Adyar, Karnataka
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Adyar is a village in Dakshina Kannada district in the state of Karnataka
, India
.
The Adyar Nayak family, which is a spin off of the Ullal Nayak family, a populous Gowda Sasraswat Brahmin (GSB) Family, originated from this place in the late 19th century.
The Adyar Nayak family was founded by Mr. Adyar Nagappa Nayak in the year 1881 AD, as a breakaway sect, from the Ullal Nayak family. The Adyar Nayak family has since then moved on to Mangalore,Karnataka,India.
At present, the complete family has just thirty, consisting of 22 males and 8 females, surviving members.
The Ganesh Chaturthi (Chowti) festival is held at the ancestral house in Mangalore every year. The eldest member of the Adyar Nayak family, Mr. Adyar Pundalika Nayak, who was residing at Alke in Mangalore
, died on the 27th of March 2009 on the auspicious day of Chandramana Ugadi (The first day of the Lunar New Year
).
He is survived by his wife and only son. The eldest member of the family now is Adyar Narayana Nayak, fondly called as ANNU amongst the family, residing at Basaweshwaranagar, Bangalore
and is aged 69 years.
, Adyar had a population of 6501. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Adyar has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 53% of the males and 47% of females literate. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
The Adyar Nayak family, which is a spin off of the Ullal Nayak family, a populous Gowda Sasraswat Brahmin (GSB) Family, originated from this place in the late 19th century.
The Adyar Nayak family was founded by Mr. Adyar Nagappa Nayak in the year 1881 AD, as a breakaway sect, from the Ullal Nayak family. The Adyar Nayak family has since then moved on to Mangalore,Karnataka,India.
At present, the complete family has just thirty, consisting of 22 males and 8 females, surviving members.
The Ganesh Chaturthi (Chowti) festival is held at the ancestral house in Mangalore every year. The eldest member of the Adyar Nayak family, Mr. Adyar Pundalika Nayak, who was residing at Alke in Mangalore
Mangalore
Mangalore is the chief port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located about west of the state capital, Bangalore. Mangalore lies between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghat mountain ranges, and is the administrative headquarters of the Dakshina Kannada district in south western...
, died on the 27th of March 2009 on the auspicious day of Chandramana Ugadi (The first day of the Lunar New Year
Ugadi
Yugadi or Ugadi or "Samvatsradi" , Konkani/Marathi: युगादी yugādi, , formed by sandhi of yuga "age" and ādi "beginning": the beginning of an age) is the New Year's Day for the people of the Deccan region of India. It falls on the different day every year because the Hindu calendar is a lunisolar...
).
He is survived by his wife and only son. The eldest member of the family now is Adyar Narayana Nayak, fondly called as ANNU amongst the family, residing at Basaweshwaranagar, Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
and is aged 69 years.
Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Adyar had a population of 6501. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Adyar has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 53% of the males and 47% of females literate. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.