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Badiyadka
Perdala | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Badiyadka Town | |
  Badiyadka Location in Kerala, India  Badiyadka Badiyadka (India) | |
| Coordinates: 12°35′0″N 75°4′0″E / 12.58333°N 75.06667°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kasaragod |
| Government | |
| • Body | Panchayath |
| Area | |
• Total | 67.8 km2 (26.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 34,207 |
| • Density | 505/km2 (1,310/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam,Kannada, English[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 671551 |
| Telephone code | 04998 (Peradala Exchange, Uppala SDE) |
| Vehicle registration | KL-14, |
| Nearest city | Kasaragod (20 km) |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kasaragod |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Kasaragod |
| Civic agency | Panchayath |
Badiyadka, officially known as "Badiadka" (also known as "Perdala"), is a town and gram panchayat in the Kasaragod district, state of Kerala, India.[2]
Badiyadka is a panchayath in Kasaragod Taluk in the Kasaragod district of Kerala, India. It is located 13 km to the east of district headquarters Kasaragod, 17 km from Manjeshwar and 584 km from the state capital Thiruvananthapuram.
Climate
Badiyadka has a tropical climate. In most months of the year, there is significant rainfall in Badiyadka. There is only a short dry season and it is not very effective. The Köppen-Geiger climate classification is Am. The average annual temperature in Badiyadka is 27.1 °C. About 3801 mm of precipitation falls annually.
The driest month is January with 1 mm. Most precipitation falls in July, with an average of 1178 mm.
The warmest month of the year is April with an average temperature of 29.2 °C. In July, the average temperature is 25.9 °C. It is the lowest average temperature of the whole year.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high °C (°F) | 31
(88) |
31
(88) |
32
(90) |
33
(91) |
32
(90) |
29
(84) |
28
(82) |
28
(82) |
29
(84) |
30
(86) |
31
(88) |
32
(90) |
33
(91) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 22
(72) |
23
(73) |
24
(75) |
26
(79) |
26
(79) |
24
(75) |
24
(75) |
24
(75) |
24
(75) |
24
(75) |
23
(73) |
22
(72) |
22
(72) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 1
(0.04) |
1
(0.04) |
4
(0.16) |
46
(1.81) |
234
(9.21) |
992
(39.06) |
1,178
(46.38) |
698
(27.48) |
337
(13.27) |
215
(8.46) |
76
(2.99) |
19
(0.75) |
3,801
(149.65) |
| Average rainy days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 30 | 26 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 136 |
| Averagerelative humidity(%) | 62 | 66 | 68 | 71 | 71 | 87 | 89 | 88 | 85 | 79 | 73 | 65 | 75 |
Demographics
As of 2011 Census, Badiyadka village had a population of 10,694 of which constitutes 5,320 males and 5,374 females. Badiyadka village spreads over an area of 23.47 km2 (9.06 sq mi) with 2,117 families residing in it. Average sex ratio of Badiyadka was 1,010 lower than state average of 1,084. The population of children under 6 years was 1,191 which makes up 11.1% of total population. Child sex ratio for Badiyadka as per census is 946, lower than state average of 964. Badiyadka village had lower literacy rate compared to Kerala. In 2011, literacy rate of Badiyadka village was 88.3% compared to 94.00% of Kerala. The male literacy stands at 92.9% while female literacy rate was 82.8%.
Badiyadka Grama Panchayat had total population of 34,207 where 16,988 are males and 17,219 are females. There are 6,744 families residing in badiyadka panchayat limits. Badiyadka panchayat consists of 3 revenue villages like Badiyadka, Neerchal and Bela. Average literacy of Badiyadka panchayat is 88.36% where male literacy stands at 92.85% and female literacy at 83.93%.[3]
Administration
See also
References
- ↑ "The Kerala Official Language (Legislation) Act, 1969" (PDF). Archived from the original on 11 September 2014.
- ↑ "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
- ↑ Kerala, Directorate of Census Operations. District Census Handbook, Kasaragod (PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala. p. 80,81,138,139. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ↑ "Welcome to the Indiapost Website". Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.