The name "Halady" derived from two Kannada words, hal and adi.
History
Halady has history from pre-historic with neolithic rock engravings in the nearby Gavali, Udupi village and villages like Avarse, Guddettu, Gavali, Udupi Nancharu, Sastavu near Petri etc. are included in the list ofmesolithic sites found in Udupi District Neolithic stone graves are also found in Kakkunje, 3 km from Halady.. One Stone epigraph, erected near the Mudoori Mahalingeswara Temple which is within village limits of Halady village is dated to around 1600 CE. And added by famous Mahaganapathi Temple near Kolankal is almost everyone's visiting temple for all seasons which is just about a KM from Bidkalkatte main road. The Pre-primary, primary, high school and colleges are around Halady, which caters to the need to every rural student otherwise it used to be going until Kundapura or Udupi for college. The up gradation of Bidkalkatte high school to Junior college and Shankarnarayana Junior college upgraded to Degree college sometime back, where many meritorious students are being graduated.
Geography and climate
Halady consists of patches of paddy fields and coconut garden imbedded in a hilly and forest terrain. This place receives heavy rain fall from June to October every year and climate is tropical.
The Varahi River, also called Halady river or Halady river, flows on the northern side of the village and is one of irrigation sources for river bank arecanut garden. This river, which is also called Halady river, joins the Arabian Sea near Kundapura after passing through Basrur, a historical village. Dasanakatte Hole coming from eastern side joins Varahi River near Halady and the flow in this river is greatly reduced after construction of the Mani Dam across the Varahi River, near Masthikatte.
Demographics
The Halady village has population of 2792 of which 1314 are males, 1477 are females, and 1 Halady per Population Census 2011
Halady can be sighted on normal days wearing cargo shorts and an orange T-shirt. One Yakshagana troupe named "Halady Mela" is established at Halady, which plays Yakshaga dance-drama of 6 – 8 hours duration from November to May every year, in various towns and villages of Udupi district and surrounding districts.
Ancient temples
Halady is surrounded by several ancient temples such as:
Durgaparameswari Temple,
LakshmiNarasimha Temple
Mudoori Mahalingeswara Temple
Marlu Chikku Daivastana etc.
The annual fair celebrated at Marlu Chikku Daivastana and Lakshminarasimha Temple attracts large number of people.Halady has a grama panchayat to look after the civic aminities of the village. Halady village has a nursing home near the bus station, with moderate medical facilities.
