Badaje

Badaje is a village in Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India.[1] It is a small village in Manjeshwar. NH66 which passes through Manjeshwar is 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) away from Badaje.

Badaje
Village
Badaje
Location in Kerala, India
Badaje
Badaje (India)
Coordinates: 12°43′36″N 74°54′27″E
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictKasaragod
Population
 (2001)
 • Total6,103
Languages
 • OfficialTulu, Kannada, Malayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
671323
Telephone code4998
Vehicle registrationKL

History

The name Badaje is derived from the name of old ruler of Badaje 'Badja'.

Transportation

Local roads have access to National Highway No.66 which connects to Mangalore in the north and Calicut in the south. The nearest railway station is Manjeshwar on Mangalore-Palakkad line and Mangalore International Airport is the nearest airport.

Education
Govt. Lower Primary School, Badaje
  • Govt. Lower Primary School, Badaje
  • Sphoorthy Vidya Nikethan, Badaje

Landmarks
  • Shri Mahalingeshwara Temple
Sri Mahalingeshwara Temple, Badaje

Shri Mahalingeshwara Temple is a very old temple and Lord Shiva is the main deity here. According to the local stories, Shivalinga in this temple was installed by Khara Rakshasa. The festival of the temple is celebrated during the month of January, on the day of Makarasankranti.

  • Machampady Juma Masjid

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Badaje had a population of 6103 with 3012 males and 3091 females.[1]

Languages

This locality is an essentially multi-lingual region. The people speak Tulu,[Malayalam]], Beary bashe and Konkani. Migrant workers also speak Hindi and Tamil languages. This village is part of Manjeshwar assembly constituency which is again part of Kasaragod (Lok Sabha constituency)

gollark: And there's that one TS compiler in Go (it doesn't check types, just builds things).
gollark: I mean, you need a TS *compiler* of some sort, but your *API server/webserver* doesn't have to be Node.
gollark: Not for sane definitions of "backends".
gollark: For what?
gollark: Not with cheaper *renewals*, in general.

See also

References
  1. "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.



This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.