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Padinjarathara
Padinjarathara is a hill-country settlement in Wayanad’s Vythiri taluk, recognised for its agricultural valleys, the nearby Banasura Sagar reservoir and its role as a local centre for surrounding villages.
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Padinjarathara brings together the working landscape and dramatic highlands of western Wayanad. Coffee and pepper cultivation, paddy-growing valleys and smaller settlements such as Peral and Manjoora form its rural surroundings. The Banasura Sagar Dam lies a short distance from the town, making Padinjarathara a familiar starting point for trips to the reservoir and the Banasura hills. The area has a distinct local history: the panchayat traces its settlement traditions to temples and the name of a western thara, or settlement. Later farming migration from Travancore helped reshape agriculture in the region. Today the village serves nearby communities with schools, local services and road links through the Wayanad hill country. Its appeal extends beyond the dam to a landscape in which farms, hamlets and upland scenery remain closely connected.
Also recorded asPadinharethara · Padinharathara · Padinjarethara
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Padinjarathara at a glance
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Geographical classificationVillage
DistrictWayanad
TalukVythiri
Associated PIN673575
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Geographical reference (not a mailing address)Padinjarathara, Vythiri, Wayanad, 673575
Culture and background
History and local identity
The local panchayat recounts connections to the Pazhassi period and a later wave of farming migration from Travancore. Padinjarathara became a separate grama panchayat in 1971.
The local setting
Landscape and geography
Rolling hills, paddy fields and cultivated slopes lie below the Banasura mountain landscape; the reservoir has significantly altered the surrounding valleys.
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Access and transport
Banasura Sagar Dam is about 2.5 km from Padinjarathara according to Kerala Tourism’s route directory.
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Local highlights
The Banasura Sagar reservoir and the historic local temple traditions are important features of the wider Padinjarathara landscape.
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Padinjarathara is useful as a place to orient a trip into the Banasura foothills. Check current dam access arrangements separately.
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Padinjarathara is recorded as a village in Wayanad district, Vythiri taluk.
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