Karopady

Karopady is a small village in Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, India.

Karopady is situated between Anekallu and Kanyana. Vijayadka, Pombattaje and Palige are some of the small places within Karopady.

Industries

Beedi Leave rolling is the major industry which can be seen in Karopady.

Agriculture

Agriculture is the main occupation of the people in Karopady. One can see beautiful paddy fields in through out Karopady. Areca nut, Coconut, Banana and Pepper are grown in large scale in Karopady.

Language

One can see people speaking in various mixed languages in Karopady. Tulu, Kannada, Konkani are some of the commonly spoken languages in Karopady village. Here people give much importance to tulu language .Every year tulu drama happening in mittanadka jatra time on 4th day (nadubandi day).One of the cultural troup named VARAHI KALA SANGAMA Mittanadka performed different drama Like ,Nagabana ,Suryakanthi, Nagarapanchami,and local writer sathish shettys Yepa katvar thali? and forthcoming DHARMA NEMA

Temples

Karopady has many famous Temples, Churches and Mosques. Mittanadka Malaraya devasthana is one of the famous temples located in Karopady village, Aina a 5 day ritual is the most important function held in Mittanadka, Aina means 5 days in Tulu language. Every year Aina function is held from May 1st to May 5th. Some of the other important temples in Karopady village are Subraya devasthan in Vagenadu, Janardhana devasthan in Pombattaje.

Banks and Financial institutions

* Syndicate Bank, Kanyana
* Karopady Co-op Agricultural Bank Ltd

Devotional center

Shree Rama Bajana Mandhira, Palladakody.

People

* Late.Thimmappa Shetty Samadka
* Muguli Tirumaleshwara Bhatt
* Dhamodar Nayak,Nagesh Nayak,karopady

Commercial Industries

*Asmith Bottlings - Manufacturer of soft drinks branded as SETRON, PAICO