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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
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- LGD code
- 627069
- Pincode
- 671323
- Post office
- Manjeshwar
- Population
- 8,170
- Households
- 1,479
- Literacy rate
- 76%
- Sex ratio
- 1052 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 2,717
- Distance to district centre
- 62 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 19 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 517 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 293 km
- Nearest railway station
- Manjeshwar · 2 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Srimad Anantheshwara Hospital · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Badaje compares
By population, Badaje ranks #5 of 39 villages in Manjeswaram mandal.
Literacy rate
%
76.0%
−1.6% vs mandal average
- Badaje
- 76.0%
- Manjeswaram mandal
- 77.6%
- Kasaragod district
- 79.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,052
+22 vs mandal average
- Badaje
- 1,052
- Manjeswaram mandal
- 1,030
Household size
people per home
5.5
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Badaje
- 5.5
- Manjeswaram mandal
- 5.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Badaje at a glance
Badaje is a village of 8,170 people in 1,479 households (Census 2011) in Manjeswaram taluk, Kasaragod district, Kerala, the 5th-largest of 39 villages in Manjeswaram taluk. Literacy is 76%, 2 points below the taluk average of 78% and the sex ratio is 1,052 women per 1,000 men. It lies 62 km from the Kasaragod district centre, 17 km from Beluvai, the nearest town, 2 km from Manjeshwar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 671323, served by Manjeshwar post office; the LGD village code is 627069. Mapped within or next to the village: primary health centre. The village votes in Kasaragod assembly constituency, represented by MLA N. A. Nellikkunnu. The population is estimated at 9,632 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Badaje
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 23
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Mangalore
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 20
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 30
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 30
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Manjeshwar
- Total area (ha)
- 640
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 217.67
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Badaje
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Badaje
- LGD code
- 627069
- Pincode
- 671323
- Post office
- Manjeshwar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 8,170
- Population (projected 2026)
- 9,632
- Households
- 1,479
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1052
- Literacy rate
- 76.0%
- Coordinates
- 12.72429°N, 74.90136°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kasaragod
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kasaragod
- Member of Parliament
- Rajmohan Unnithan
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- N. A. Nellikkunnu
- Block / Mandal
- Manjeswaram
- Nearest PHC
- Dinesh Clinic (1.8 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Manjeshwar (1.5 km)
Getting there
How to reach Badaje
Distance to cities · straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram517 kmcapital
- Bengaluru293 km
- Chennai583 km
- Hyderabad646 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationManjeshwar2 km
- Bus stopKedumbady5 km
- Hospital / PHCSrimad Anantheshwara Hospital2 km
- ATM / bankKarnataka Vikas Grameena Bank6 km
- Petrol pumpJeppu Petrol Pump15 km
- CollegePA College of Engineering10 km
- Police stationPolice Aid Post, Uppala6 km
Nearest to the village
- Railway station
- Manjeshwar1.5 km
- Health centre
- Srimad Anantheshwara Hospital1.5 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Primary health centre
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Badaje
8 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Kanila Shree Bhagavathi TempleTemple1.3 km ↗
- 🛕Srimad Anantheshwar TempleTemple1.5 km ↗
- 🛕Sree Kalpavaraksha Mahamayee Gudi, ManjeshwarTemple1.6 km ↗
- 🛕Sri Shanishchra Mandira ManjeshwarTemple1.9 km ↗
- 🛕Keertheshwar TempleTemple2.0 km ↗
- 🛕Ayyappa Mandira HosangadiTemple2.1 km ↗
- 🛕Shri Arasu ManjishnarTemple2.6 km ↗
- 🛕Holy Cross Church, PavoorTemple2.6 km ↗
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Badaje
3 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
Same pincode
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- KodalamogaruManjeswaram mandal5,788 pop
- PavoorManjeswaram mandal4,798 pop
- MoodambailManjeswaram mandal4,779 pop
- MeenjaManjeswaram mandal4,144 pop
- KuloorManjeswaram mandal3,381 pop
- KoliyoorManjeswaram mandal2,743 pop
- KadambarManjeswaram mandal2,616 pop
Villages near Badaje
Other villages in Manjeswaram mandal
View all 47+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)