Pallathadka
Hamlet in Kerala, India
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Pallathadka is a hamlet in the Badiyadka[1] village of Kasaragod district, Kerala State of India.
Pallathadka | |
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hamlet | |
| Coordinates: 12°36′52″N 75°4′52″E | |
| Country | |
| 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 |
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
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
Korikkar Boothasthana(Just One km from Pallathadka)
Korikkar Vana(Just One km from Pallathadka)
Clubs
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
- 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.