Tenkayedapadavu is a panchayat village in the southern state of Karnataka, India.[1][2][3] Administratively, it is under Mangalore taluk of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka. It is located at a distance of 26 km from Mangalore city. There are two villages in the gram panchayat, Tenkayedapadavu and Badagayedapadavu.[2]
The village Tenka Yedapadav is the part of Yedapadavu, divided for easier administration of village. The Post name is "Shibrikere" which means "Shabari lake". In Yedapadav there are 2 temples, the Shri Rama Mandira and the Shri Adishakthi Durga Parameshwari Temple.
There are also 2 primary and secondary level schools, and one Pre-University college named "Swami Vivekananda Pre-University college, Yedapadavu". Shri Krishna Janmastami & Ramanavami are two festivals that are held in the village, with the people taking to celebrate "Masaru Kuduke ustava" in a grand manner.
Yedapadav is the middle village for Ganjimatt and Moodbidiri and also Kuppe Padavu.
Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census, Tenkayedapadavu had a population of 6,073 with 3,069 males and 3,004 females.[1]
As of 2011[update] census, Tenkayedapadavu reported 6,246 inhabitants.[4]