France, Italy, Germany and England. Naval Base ship were landed at 'Pada-Poika' in between Nellimukkam-Parapuram and Kuthiramunambu Padappamatel- Anhumalapoika for fighting in first phase against enemy towards Neendakara and Thankassery. Padappakara is the East highest place in the Ashtamudi lake. Amenities Hospital GHD Padappakara, a primary health clinic run by government. Education There are three schools.St. Joseph's High School, run by the Catholic Church is the main school in padappakara. and there is a Govt LP school in Padappakara (NS nagar).There is also an English medium primary school run by the Congregation of Teresian Carmelites. Economy There are a lot of people working in government service. Remittance from family members working abroad, marginal farming and fishing are the main pillars of the economy. Tourism industry is in a nascent stage, with couple of Lake resorts. Religion Almost all residents are Roman Catholics. In 1963 Padappakara became a parish under Quilon Diocese as a spin-off from Kumbalam parish. St. Joseph's Church blessed on 10 June 1973 is the parish church. and there are 2 chapal in Padappakara, St. Sebastion Chapel in NS Nagar and St. Jude Chapel in Kuthiramunabhu Clubs A number of youth clubs are located in Padappakara including century padappakkara ,Costarica Padappakara, Sincere Padappakara, Yuvashakti Challengers Kuthiramunambu and Sariga N.S. Nagar and conducts its annual celebrations. References Villages in Kollam district