Pallikkara, Bekal

Pallikkara
Kite fest at Pallikkara beach
Pallikkara
Location in Kerala, India
Pallikkara
Pallikkara (India)
Coordinates: 12°23′45″N 75°04′54″E / 12.3958°N 75.0816°E / 12.3958; 75.0816
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictKasaragod
TalukHosdurg
Government
  TypePanchayati raj (India)
  BodyPallikkara Grama Panchayat
Area
  Total
6.34 km2 (2.45 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
14,334
  Density2,300/km2 (5,900/sq mi)
Languages
  OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
671316
Vehicle registrationKL-60

Pallikkara is a census town and a grama panchayat in Hosdurg Taluk of Kasargod district in the state of Kerala, India. This place was once famous for its Tobacco plants until the late 1980s and the Historical landmark Bekal Fort lies in this Village. A beach park near to the fort also attracts tourists to this place.