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: | ![]() |
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.
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.