Edavaka, Mananthavady
Edavaka | |
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Grama Panchayat | |
| Dwaraka Church Dwaraka Church | |
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| Country | File:Flag of India.svg 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 Grama Panchayat in the Wayanad district of Kerala, India. [4] [5]
Demographics
[edit | edit source]As of 2001[update] India census, Edavaka had a population of 15,620, with 7,939 males and 7,681 females.[4]
Major landmarks
[edit | edit source]- 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 and towns in the Panchayath
[edit | edit source]The following little towns and villages are part of Edavaka panchayath jurisdiction.
- Palamukku
- Pallikkal
- Dwaraka
- Nalam Mile
- Kallody
- Pandikkadavu
- Rande Nalu or Chundamukku
- Thonichal
- Moolithode
- Karakkuni
Cattle market
[edit | edit source]Every Tuesday and Friday, a cattle market is conducted in the village. The Panchayath has built an expensive unwalled building for this purpose.
Transportation
[edit | edit source]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.
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