Badiyadka

• Name — Badiyadka • Type — Town • Other Name — Perdala • Pushpin Map — India Kerala#India • Pushpin Label Position — right • Pushpin Caption — Location in Kerala, India • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — India • Subdivision Type1 — State • Subdivision Type2 — District • Subdivision Name1 — Kerala • Subdivision Name2 — Kasaragod • Governing Body — Panchayath • Unit Pref — Metric • Area Total Km2 — 67.8 • Population Total — 34207 • Population As Of — 2011 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Demographics Type1 — Languages • Demographics1 Title1 — Official • Time Zone1 — IST • Utc Offset1 — +5:30 • Postal Code Type — PIN • Postal Code — 671551 • Area Code — 04998 (Peradala Exchange, Uppala SDE) • Area Code Type — Telephone code • Registration Plate — KL-14, • Custom Label1 Sec1 — Nearest city • Custom Data1 Sec1 — Kasaragod (20 km) • Demographics1 Info1 — Malayalam, Kannada, English • Custom Label2 Sec1 — Lok Sabha constituency • Custom Data2 Sec1 — Kasaragod • Custom Label3 Sec1 — Vidhan Sabha constituency • Custom Data3 Sec1 — Kasaragod • Custom Label4 Sec1 — Civic agency • Custom Data4 Sec1 — Panchayath 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.

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 Table • 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

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%.

• 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