Bandadka is a small town in

Kasaragod district Kasaragod ( (, , ; English: ''Kassergode'') is one of the 14 districts in the southern Indian state of Kerala. Its northern border Thalappady is located just 9 km south to Ullal, which is the southernmost portion of the major port city ...

in the state of

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. It is also called Kottakal because of Bandadka Fort. It falls under the Kuttikole Grama Panchayat. It is located east of the district headquarters

Kasaragod Kasaragod () is a municipal town and the administrative headquarters of the Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India. Established in 1966, Kasaragod was the first municipal town in the district. It is the northernmost district of Kera ...

, away from the State capital

Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram ( ), also known as Trivandrum, is the Capital city, capital city of the Indian state of Kerala. As of 2011, the Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation had a population of 957,730 over an area of 214.86 sq. km, making it the ...

, west of the Karnataka border and away from

Sullia Sullia (also known as Sulya) is a town in the Dakshina Kannada district of the state of Karnataka, India. It is the headquarters of the Sullia taluk. Sullia is located 300 kilometres west of the state capital Bengaluru. History A historical ...

. Bandadka's pin code is 671541 and its postal head office is Chengala.

Demographics

As of 2011 Census, Bandadka had a population of 7,824 with 3,893 males and 3,931 females. Bandadka village has an area of with 1,849 families residing in it. The average female sex ratio was 1010 lower than the state average of 1084. 10.1% of the population in the village was under 6 years of age. Bandadka had an average literacy of 87.36% lower than the state average of 94%; male literacy was 91% and female literacy was 83.66%. Bandadka includes hamlets such as

Kakkachal Kakkachal is a place that comes under Bandadka village and Kuttikol panchayath in Kasaragod district of Kerala state, India. Churches In Kakkachal there is a Christian church named St Jude's Church ( Choorithod). This church comes under Mari ...

Transportation

Bandadka is Situated between Poinachi - Aletty-

road.

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and

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can easily get by these road. Private and ksrtc Buses provide routes to

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Panathur Panathur is a major town in Vellarikundu Taluk of Kasaragod district in Kerala State, India. It belongs to Kanhangad legislative constituency. Its population is about 12,000. It lies 1 km away from Kerala - Karnataka border, 42 km ...

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and

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. The Nearest Railway station is

and

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line. There are Airports at

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in North and

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in South.

References

Suburbs of Kasaragod Bandadka Village Area {{Kasaragod-geo-stub