Perdoor or Perdur is a town in the

Udupi district Udupi district (also Udipi or Odipu in Tulu language) is an administrative subdivision in the Karnataka state of India, with the district headquarters in the city of Udupi. It is situated in the Canara coastal region, there are seven talu ...

in coastal

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

in the country of

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

. It is located about 20 km from

Udupi Udupi (alternate spelling Udipi; also known as Odipu) is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. Udupi is situated about north of the educational, commercial and industrial hub of Mangalore and about west of state capital Bangalore by road. ...

on the way to

Hebri Hebri is a town and taluk headquarters in the Udupi district of Karnataka, at the foot of the Western Ghats of India in Karnataka state. It was first inaugurated as a taluk in 2018. It is a main junction and a central point of roads leading to ...

Places and Events of Interest

Perdoor has an ancient temple of Lord Sri Ananthapadmanabha in the center of the village which is known to be more than 1,000 years old. There is a ''pushkarani'' (water tank with steps on all the sides) attached to the temple. The temple is famous for the offering of 1001 (''savirada ondu'') bananas by people to the deity upon fulfillment of their wishes (''harike seva''). Sri Ananthapadmanabha car festival (or "''Jatra''") typically falls on 16 March and is energetically celebrated in the form of ''jatra''. Many people join the festival on that day. ''Saviraprandh'' is offered during the ''jatra'' to Sri Ananthapadmanabha Swamy. ''Perdoor sankranti'' in every month is very famous and attracts thousands of people. There are three banks in Perdoor.

How to reach

Frequent bus service is available from the district headquarters of

. Buses plying from

to Shivamogga, Bhadravati and many other via Agumbe route pass through Perdoor on the way to Someshwar via Hebri. Local transport is through autorickshaw and jeep. There are plenty of buses plying from Udipi to Hebri (via Perdoor). The average commuting time is approximately 35 minutes by bus (Udupi to Perdur). Surrounding villages are Bairampally, Bellampally, Bannapally, etc.

Education

A high school, started by Manipal Education Academy, has provided education for children from in and around the village for many decades. Perdoor also has B.M Primary School, which was started more than 100 years ago and provides education up to 7th grade. The village also has one other Primary school called AP School. Thousands of children have studied in these two primary schools. A previous B.M. School for primary education was re-branded and converted into an English Medium School. Perdoor has an Industrial training institute. For the past 30 years, Perdoor High School has admitted students from Doopadakatte, Alangaar, Bukkigudde, Paadigaara, Hathrabailu, Gundyadka, Kallangala, Santyaar, Alangaar, Donderangadi and

. During the academic year 2011-12, a full-time college with Science and Arts degrees was founded, balebailu school of primary education is famous in perdoor village.

External links

*http://rcmysore-portal.kar.nic.in/temples/sriananthapadmanabhaperdoortemple/History.htm Perdoor Temple
PerdoorPerdoor
{{Settlements in Udupi district Villages in Udupi district