Pallathadka
Pallathadka | |
|---|---|
hamlet | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kasaragod |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 671551 |
| Telephone code | +91-4998 (Peradala exchange, Uppala SDE) |
| Vehicle registration | KL 14 |
| Nearest city | Kasaragod |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kasaragod |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Kasaragod |
Pallathadka is a hamlet in the Badiyadka[1] village of Kasaragod district, Kerala State of India.
Education
School: AUP School Pallathadka (Aided Upper Primary School, Pallathadka): This Upper Primary School is aided and recognized by Government of Kerala. It is bilingual offering both Kannada and Malayalam as mediums of instruction. This school was established in 1927 and it is one of the oldest schools in the district.[2][3][4][5][6]
Community Organizations
Post Office: Pallathadka has a branch post office and pin code is 671551.[7]
Community Center: Muddu Mandira: A free Community Center built in memory of Late Shri Subraya Bhat, Founder & Headmaster, A U P School Pallathadka.[8]
Anganwadi and family health care center, Pallathadka.
Temples and places of worship
The village has three small temples and two mosques.
Sri Ayyapa Bhajana Mandira, Pallathadka.[9]
Sri Shashtara Temple, Ballambettu (Just One mile from Pallathadka).[9]
Sri Laxmi Narayana Mandira, Pallathadka.
Pallathadka Mosque and Pallathadka Madrasa.
Korikkar Mosque.
Cubs
Youth Clubs: Green Star ASC, Pallathadka.[10]
Pallathadka has always been an example for religious harmony and brotherhood.[11] Another feature of this hamlet is that each and everybody either belonging or hailing from this hamlet uses the name of the village Pallathadka as their surname.
Geography
A small river passes by Pallathadka which starts at Yethadka, forms the Shiriya River in the middle and merges with the Arabian Sea at Kumbla.
Notable people
(who are featured on Wikipedia)
Late Pallathadka Keshava Bhat:(3 January 1940 - 25 July 2010) was a retired professor in Botany at Universidad Oriente in Venezuella and a prominent ethnobotanist, proponent of herbalism and a well known personality in Venezuela.[12][13][14][15]
Harikumar Pallathadka, (Harikumar P in short) is a prominent Indian RTI (Known as FOI in the west) and Social Activist and also the Manager of AUP School Pallathadka.
Prakash Kumar Pallathadka, is a Professor of Biological Sciences specializing in Plant Development, Tissue Culture, Plant Psychology and Molecular Biology at the Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore (NUS).
Pallathadka Pramoda Kumari is a Senior Scientist at the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Singapore.
References
- ^ Kasargod -Grama Panchayat
- ^ "AUP School Pallathadka". 100hoursofastronomy.org. 2009-04-06. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
- ^ "Details of Schools Aganwadis District Wise List". Indiawater.gov.in. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
- ^ "Aup School Pallathadka". Wikimapia.org. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
- ^ http://www.education.kerala.gov.in/oldsite/schoollist/up/ksd.pdf
- ^ http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/POLLINGSTATION/AC002.pdf
- ^ "Welcome to the Indiapost Website". Indiapost.gov.in. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
- ^ http://wikimapia.org/3538316/Muddu-Mandiram Muddu Mandira
- ^ a b Temples in Kasargod
- ^ http://www.nyks.org/PDF%20File/kerala.pdf
- ^ A splendid display of communal harmony | The Canara Times
- ^ Udupi: 'Using Water as Vehicle Fuel Possible' - Dr B M Hegde
- ^ Mangalore doc warned Chavez of cancer - Read Health Related Blogs, Articles & News on Alternative medicine at Health.India.com
- ^ Mangalore doctor warned Hugo Chavez of cancer - Bangalore - DNA
- ^ MGM: What is New?: 1st Anniversary of Dr. Pallathadka Keshava Bhat & Book Release/Special Lecture