Padinharathara is a village and important junction in
Wayanad district in the state of
Kerala
Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...
, India.
The biggest earth dam in Asia is situated in this Village.
Demographics
As of the 2001 India census, Padinharethara had a population of 15,174 with 7,517 males and 7,657 females.
Suburbs and villages
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Kuppadithara
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Kavumannam
Transportation
Padinjarethara can be accessed from
Mananthavady
Mananthavady is a municipality and ''taluk'' in the Wayanad district of Kerala, India.
Etymology
The popular view on the etymology is that the word is derived from "Maane Eytha Vady" (English: "The place where an arrow was shot at the deer"). T ...
or
Kalpetta. The Periya ghat road connects Mananthavady to
Kannur
Kannur (), formerly known in English as Cannanore, is a city and a municipal corporation in the state of Kerala, India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kannur district and situated north of the major port city and commercial hu ...
and
Thalassery
Thalassery (), formerly Tellicherry, is a municipality, Commercial City on the Malabar Coast in Kannur district, in the state of Kerala, India, bordered by the districts of Mahé (Pondicherry), Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kasaragod and Kodagu (Karna ...
. The
Thamarassery mountain road connects
Calicut
Kozhikode (), also known in English as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. It has a corporation limit population of 609,224 and a metropolitan population of more than 2 million, making it the second la ...
with Kalpetta. The
Kuttiady
Kuttiady is one of the Major towns situated in the north-eastern part of Kozhikode district of Kerala, India. It is located from Vadakara and from Kozhikode. Kuttiady is situated in the slopes of the Western Ghats.
The four-sided junction o ...
mountain road connects
Vatakara
Vatakara, also spelled Vadakara (formerly Badagara), , french: Bargaret, is a Municipality in the state of Kerala, India. Vatakara is located between Kannur and Kozhikode. The municipality of Vatakara covers an area of and is bordered by Ma ...
with Kalpetta and Mananthavady. The
Palchuram mountain road connects Kannur and
Iritty with Mananthavady. The road from
Nilambur to
Ooty
Ooty (), officially known as Udhagamandalam (also known as Ootacamund (); abbreviated as Udhagai), is a city and a municipality in the Nilgiris district of the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located north west of Coimbatore and so ...
is also connected to
Wayanad district through the village of
Meppadi.
The nearest railway station is at
Kozhikode
Kozhikode (), also known in English as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. It has a corporation limit population of 609,224 and a metropolitan population of more than 2 million, making it the second la ...
and the nearest airports are
Kannur International Airport at 58 km away,
Kozhikode International Airport
Calicut International Airport , also known as Kozhikode Airport or Karipur Airport, is an international airport located in Karipur, Malappuram district of Kerala, India. It serves the Malabar region of Kozhikode, Malappuram, Wayanad and Palak ...
at 120 km away, and
Bengaluru International Airport
Kempegowda International Airport is an international airport serving Bangalore, the capital of Karnataka, India. Spread over , it is located about north of the city near the suburb of Devanahalli. It is owned and operated by Bengaluru Inter ...
at 290 km away.
Important landmarks
* Temple
* Temple
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* Louis Mount Psychiatric Hospital
* Church
* Dam – the largest dam in India
Image gallery
File:Banasura Dam3.jpg, Banasura boating facility
File:Banasura Sagar.Padinjarethara.jpg, Banasura dam long view
File:Kottathara.Venniyode.673122.f.jpg, Paradevatha Kavu, Venniyode
File:Padnhrethara HIdayath Madrasa.jpg, Hidayathulislam Madrasa
File:Paradhevatha Temple, Kavumandam.jpg, Paradevatha Kavu
File:Kavunandam, Padincharethara, Wayanad.jpg, Kavumandam Church
References
Villages in Wayanad district
Padinharethara area
Cities and towns in Wayanad district
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