Edavaka, Mananthavady

Edavaka
Grama Panchayat
Dwaraka Church
Edavaka
Location in Kerala, India
Edavaka
Edavaka (India)
Coordinates: 11°46′0″N 75°48′0″E / 11.76667°N 75.80000°E / 11.76667; 75.80000Coordinates: 11°46′0″N 75°48′0″E / 11.76667°N 75.80000°E / 11.76667; 75.80000
Country  India
State Kerala
District Wayanad
Elevation 792 m (2,598 ft)
Population (2001)
 • Total 15,620
Languages
 • Official Malayalam, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 670645
Telephone Code +91 4935
ISO 3166 code IN-KL
Vehicle registration KL-12(Wayanad RTO[1]), KL-72 (Mananthavady Sub-RTO[2])
Coastline 0 kilometres (0 mi)
Nearest city Mananthavady
Website http://lsgkerala.in/edavakapanchayat

Edavaka is a Gram Panchayat in the Wayanad district of the Kerala State, India. [3] [4]

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Edavaka had a population of 15,620 with 7,939 males and 7,681 females.[3]

Major Landmarks

  • Kalyanathum Palil Dargah
  • St.George Church, Kallody
  • Hidayath Madrasa
  • St.Sebastians Church
  • Holy face school
  • Venmani school

Towns in the Panchayath

The following little towns are part of Edavaka panchayath jurisdiction.

  • Dwaraka
  • Nalam Mile
  • Kallody
  • Pandikada
  • Rande Nalu or Chundamukku
  • Thonichal
  • Moolithode

Cattle Market

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

Transportation

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

  1. ↑ "Regional Transport Offices, Kerala". Retrieved 2015-07-13.
  2. ↑ "Sub Regional Transport Offices, Kerala". Retrieved 2015-07-13.
  3. 1 2 "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Archived from the original on 2008-12-08. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
  4. ↑ "The Official Web Portal, the Government of Kerala". Retrieved 2015-07-13.


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