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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Keradi<br />
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| settlement_type = Village<br />
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| pushpin_map = India Karnataka<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Karnataka, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|13.747276955492596|N|74.83960195397572|E|display=inline,title}} <br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Karnataka]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Udupi]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
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| parts_type = [[Taluk]]<br />
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| governing_body = [[Gram panchayat]] <br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
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| population_total = 2574<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
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| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
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| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Kannada]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = <!-- [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] --><br />
| postal_code = 576233<br />
| registration_plate = KA<br />
| website = {{URL|karnataka.gov.in}}<br />
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-KA]]<br />
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''' Keradi ''' is a village in [[Kundapur Taluk]] of [[Udupi district]] in the southern state of [[Karnataka]], India.<ref name="censusindia">{{cite web|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/census.website/data/population-finder|title=Population Finder 2011|publisher=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|accessdate=2022-10-19}}</ref> The village falls in an [[Eco-Sensitive Zone]] close to the [[Mookambika Wildlife Sanctuary]].<ref name="GoK">{{Cite web|author=|url=https://aranya.gov.in/downloads/Kollur_MgmtPlan.pdf|title=Forest Management Plan|publisher=Government of Karnataka}}</ref><br />
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==Demographics==<br />
As of the [[2011 Census of India]], Keradi had 512 [[household]]s and a population of 2574 with 1244 males and 1330 females. Of the population, 1670 people were literate.<ref name="censusindia" /><br />
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==Makkala Panchayat==<br />
A unique initiative was taken up by the children of the village aged between 6 and 18, to address the issue of [[alcoholism]], which was widespread among the men of the village. They formed a ''Makkala Panchayat'' (children's local council), which worked with the [[Gram panchayat]] (village council) and institutionalised the role of children in local decision-making. The Makkala Panchayat successfully reduced alcoholism through education, empowerment and tactful political manoeuvring. The children collected empty sachets of [[arrack]] from near the arrack shops and calculated that as much as Rs 1.2 million per year was being spent on it by the villages. They presented their findings to the [[Panchayat samiti|Taluk Panchayat]] and the villagers. Seeing the huge financial cost, there was a unanimous call to take action, after which the unlicensed vendors were shut down. The children involved in the initiative have gone ahead to contribute towards tackling other [[social issue]]s related to [[child marriage]], [[child labour]], migrant families, [[female feticide]], and [[HIV/AIDS]].<ref name="Makkala Panchayats">{{cite journal |last1= Pal|first1= Anirban|year= 2008| title= Makkala Panchayats: Institutionalization of Children's Participation in Local Decision-Making| url= https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7721/chilyoutenvi.18.2.0197 |publisher= University of Cincinnati |page= 197-205|doi= 10.7721/chilyoutenvi.18.2.0197|doi-broken-date= 12 July 2025| jstor= 10.7721|access-date= 19 October 2022}}</ref><br />
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The Panchayati Raj ministry of the [[Government of Karnataka]] has acknowledged and institutionalised this effort and made it a requirement for all panchayats in the state to offer a venue for children to voice their concerns to elected officials.<ref name="Makkala Panchayats"/><br />
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==In popular culture==<br />
The [[Kannada cinema|Kannada language film]] ''[[Kantara (film)|Kantara]]'' is set in Keradi and was also filmed there. The prequel film [[Kantara: Chapter 1]] is also filmed there.<ref name="NIE">{{cite news |last= Sharadha|first= A|date=27 September 2022|title=The pillars of 'Kantara'|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2022/sep/27/the-pillars-of-kantara-2502158.html|newspaper=New Indian Express| access-date= 19 October 2022}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Udupi]]<br />
* [[Districts of Karnataka]]<br />
* [[Kundapura]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{URL|http://udupi.nic.in/}}<br />
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{{Settlements in Udupi district}}<br />
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[[Category:Villages in Udupi district]]<br />
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