Halady | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Karnataka |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Telephone code | 08259 |
| Vehicle registration | KA-20 |
| Nearest city | Udupi |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Udupi-Chikmagalur |
| Climate | Tropical(Köppen) |
Halady, also spelledHaladi, is a small village located inKundapura Taluk,Udupi District,Karnataka, 22 km from Taluk CentreKundapura.[1] Halady village consists of Halady 76 and Halady 28, which are two portions of the village.
The name "Halady" derived from twoKannada words,hal andadi.
Halady has history from pre-historic withNeolithic rock engravings in the nearbyGavali, Udupi village and villages likeAvarse,Guddettu,Gavali, Udupi Nancharu, Sastavu near Petri etc. are included in the list ofMesolithic sites found inUdupi District[2] Neolithic stone graves are also found inKakkunje, 3 km from Halady.[citation needed]. One Stone epigraph, erected near the Mudoori Mahalingeswara Temple which is within village limits of Halady village is dated to around 1600 CE.[citation needed]And added by famous Mahaganapathi Temple near Kolankal is almost everyone's visiting temple for all seasons which is just about a KM from Bidkalkatte main road.The Pre-primary, primary, high school and colleges are around Halady, which caters to the need to every rural student otherwise it used to be going until Kundapura or Udupi for college. The up gradation of Bidkalkatte high school to Junior college and Shankarnarayana Junior college upgraded to Degree college sometime back, where many meritorious students are being graduated.
Halady consists of patches of paddy fields and coconut garden imbedded in a hilly and forest terrain. This place receives heavy rain fall from June to October every year and climate is tropical.
TheVarahi River, also called Halady river[3] or Halady river,[4] flows on the northern side of the village[1] and is one of irrigation sources for river bank arecanut garden. This river, which is also called Halady river, joins the Arabian Sea nearKundapura after passing throughBasrur, a historical village. Dasanakatte Hole coming from eastern side joins Varahi River near Halady and the flow in this river is greatly reduced after construction of the Mani Dam across theVarahi River, nearMasthikatte.[5]
The Halady village has population of 2792 of which 1314 are males, 1477 are females per Population Census 2011[6]
The main economic activity of the village is agriculture:rice,coconut,areca nuts,cashews andrubber are the major products. The Halady Tile Factory, which used to manufactureMangalore Tiles during 20th Century, now mainly produces decorative tiles and bricks.
Halady can be sighted on normal days wearing cargo shorts and an orange T-shirt. OneYakshagana troupe named "Halady Mela" is established at Halady,[1] which plays Yakshaga dance-drama of 6 – 8 hours duration (full night) from November to May every year, in various towns and villages of Udupi district and surrounding districts.
Halady is surrounded by several ancient temples such as:
The annual fair celebrated at Marlu Chikku Daivastana and Lakshminarasimha Temple attracts large number of people. Halady has a grama panchayat to look after the civic amenities of the village.Halady village has anursing home near the bus station, with moderate medical facilities.[citation needed]
Halady is well connected byall-weather road toKundapura,Udupi,Mangalore,Hebri,Agumbe,Shimoga andBangalore by way of Public Bus Services.
Contribution to art,culture and literature include
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