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Country
  
India

District
  
Dakshina Kannada

Time zone
  
IST (UTC+5:30)

Local time
  
Friday 7:48 PM

State
  
Karnataka

Taluka
  
Beltangadi

PIN
  
574198

Population
  
2,428 (2011)

Patrame

Weather
  
29°C, Wind W at 8 km/h, 70% Humidity

Patrame is a small, rural panchayat village on the left (east) bank of the Netravati River in Karnataka, India. Administratively, it is under Belthangady taluk, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. Patrame is the only village in its gram panchayat. The village of Patrame is 38 km by road southeast of the taluka headquarters in the town of Belthangady, and 34 km by road west of the Bailhalli Railway Station, which is near the Gundya crossroads.

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Map of Patrame, Karnataka 574198

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Patrame had 2,178 inhabitants, with 1,085 males (49.8%) and 1,093 females (50.2%), for a gender ratio of 1007 females per thousand males.

In the 2011 census, the village of Patrame had 2,428 inhabitants recorded.

Languages

  • Tulu
  • Kannada
  • Beary dialect

    • Education

    The schools in Patrame village include

  • Govt. Primary school, Patrame.
  • Govt. Primary school, Suryattaavu, Patrame.
  • Govt. Primary school, Anaaru, Patrame.
  • Sri Rama primary school and high school, Pattooru, Patrame. (Formerly, Sri Vishnumoorthi Aided Higher Primary school)
  • Govt. Primary school, Badipalike, Patrame.

    • The medium of instruction in all the above schools is Kannada.

    Revenue

    The main source of income to the people living here is agriculture. Arecanut being the main crop is grown in most farms with scattered plantations of coconut, paddy, pepper, banana, vanilla, etc.

    Transportation

    Buses to the village ply from Dharmasthala and Uppinangady at regular intervals. Large number of jeeps connect the village to the nearby town Kokkada though the timings are irregular. Auto rickshaws can also be hired to the village from Jodumaarga at Kokkada (Kokkada Cross) and Dharmasthala.

    Bus timings:

    From Patrame

  • To Dharmasthala at 7:15 AM
  • To Dharmasthala at 9:30 AM
  • To Uppinangady (via Kokkada and Nellyady) at 8:10AM
  • To Uppinamgady at 11:30 AM
  • To Uppinangady at 3:30 PM and 4:30 PM

    • Telephone operators

    BSNL landline and BSNL Tarang are the major telephone connectivity providers in the village with Reliance FWP, Airtel mobile and other mobile networks are accessible only at limited places.

    BSNL Telephone exchange is located at 'Anaaru' in Patrame.

    Cellphone coverage

  • BSNL has started its mobile services recently (July 2014) in the village after multiple complaints from the villagers demanding a mobile phone tower in the village. As of now, BSNL is the only mobile network provider in the village. The BSNL mobile tower is located near telephone exchange at 'Anaaru'.

    • The nearest Airtel mobile phone towers are located at Dharmasthala and Kokkada and the network is available only at selected areas and hilly regions of the village.

    Tourist spots around Patrame

  • River Kapila. (Starts at Western ghats, flows through Shishila and reaches Patrame)
  • Netravati River
  • Southadka - 6 km from Patrame.
  • Shri Mahavishnumoorthi temple, Patrame
  • Anaaru Durgaaparameshwari temple.
  • Dharmasthala - 8 km from Patrame.
  • Vaidyanatheshwara temple, Kokkada - Has a beautiful pond in the vicinity. (8 km from Patrame)
  • Jamalabad Fort - 32 km from Patrame.
  • Shishileshwara temple, Shishila - 27 km from Patrame.

    • About Patrame

    Patrame is one of the villages that belongs to the Belthangady Taluk, which comes under Dakshina kannada District. It is a green place a little far away from Dharmasthala. And this village is one of the shortcut routes for the people who want to travel from Dharmasthala to Subramanya. The people of this village grow vegetables and rice as well as fruits such as banana, mango, sapota and others. Here we can see many religions but all are living in unity. We can identify some religions such as Hindu, Muslim, Christians, etc.

    References

    Patrame Wikipedia
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