Bela (Kasaragod)
Bela | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 12°34′09″N 75°02′37″E / 12.5693°N 75.0436°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Kerala |
District | Kasargod |
Taluk | Kasaragod |
Government | |
• Body | Badiyadka Grama Panchayat |
Area | |
• Total | 22.79 km2 (8.80 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 11,144 |
• Density | 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Malayalam, English [1] |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 671321 |
Telephone code | 04998- |
Vehicle registration | KL-14 |
Nearest city | Kasaragod |
Lok Sabha constituency | Kasaragod |
Climate | 20c to 40c (Köppen) |
Bela is a village in Kasaragod taluk of Kasaragod district in Indian state of Kerala.[2][3]
Location
[edit]Bela is located 13 km north east of Kasaragod town, 13 km south east of Kumbla and 5 km away from Badiyadka via Cherkala-Kalladka road.
Demographics
[edit]As of 2011 Census, Bela village had population of 11,144 of which 5,445 are males and 5,699 are females. Bela village has an area of 22.79 km2 (8.80 sq mi) with 2,275 families residing in it. The sex ratio of Bela was 1,047 lower than state average of 1,084. The population of children below 6 years was 10.6%. Bela had overall literacy of 87.6% lower than state average of 94%. The male literacy stands at 91.8% and female literacy at 83.6%.[4]
Administration
[edit]Bela village is a part of Badiyadka Grama Panchayat in Kasaragod Block Panchayat. Bela is politically a part of Kasaragod Assembly constituency under Kasaragod (Lok Sabha constituency).[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "The Kerala Official Language (Legislation) Act, 1969" (PDF).
- ^ "Taluk Offices". Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Kerala. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2008.