Edavaka is a Grama Panchayath in the

Wayanad district Wayanad () is a district in the north-east of Indian state Kerala with administrative headquarters at the municipality of Kalpetta. It is the only plateau in Kerala. The Wayanad Plateau forms a continuation of the Mysore Plateau, the southern ...

of the

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State,

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Demographics

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, Edavaka had a population of 15,620 with 7,939 males and 7,681 females.

Major landmarks

* Thonichal Siva Temple *Kalyanathum Palil

Dargah A dargah ( fa, درگاه ''dargâh'' or ''dargah'', Turkish: ''dergâh'', Hindustani: ''dargah'' दरगाह درگاہ, bn, দরগাহ ''dorgah'') is a shrine or tomb built over the grave of a revered religious figure, often ...

* 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

Towns in the Panchayath

The following little towns are part of Edavaka panchayath jurisdiction. * Pallikkal * Dwaraka * Nalam Mile * Kallody * Pandikkadavu * Rande Nalu or Chundamukku * Thonichal * Moolithode * Karakkuni

Cattle market

Every Tuesday and Friday, a cattle market is conducted in the village. The Panchayath has built an expensive unwalled 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 Calicut International Airport , also known as Kozhikode Airport or Karipur Airport, is an international airport located in Karipur, Malappuram district of Kerala, India. It serves the Malabar region of Kozhikode, Malappuram, Wayanad and P ...

-120 km,

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-290 km, and

Kannur International Airport Kannur International Airport is an airport serving the North Malabar region of Kerala, Kodagu and Mysore districts of Karnataka and Mahé district of Puducherry in India. It is located east of Kannur, and east of Thalassery, near the muni ...

, 58 km.

References

Villages in Wayanad district Mananthavady Area {{Wayanad-geo-stub