Sarapady is a small village

Village

A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...

 in Karnataka

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...

 State, India

India

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 on the banks of the Nethravathi river in the Bantwal

Bantwal

Bantwal is a taluk in Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, India. It is also a town by the same name. The adjacent township of B.C.Road serves as the commercial center.- History :...

 taluk

Tehsil

A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....

, Dakshina Kannada

Dakshina Kannada

- Geography :The district geography consists of sea shore in the west and Western Ghats in the east. The major rivers are Netravathi, Kumaradhara, Phalguni, Shambhavi, Nandini or Pavanje and Payaswini which all join Arabian sea. Vast areas of evergreen forests which once covered this district, have...

 District.

There were plans of building a dam

Dam

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 near it which necessitated the evacuation of the villagers from Sarapady, but the plans have been stalled. However a vented dam in Sarapady viilage near Odadadka now helps MRPL pump water from Nethravathi.

External links

• http://www.ashanet.org/chicago/village/html/index.html?view_type=village&state_code=29&district_code=24&tehsil_code=0002&village_code=02708600

TEMPLE

Sarabeshwara temple in Sarapady. In other bank of Nethravathy River called as Kadeshivalaya, is the famous Lord Mahatobhara Chintamani Shree Lakshmee Narasimha Swamy Temple.

Periyapade

Sri Dugalaya, Kodamanithaya daivastana in periy
paddayur guthu ajila Mr.Raghu shetty & MUNNALAIGUTHU familly members are verry main persons for in this daivasthana