It is situated at the junction of National Highway 66 and the roads leading to Matti and Shankarapura. Katapadi is surrounded by lush green fields, rivers and a beautiful beach. Katapadi is well known for Matti Gulla (a type of eggplant), Kambala and jasmine (mallige in Tulu). The name Katapadi is derived from "Kattu paadi' which means "tie it down" in Tulu. Apparently the place is named Katapadi
after a lost horse which was found and tied down here. There is also a Roman Catholic church St Vincent De Paul Church,Katapady. Other than the annual temple car festivals, the festival and urus, Katapadi celebrates Kambala (a traditional buffalo race) every year in January. SVS Primary School and SVS Pre University Colleges are among the oldest schools in Karnataka. SVS Primary School completed its centenary year recently. Katapadi has weekly markets known as sante (in Kannada), which is like flea market(on saturday)
Country India
State Karnataka
District Udupi
Government
• Body Grama Panchayat
Languages
• Other Tulu, Urdu, Konkani, Beary
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 574105
Telephone code 0820-557
Vehicle registration KA20
Nearest city Udupi
Literacy Approx 80%%
Lok Sabha constituency Udupi
Vidhan Sabha constituency Kaup
Civic agency Grama Panchayat
Climate Humid (Köppen)
