Bedakam | |
Settlement Type: | village |
Pushpin Map: | India Kerala#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
Coordinates: | 12.45°N 75.15°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kasaragod |
Government Type: | Panchayati Raj (India) |
Governing Body: | Bedadka Grama Panchayat |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 36.24 |
Population Total: | 13,476 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Malayalam, English |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Registration Plate: | KL-14 |
Bedakam is a village in Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India.[1]
As of 2011 Census, Bedadka village had a population of 13,476 with 6,460 males and 7,016 females. Bedadka village has an area of with 2,985 families residing in it. The average female sex ratio was 1086 higher than the state average of 1084. 10.93% of the population in the village was under 6 years of age. Bedadka had an average literacy of 86.7% lower than the state average of 94%; male literacy was 90.56% and female literacy was 83.22%.
Bedadka Grama Panchayat had total population of 27,868 which constitute 13,281 males and 14,587 females with 6,305 families residing in it. Bedadka Panchayat has administration over the villages of Kolathur, Munnad and Bedadka.[2]
Local roads have access to NH.66 which connects to Mangalore in the north and Kannur in the south. The nearest railway station is Kanhangad on Mangalore-Palakkad line. There are airports at Mangalore and kannur. The Ayamkadavu bridge connect Bedakam with Periya.