Badiyadka

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Badiyadka
Perdala
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Badiyadka
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Badiyadka
Badiyadka (India)
Coordinates: 12°35′0″N75°4′0″E / 12.58333°N 75.06667°E / 12.58333; 75.06667
CountryIndia
State Kerala
District Kasaragod
Government
  BodyPanchayath
Area
  Total67.8 km2 (26.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total34,207
  Density500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Languages
  Official Malayalam, English [1]
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
671551
Telephone code04998 (Peradala Exchange, Uppala SDE)
Vehicle registration KL-14, KL 85
Nearest city Kasaragod (20 km)
Lok Sabha constituencyKasaragod
Vidhan Sabha constituency Kasaragod
Civic agencyPanchayath

Badiyadka officially known as "Badiadka" (also known as Perdala") is a town and gram panchayat in the Kasaragod district, state of Kerala, India. [2]

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Badiyadka is a panchayath in Kasaragod Taluk in Kasaragod District of Kerala, India. It is located 13 km to the east of District headquarters Kasaragod. 17 km from Manjeshwara. 584 km from State capital Thiruvananthapuram.

Badiyadka Pin code is 671551 and postal office is Perdala.

Enmakaje (8 km), Madhur (9 km), Puthige (9 km), Delampady (9 km), Karadka (9 km) are the nearby villages to Badiyadka. Kasaragod, Puttur, Kanhangad, Mangalore are the nearby cities to Badiyadka. The nearest airport is Mangalore International Airport, Bajpe.

This place is in the border of the Kasaragod District and Dakshina Kannada District. It is near to the Karnataka-Kerala State border.

The State Highway 31 (Kerala) to Karnataka passes through the town. Badiyadka is the cross roads of Kumbla, Uppala, Kasaragod, Mulleria-Mercara and Puttur. Bolukatte is an active sport and cricket grounds in Badiyadka.

Madhur Sri Madanantheshwara Vinayaka Temple, Perdala Mosque, St. Mary's Church and Perdala Udaneshwara Temple are the important religious places around the town and the Perdla Uroos festival is held once in every two year is famous in this area.

Economy

Arecanut is the chief agricultural product from this place. Other crops, are: Coconut, Rubber, Cashew and Cocoa. Beedi making (various brands) is the occupation of many families here. The Koraga tribal community living in Badiyadka has its own colony.

Rail

Kasaragod Station is nearest major railway station (21 km) to Badiyadka. Also Kumbla Station 17 km near to Badiyadka.

Sports

Cricket and football are given major importance. Other major sports include volleyball, Kabaddi and badminton.

Climate

Badiyadka has a tropical climate. In most months of the year, there is significant rainfall in Badiyadka. There is only a short dry season and it is not very effective. The Köppen-Geiger climate classification is Am. The average annual temperature in Badiyadka is 27.1 °C. About 3801 mm of precipitation falls annually.

The driest month is January with 1 mm. Most precipitation falls in July, with an average of 1178 mm.

The warmest month of the year is April with an average temperature of 29.2 °C. In July, the average temperature is 25.9 °C. It is the lowest average temperature of the whole year.

Climate Table
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Average high °C (°F)31

(88)

31

(88)

32

(90)

33

(91)

32

(90)

29

(84)

28

(82)

28

(82)

29

(84)

30

(86)

31

(88)

32

(90)

33

(91)

Average low °C (°F)22

(72)

23

(73)

24

(75)

26

(79)

26

(79)

24

(75)

24

(75)

24

(75)

24

(75)

24

(75)

23

(73)

22

(72)

22

(72)

Average rainfall mm (inches)1

(0.04)

1

(0.04)

4

(0.16)

46

(1.81)

234

(9.21)

992

(39.06)

1,178

(46.38)

698

(27.48)

337

(13.27)

215

(8.46)

76

(2.99)

19

(0.75)

3,801

(149.65)

Average rainy days(≥ 0.1 mm)001310263026201361136
Averagerelative humidity(%)62666871718789888579736575

State Government Offices

Schools

Demographics

As of 2011 Census, Badiyadka village had a population of 10,694 of which constitutes 5,320 males and 5,374 females. Badiyadka village spreads over an area of 23.47 km2 (9.06 sq mi) with 2,117 families residing in it. Average sex ratio of Badiyadka was 1,010 lower than state average of 1,084. The population of children under 6 years was 1,191 which makes up 11.1% of total population. Child sex ratio for Badiyadka as per census is 946, lower than state average of 964. Badiyadka village had lower literacy rate compared to Kerala. In 2011, literacy rate of Badiyadka village was 88.3% compared to 94.00% of Kerala. The male literacy stands at 92.9% while female literacy rate was 82.8%.

Badiyadka Grama Panchayat had total population of 34,207 where 16,988 are males and 17,219 are females. There are 6,744 families residing in badiyadka panchayat limits. Badiyadka panchayat consists of 3 revenue villages like Badiyadka, Neerchal and Bela. Average literacy of Badiyadka panchayat is 88.36% where male literacy stands at 92.85% and female literacy at 83.93%. [6]

Transportation

It is well connected to district HQ Kasaragod, Mulleria, Perla, and other towns in Kerala and Puttur, Mangalore, Sullia towns in Karnataka state. Direct bus service is available to Bangalore via Puttur

Administration

See also

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