of NH 66(Towards Mangalore and Udupi) and KA SH 1(Towards karkala). The nearest airport is at Bajpe, which is a 45-minute drive away. There is a railway station called Padubidri located at Paniyoor on Konkan Railway route but it is very far from Padubidre town,So Nandikoor is the nearest railway station for Padubidri Town.

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