Pallathadka
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| settlement_type = hamlet
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| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Kerala
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| subdivision_name2 = Kasaragod
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
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| demographics1_info1 = Malayalam, Kannada
| timezone1 = IST
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| postal_code_type = PIN
| postal_code = 671551
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| area_code = +91-4998 (Peradala exchange, Uppala SDE)
| registration_plate = KL 14
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| blank2_name_sec1 = Lok Sabha constituency
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Pallathadka is a hamlet in the Badiyadka{{Cite web |url=http://kasargod.nic.in/administration/pangrama.htm#BADIADUKA |title=Kasargod -Grama Panchayat |access-date=15 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110822163407/http://kasargod.nic.in/administration/pangrama.htm#BADIADUKA |archive-date=22 August 2011 |url-status=dead }} village of Kasaragod district, Kerala State of India.
Education
School: AUP School Pallathadka (Aided Upper Primary School, Pallathadka): This Upper Primary School is aided and recognized by Government of Kerala. It is bilingual offering both Kannada and Malayalam as mediums of instruction. This school was established in 1927 and it is one of the oldest schools in the district.{{cite web |url=http://www.100hoursofastronomy.org/component/eventlist/venueevents/1946-aup-school-pallathadka |title=AUP School Pallathadka |publisher=100hoursofastronomy.org |date=2009-04-06 |accessdate=2012-07-05 }}{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web|url=http://indiawater.gov.in/IMISWeb/Reports/rws/rpt_DetailsofSchools_AganwadisBlockWiseList.aspx?BlockId=0000002656&DistrictName=KASARAGOD&StateName=KERALA&Category=1&Type=Othr |title=Details of Schools Aganwadis District Wise List |publisher=Indiawater.gov.in |date= |accessdate=2012-07-05}}{{cite web|url=http://wikimapia.org/24180560/AUP-SCHOOL-PALLATHADKA |title=Aup School Pallathadka |publisher=Wikimapia.org |date= |accessdate=2012-07-05}}http://www.education.kerala.gov.in/oldsite/schoollist/up/ksd.pdf{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{Cite web| title=List of polling stations | url=http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/POLLINGSTATION/AC002.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712051716/http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/POLLINGSTATION/AC002.pdf | archive-date=2011-07-12}}
Community Organizations
Post Office: Pallathadka has a branch post office and pin code is 671551.{{cite web|url=http://www.indiapost.gov.in/Pin/pinsearch.aspx?Pin_On=pallathadka |title=Welcome to the Indiapost Website |publisher=Indiapost.gov.in |date= |accessdate=2012-07-05}}
Community Center:
Muddu Mandira: A free Community Center built in memory of Late Shri Subraya Bhat, Founder & Headmaster, A U P School Pallathadka.http://wikimapia.org/3538316/Muddu-Mandiram Muddu Mandira
Anganwadi and family health care center, Pallathadka.
Temples and places of worship
The village has three small temples and two mosques.
Sri Ayyapa Bhajana Mandira, Pallathadka.{{Cite web|url=http://ananthapuratemple.com/temples-in-kasargod|title=Temples in Kasargod}}
Sri Shashtara Temple, Ballambettu (Just One mile from Pallathadka).
Sri Laxmi Narayana Mandira, Pallathadka.
Pallathadka Mosque and Pallathadka Madrasa.
Korikkar Mosque
Korikkar Boothasthana(Just One km from Pallathadka)
Korikkar Vana(Just One km from Pallathadka)
Clubs
Youth Clubs: Green Star ASC, Pallathadka.http://www.nyks.org/PDF%20File/kerala.pdf{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Pallathadka has always been an example for religious harmony and brotherhood.{{Cite web|url=http://thecanaratimes.com/epaper/index.php/archives/19943|title=A splendid display of communal harmony | The Canara Times}} Another feature of this hamlet is that each and everybody either belonging or hailing from this hamlet uses the name of the village Pallathadka as their surname.
Geography
A small river passes by Pallathadka which starts at Yethadka, forms the Shiriya River in the middle and merges with the Arabian Sea at Kumbla.
Notable people
- Harikumar Pallathadka (Harikumar P in short) is a prominent Indian RTI (Known as FOI in the west) and Social Activist and also the Manager of AUP School Pallathadka.
- Prakash Kumar Pallathadka is a Professor of Biological Sciences specializing in Plant Development, Tissue Culture, Plant Psychology and Molecular Biology at the Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore (NUS).
- Pallathadka Pramoda Kumari is a Senior Scientist at the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Singapore.
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