Padubidri
Padubidri | |
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Town | |
Traffic in Padubidri NH 66 and State highway 1 intersection during evening time | |
Padubidri Location in Karnataka, India | |
| Coordinates: 13°08′27″N 74°46′20″E / 13.1408°N 74.7721°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Udupi |
| Division | Mysuru |
| Elevation | 39 m (128 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 24,694 |
| Languages | |
| • official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Postal code | 574111 |
| Vehicle registration | KA-20 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Udupi Chikmagalur |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | Kota Srinivas Poojary |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Kapu |
| MLA | Gurme Suresh Shetty |
| Nearest cities | Udupi, Mangaluru |
Padubidri /Padubidre (in Kannada) or Padubedre (in Tulu) is a town in the coastal district of Udupi in Karnataka state, India. It borders Mulki town in Dakshina Kannada District.
Padubidri is on the way from Udupi to Mangalore route. National Highway 66 (earlier known as NH 17) passes through Padubidri. Padubidri is famous for ritual Dakkebali, which is held every two years. This ritual is held in odd years 2023, 2025, and so on. The Nandikoor thermal power plant also known as Udupi thermal power plant is nearby.