Tenkayedapadavu is a
panchayat village in the southern state of
Karnataka
Karnataka ( ) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, States Re ...
, India.
[Village code= 2697400 ][2011 Census Village code for Tenkayedapadavu = 617485, ][ Tenkayedapadavu, Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka] Administratively, it is under
Mangalore taluk
Mangaluru taluk is a ''taluk'' (subdistrict) in the Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka on the western coast of India. Mangaluru is the administrative headquarters of the ''taluk''. It is made up of Mangaluru City Corporation, Ullal City Munici ...
of
Dakshina Kannada district
Dakshina Kannada district is located in the state of Karnataka in India, with its headquarters in the coastal city of Mangaluru. The district covers an area nestled in between the Western Ghats to its east and the Arabian Sea to its west. Dakshi ...
in Karnataka. It is located at a distance of 26 km from
Mangalore
Mangaluru (), formerly called Mangalore ( ), is a major industrial port city in the Indian state of Karnataka and on the west coast of India. It is located between the Laccadive Sea and the Western Ghats about west of Bengaluru, the st ...
city. There are two villages in the
gram panchayat, Tenkayedapadavu and
Badagayedapadavu.
The village Tenka Yedapadav is the part of Yedapadavu, divided for easier administration of village. The Post name is "Shibrikere" which means "Shabari lake". In Yedapadav there are 2 temples, the Shri Rama Mandira and the Shri Adishakthi Durga Parameshwari Temple.
There are also 2 primary and secondary level schools, and one Pre-University college named "Swami Vivekananda Pre-University college, Yedapadavu". Shri Krishna Janmastami & Ramanavami are two festivals that are held in the village, with the people taking to celebrate "Masaru Kuduke ustava" in a grand manner.
Yedapadav is the middle village for Ganjimatt and Moodbidiri and also Kuppe Padavu.
Demographics
India
census
A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...
, Tenkayedapadavu had a population of 6,073 with 3,069 males and 3,004 females.
census, Tenkayedapadavu reported 6,246 inhabitants.
Subvillages
Among the subvillages in Tenkayedapadavu are:
See also
*
Mangalore taluk
Mangaluru taluk is a ''taluk'' (subdistrict) in the Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka on the western coast of India. Mangaluru is the administrative headquarters of the ''taluk''. It is made up of Mangaluru City Corporation, Ullal City Munici ...
*
Dakshina Kannada
Dakshina Kannada district is located in the states and territories of India, state of Karnataka in India, with its headquarters in the coastal city of Mangaluru. The district covers an area nestled in between the Western Ghats to its east and the ...
References
External links
* http://dk.nic.in/
Villages in Dakshina Kannada district
Localities in Mangalore
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