Bekal

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Bekal
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Bekal Fort
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Bekal
Location in Kerala, India
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Bekal
Bekal (India)
Coordinates: 12°25′13″N75°01′23″E / 12.4204°N 75.0231°E / 12.4204; 75.0231
CountryFlag of India.svg India
State Kerala
District Kasaragod
Taluk Hosdurg
Government
 • Type Panchayati raj (India)
 • BodyPallikara Panchayat, Udma Panchayat
 •  Deputy Superintendent of Police C.K. Sunil Kumar [1]
Languages
 • Official Malayalam, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
671318, 671319
Telephone code04672
ISO 3166 code IN-KL
Vehicle registration KL-60
Nearest cityKanhangad
Assembly constituency Udma
Lok Sabha constituency Kasaragod

Bekal is a small town in the Kasaragod district on the West coast of the state of Kerala, India. [2]

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Location

Bekal is a town located 14 km (8.7 mi) south of Kasaragod town and 12 km (7.5 mi) north of Kanhangad on the State Highway 57. Bekal Fort is the largest fort in Kerala state situated adjacent to the beach. Shaped like a giant keyhole, the historic Bekal Fort offers a view of the Arabian Sea from its tall observation towers, which had huge cannons a couple centuries ago.

The state of Kerala is reviewing a plan to start seaplane services connecting Bekal with Kollam Ashtamudi, Kumarakom, Punnamada and famous Paravur backwaters. Bekal in Northern Kerala was one of the top ten travel destinations selected by Lonely Planet. [3]

Local roads have access to NH 66 which connects to Mangalore in the north and Calicut in the south. The nearest railway station is Kanhangad on Mangalore-Palakkad line. There are airports at Mangalore, Calicut and Kannur.

Transportation

Kerala State Highway connects to Kasaragod in the north and Kanhangad in the south. The nearest railway station is Bekal Fort Railway Station, Kotikulam Railway Station and Kanhangad Railway Station on Mangalore-Palakkad line. There are airports at Mangalore, Kannur and Calicut.

References

  1. ↑ "Kerala Police - List of Police officers to the cadres of DySP/ACP" (PDF).
  2. ↑ "Bekal". keralatourism.org. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  3. ↑ Lonely Planet Top Ten Destinations Asia


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