Badaje

Badaje
ബടാജെ
ಬಡಾಜೆ
Village
Badaje
Badaje

Location in Kerala, India

Coordinates: 12°43′36″N 74°54′27″E / 12.72667°N 74.90750°E / 12.72667; 74.90750Coordinates: 12°43′36″N 74°54′27″E / 12.72667°N 74.90750°E / 12.72667; 74.90750
Country  India
State Kerala
District Kasaragod
Population (2001)
 • Total 6,103
Languages
 • Official Tulu, Kannada, Malayalam, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 671323
Telephone code 4998
Vehicle registration KL

Badaje (Malayalam: ബടാജെ Tulu/Kannada:ಬಡಾಜೆ) 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.

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. There is an airport at Mangalore.

Education

Govt. Lower Primary School, Badaje

Landmarks

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.

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 Malayalam, Kannada, Tulu, 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)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Archived from the original on 2008-12-08. Retrieved 2008-12-10. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)


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