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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Bandadka<br />
| other_name = Kottakkal<br />
| nickname = <br />
| settlement_type = Small Town<br />
| image_skyline = Bandadka Street.jpg<br />
| image_alt = <br />
| image_caption = Bandadka Street Dwight and Clara Watson HouseDwight and Clara Watson House<br />
| pushpin_map = India Kerala#India<br />
| pushpin_label_position = right<br />
| pushpin_map_alt = <br />
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|12|30|0|N|75|16|0|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kasaragod district|Kasaragod]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
| established_date = <br />
| founder = <br />
| named_for = <br />
| government_type = <br />
| governing_body = Kuttikole Grama Panchayat<br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
| area_footnotes = <br />
| area_rank = <br />
| area_total_km2 = 23.3<br />
| elevation_footnotes = <br />
| elevation_m = <br />
| population_total = 7,824<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
| population_rank = <br />
| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
| population_demonym = <br />
| population_footnotes = <br />
| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], English,Kannada,Tulu<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 671541<br />
| registration_plate = KL-14<br />
| website = <br />
| footnotes = <br />
}}<br />
[[File:Bandadka Town.jpg|thumb|200px|Bandadka Town]]<br />
'''Bandadka''' is a small town in [[Kasaragod district]] in the state of [[Kerala]], [[India]].<br />
It is also called Kottakal because of Bandadka Fort. It falls under the [[Kuttikole]] [[Grama Panchayat]]. It is located {{cvt|38|km}} east of the district headquarters [[Kasaragod]], {{cvt|568|km}} away from the State capital [[Thiruvananthapuram]], {{cvt|5|km}} west of the Karnataka border and {{cvt|20|km}} away from [[Sullia]]. Bandadka's pin code is 671541 and its postal head office is Chengala.<ref name="censusindia">{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx |title=Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above |publisher=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |access-date=2008-12-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208044522/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx |archive-date=8 December 2008 |url-status=dead |df= }}</ref><br />
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==Demographics==<br />
As of [[2011 Census of India|2011 Census]], Bandadka had a population of 7,824 with 3,893 males and 3,931 females. Bandadka village has an area of {{cvt|23.3|km2}} with 1,849 families residing in it. The average female sex ratio was 1010 lower than the state average of 1084. 10.1% of the population in the village was under 6 years of age. Bandadka had an average literacy of 87.36% lower than the state average of 94%; male literacy was 91% and female literacy was 83.66%.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kerala |first1=Directorate of Census Operations |title=District Census Handbook, Kasaragod |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala |location=Thiruvananthapuram |page=86,87 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3201_PART_B_KASARAGOD.pdf |access-date=14 July 2020}}</ref> Bandadka includes hamlets such as [[Kakkachal]].<br />
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==Transportation==<br />
Bandadka is Situated between Poinachi - Aletty- [[Sullia]] road. [[Mysore]] and [[Bangalore]] can easily <br />
get by these road. Private and ksrtc Buses provide routes to [[Kasaragod]], [[Kanhangad]], [[Panathur]], [[Mangalore]] and [[Kannur]].<br />
The Nearest Railway station is [[Kasaragod]] and [[Kanhangad]] on [[Mangalore]]-[[Palakkad]] line.<br />
There are Airports at [[Mangalore International Airport]] in North and [[Kannur International Airport]] in South.<br />
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==References==<br />
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