Bekal

12°25′13″N 75°01′23″E / 12.4204°N 75.0231°E / 12.4204; 75.0231Country IndiaStateKeralaDistrictKasaragodTalukHosdurgGovernment • TypePanchayati raj (India) • BodyPallikara Panchayat, Udma Panchayat • Deputy Superintendent of PoliceC.K. Sunil Kumar ^[1]Languages • OfficialMalayalam, EnglishTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PINTelephone code04672ISO 3166 codeIN-KLVehicle registrationKL-60Nearest cityKanhangadAssembly constituencyUdmaLok Sabha constituencyKasaragod

Bekal is a small town in the Kasaragod district on the West coast of the state of Kerala, India.^[2]

Location

Bekal is a town located 12 km (7.5 mi) south of Kasaragod town and 14 km (8.7 mi) north of Kanhangad on the State Highway 57. Bekal Fort is the largest fort in Kerala state situated adjacent to the beach. Shaped like a giant keyhole, the historic Bekal Fort offers a view of the Arabian Sea from its tall observation towers, which had huge cannons a couple centuries ago.

The state of Kerala is reviewing a plan to start seaplane services connecting Bekal with Kollam Ashtamudi, Kumarakom, Punnamada and famous Paravur backwaters. Bekal in Northern Kerala was one of the top ten travel destinations selected by Lonely Planet.^[3]

Local roads have access to NH 66 which connects to Mangalore in the north and Calicut in the south. The nearest railway station is Kanhangad on Mangalore-Palakkad line. There are airports at Mangalore, Calicut and Kannur.

Transportation

Kerala State Highway connects to Kasaragod in the north and Kanhangad in the south. The nearest railway station is Bekal Fort Railway Station, Kotikulam Railway Station and Kanhangad Railway Station on Mangalore-Palakkad line. There are airports at Mangalore, Kannur and Calicut.

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