| Bekal | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | India Kerala#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
| Coordinates: | 12.4204°N 75.0231°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Type3: | Taluk |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kasaragod |
| Subdivision Name3: | Hosdurg |
| Government Type: | Panchayati raj (India) |
| Governing Body: | Pallikara Panchayat, Udma Panchayat |
| Leader Title: | Deputy Superintendent of Police |
| Leader Name: | C.K. Sunil Kumar [1] |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 671318, 671319 |
| Area Code: | 04672 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Iso Code: | IN-KL |
| Registration Plate: | KL-60 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Kanhangad |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Assembly constituency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Udma |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Malayalam, English |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Kasaragod |
Bekal is a small town in the Kasaragod district on the West coast of the state of Kerala, India.[2]
Bekal is a town located south of Kasaragod town and 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.
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.