Kadaba

Not to be confused with Ardipithecus kadabba.

Kadaba is a town in Puttur taluk of Dakshina Kannada (DK) or Mangalore District of Karnataka, India. It is located 79 KM towards East from District headquarters Mangalore, 31 KM from Puttur and 272 KM from State capital Bangalore. Kadaba Pin code is 574221. Kadaba is surrounded by Puttur Taluk towards West, Beltangadi Taluk towards North, Sullia, Sakaleshpur and Somvarpet Taluk towards East. Tourist and Pilgrimage places like Kukke Subramanya, Dharmasthala, Madikeri or Coorg are easily accessible from Kadaba. Kadaba can be reached either through road or rail, the nearest Railway Station is Kodimbala.

As per the locals, Kadaba was ruled by 'Kadamba' dynasty hence the name 'Kadaba'. However, there are no valid evidence proving the same. The main languages are Tulu (local language), Kannada, Malayalam, Beary language and Konkani. Kadaba has quite a few schools and colleges in and around though Degree and Professional colleges are yet to start in Kadaba. Govt. Primary & High Schools, St. Joachims institutions are the oldest schools of Kadaba. Bethany schools & other English medium schools are also popular in Kadaba.

In 2013, ruling BJP government under chief minister Yediyurappa declared Kadaba as Taluk along with Moodbidri, Byndoor and Brahmavar. However, till date (Oct. 2015) Taluk formation is not done though present ruling government under chief minister Siddaramaiah has promised to consider the same. Kadaba has special Tahasildar from 2005.

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