Padne

Padanna Padne
Town
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Coordinates: 12°10′0″N 75°8′0″E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kasargod
Taluk	Hosdurg
Government
• Type	Panchayati Raj (India)
• Body	Padanna Grama Panchayat
Area
• Total	13.06 km^2 (5.04 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	21,009
• Density	1,600/km^2 (4,200/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	671312
Vehicle registration	KL-60

Padne is a village in the southernmost part of the Kasaragod district, state of Kerala, India.^[1]

Administration

Padne village is administered by Padne Grama Panchayat under Nileshwaram Block Panchayat. Padne Panchayat composed of the villages of Padne and Udinoor. Padne Panchayat is politically a part of Thrikaripur (State Assembly constituency) in Kasaragod (Lok Sabha constituency).^[2]

Demographics

As of 2011 Census, Padne village had a population of 21,009 with 9,568 males and 11,441 females. Padne village has an area of 13.06 km² (5.04 sq mi) with 3,776 families residing in it. The average male female sex ratio was 1196 higher than the state average of 1084. In Padne, 13.7% of the population was under 6 years of age. Padne village had an average literacy of 92.6% higher than the national average of 74% and lower than state average of 94%: male literacy was 96.2% and female literacy was 89.7%.^[3]

Economy

One major industry in Padanna is mussel farming, originally popularized by the CMFR Institute. As of 2001, it was estimated that over 200 Padanna families were engaged in backwater mussel cultivation.^[4] In 2007, a theme village called "Oyster Opera at Padanna" was opened to showcase the mussel farming done in Padanna and other nearby villages. The tourist site includes demonstrations of mussel farming, local folk art, and cuisine highlighting the locally harvested mussels.^[5]

Religion

Residents of Padanna include Muslims, Hindus and Christians. The main holy sites are Padanna Juma Masjid, Sree Mundya Temple, Town Salafi Masjid, Town Moiddeen Masjid, and many other masjid and temples.

Educational organizations

• V K P K H M M R V H S School
• G U P School
• KHIDMATHUL ISLAM English School
• MYMA English School
• I C T English School

Humanitarian work

Autorikshaw drivers of Padanna village spend the income of one day every month to transport poor kidney patient to dialysis centers. This initiative is undertaken by Swathantra Thozhilali Union.^[6]

Transportation

Local roads have access to NH.66 which connects to Mangalore in the north and Kannur in the south. The nearest railway station is Cheruvathur on Mangalore-Palakkad line. There are airports at Mangalore and Kannur.

See also

• Kanhangad
• Cheruvathur
• Nileshwaram
• Kasaragod
• Uduma
• Panathur
• Bekal
• Kayoor
• Kinanoor
• Kavvayi
• Pilicode

References

1. "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
2. "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Kerala. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2008.
3. Kerala, Directorate of Census Operations. District Census Handbook, Kasaragod (PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala. p. 92,93. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
4. Ashokan P.K.; Vipinkumar V.P.; Appukuttan K.K.; Surendrathan V.G. & Sivadasan M.P. (July–September 2001). "Mussel culture in backwaters of Kasaragod district, Kerala" (PDF). Marine Fisheries Information Service. 169. Indian Council of Agricultural Research: 9–11. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
5. Nazeer, Mohamed (16 March 2007). "Oyster theme park to woo tourists". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 25 March 2007. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
6. "പടന്നയിലെ ഓട്ടോകള്‍ ഓടുന്നത് നന്മയുടെ വഴികളിലൂടെ". Mathrubhumi. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2018.