Wednesday, October 29, 2008

PICTURE GALLERY











STANDARD DETAILS

Time zone
IST (UTC+5:30)
AreaElevation
• 15 m (49 ft)
District(s)
Kozhikode
Population
75,740 (2001[update])
Codes•
PincodeTelephone
• 673101• +0496

REFERENCE

^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Badagara
^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
^ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies". Kerala. Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 2008-10-19.
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9011686/Badagara

POLITICS

Vatakara assembly constituency is part of Vadakara (Lok Sabha constituency)

GEOGRAPHY

Badagara is located at 11°36′N 75°35′E / 11.6, 75.58[1]. It has an average elevation of 15 m (49 ft). Geographically, Vatakara is situated about 48 km to the north of Kozhikode city. The town lies by the side of a river known by different names as Moorad river, Kuttiadi river or Kotakkal river. Originally known as Vadakkekara (north shore) due to its position with respect to the Kottakkal puzha, the place came to be called as Vatakara by popular usage later.