Bekal
Town
Bekal Fort
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Coordinates: 12°25′13″N 75°01′23″E / 12.4204°N 75.0231°E / 12.4204; 75.0231
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kasaragod
Taluk	Hosdurg
Government
• Type	Panchayati raj (India)
• Body	Pallikara Panchayat, Udma Panchayat
• Deputy Superintendent of Police	C.K. Sunil Kumar [1]
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	671318, 671319
Telephone code	04672
ISO 3166 code	IN-KL
Vehicle registration	KL-60
Nearest city	Kanhangad
Assembly constituency	Udma
Lok Sabha constituency	Kasaragod

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.