Bedakam is a village 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

Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...

, India.

Demographics

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.

Transportation

Local roads have access to NH.66 which connects to

Mangalore Mangaluru (), formerly called Mangalore ( ), is a major industrial port city in the Indian state of Karnataka and on the west coast of India. It is located between the Laccadive Sea and the Western Ghats about west of Bengaluru, the st ...

in the north and

Kannur Kannur (), formerly known in English as Cannanore, is a city and Municipal corporation (India), municipal corporation in the state of Kerala, India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kannur district and situated north of the maj ...

in the south. The nearest railway station is

Kanhangad Kanhangad () is a commercial city, located in the Kasaragod District, state of Kerala, India. Location The area contains villages around Kanhangad town with Kasaragod as the northern border, Nileshwar, popularly known as the 'cultural town' ...

on Mangalore-

Palakkad Palakkad (), Renaming of cities in India, also known as Palghat, historically known as Palakkattussery, is a city and a municipality in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala. It is the administrative headquarters of P ...

line. There are airports at

and

kannur Kannur (), formerly known in English as Cannanore, is a city and Municipal corporation (India), municipal corporation in the state of Kerala, India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kannur district and situated north of the maj ...

. The Ayamkadavu bridge connect Bedakam with Periya.

References

Kanhangad area Panchayats in Kasaragod district {{Kasaragod-geo-stub