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Edavaka, Mananthavady

Coordinates: 11°46′0″N 75°48′0″E / 11.76667°N 75.80000°E / 11.76667; 75.80000
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Edavaka
Grama Panchayat
Dwaraka Church
Dwaraka Church
Edavaka is located in Kerala
Edavaka
Edavaka
Location in Kerala, India
Edavaka is located in India
Edavaka
Edavaka
Edavaka (India)
Coordinates: 11°46′0″N 75°48′0″E / 11.76667°N 75.80000°E / 11.76667; 75.80000
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictWayanad
Elevation
792 m (2,598 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total15,620
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
670645
Telephone Code+91 4935
ISO 3166 codeIN-KL
Vehicle registrationKL-12(Wayanad RTO[1]), KL-72 (Mananthavady Sub-RTO[2])
Coastline0 kilometres (0 mi)
Nearest cityMananthavady
Websitehttp://lsgkerala.in/edavakapanchayat

Edavaka is a Grama Panchayath in the Wayanad district of the Kerala State, India. [4] [5]

Demographics

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As of 2001 India census, Edavaka had a population of 15,620 with 7,939 males and 7,681 females.[4]

Major landmarks

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  • Thonichal Siva Temple
  • Kalyanathum Palil Dargah
  • St.George Church, Kallody
  • Hidayath Madrasa
  • St.Sebastians Church
  • Veera Pazhassi Vidya Mandiram
  • Holy face school
  • Venmani school
  • Kannur University B.Ed Centre
  • Darussalam Madrasa Karakkuni
  • Juma Masjid Karakkuni
  • Juma Masjid West Palamukku
  • Badr Juma Masjid East Palamukku
  • Juma Masjid 2/4

Villages,Towns in the Panchayath== The following little towns,villages are part of Edavaka panchayath jurisdiction.

  • Pallikkal
  • Dwaraka
  • Nalam Mile
  • Kallody
  • Pandikkadavu
  • Rande Nalu or Chundamukku
  • Thonichal
  • Moolithode
  • Karakkuni

Cattle market

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Every Tuesday and Friday, a cattle market is conducted in the village. The Panchayath has built an expensive unwalled building for this purpose.

Transportation

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Edavaka village is very near Mananthavady town. The Periya ghat road connects Mananthavady to Kannur and Thalassery. The Thamarassery mountain road connects Calicut with Kalpetta. The Kuttiady mountain road connects Vatakara with Kalpetta and Mananthavady. The Palchuram mountain road connects Kannur and Iritty with Mananthavady. The road from Nilambur to Ooty is also connected to Wayanad through the village of Meppadi.

The nearest railway station is at Mysore and the nearest airports are Kozhikode International Airport-120 km, Bengaluru International Airport-290 km, and Kannur International Airport, 58 km.

References

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  1. ^ "Regional Transport Offices, Kerala". Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Sub Regional Transport Offices, Kerala". Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Codes for the Representation of Names of Languages". Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  5. ^ "The Official Web Portal, the Government of Kerala". Archived from the original on 21 August 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.