Badiyadka, officially known as "Badiadka" (also known as "Perdala"), is a town and gram panchayat in the Kasaragod district, state of Kerala, India.
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. +Climate TableMonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYearAverage 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)001310263026201361136Averagerelative humidity(%)62666871718789888579736575
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 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%.
Administration District: Kasargod Taluk/Tehsil: Kasaragod Block: Kasaragod Assembly Constituency: Kasaragod Parliament Constituency: Kasargod Police Station: Badiyadka Post Office: 671551 Telephone Exchange: Perdala. 04998 Nearest Railway Station: Kasaragod
See also Bekal Kasaragod District Perla Uppala
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