Edavannappara
Edavannappara | |
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Edavannappara | |
Coordinates: 11°15′0″N 75°57′0″E / 11.25000°N 75.95000°ECoordinates: 11°15′0″N 75°57′0″E / 11.25000°N 75.95000°E | |
Country | India |
State | Kerala |
District | Malappuram |
Languages | |
• Official | Malayalam, English |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
PIN | 673645 |
Telephone code | 0483 |
Vehicle registration | KL-10 |
Nearest city | Kozhikode |
Literacy | 70% |
Lok Sabha constituency | Malappuram |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | [] |
Climate | cool (Köppen) |
Website |
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Edavannappara is a town in the Indian state of Kerala.[1] Edavannappara town is 26 km away from Kozhikode city. The towns in Malappuram district like Kondotty, Vazhakkad, Areekode, calicut airport, 19 km)(nilambur) are located near to this town and near chaliyar river. The main occupation people like sand work, agriculture, etc.
Shopping Hub
Edavannappara is a shopping hub & media for people from neighboring panchayats like Vazhakkad, Vazhayur, Cheekode and Kizhuparamb . Edavannappara weekly market functions on every Friday. Like many other towns in Kerala, economy of Edavannappara depends heavily on the remittances from Gulf countries. Edavannappara is the major market nearby and thousands of people are interacting with this town on a daily basis. It is in the shore of river Chaliyar. A lot of farmers belonging to Edavannappara and they are mainly depending on the water from Chaliyar. So Chaliyar is known as the vein of Edavannappara. Major hospitals in Edavannappara are Medical Trust hospital, Ashi Hospital And shopping mall (mc Mall) edavannappara in first media studio (white media) more than 6 normal studios 100 more marketing shops 10 hotels for ex.. G.U.P.S. Chaliyapram is situated in the heart of Edavannappara. It is the only major school in edavannappara and it has an history of more than 100 years.
Agriculture
A lot of people from Edavannappara is now seriously entered into agricultural activities. The recent events in gulf countries forced to think in this way like the nitaqat issue of Saudi Arabia. They recognised the agricultural engagement have more values now above than earlier. The farmers are available good support from authorities and from markets. The modern facilities and services are there for successful farming. The fertilisers are available to the farmers in a very supportive costs.
Tourism
Edavannappara is a very scenic village and there is a lot of tourist potential here. The undulating hills in the neighbouring villages can be utilized to make it a world class picnic location. Three kilometres away lies the even more attractive Elamaram village on the Chaliyar river. There is a ferry service here that can take you to the northern side of the Chaliyar river. The ticket is Rs.5.00 and the motor boat service is available every half an hour between 6.40 a.m. and 8.40 p.m. including Sundays.
Even though this a tiny village, the shopping facilities available are quite surprisingly elaborate. The malls and spacious shops of the town give it an upmarket look. There are also many theme restaurants here.
Famous persons
- Sri Elamaram Kareem former minister and communist leader.
- Sri E. T. Mohammed Basheer _Member of parliament
- Late C.V. Aboo Bakr Haji Businessman & Entrepreneur
Educational institutions
- G H S chaliyapuram,edavannappara
- Rasheediyya Arabic college, edavannappara
- CH memorial English medium school, Edavannappara
- Govt. Arts and Sciences College Kondotty, Kottammal, 5KM away from edavannappara
- G U P S Cheekode
- Elamaram Yatheemkhana, Vazhakkad , 2.5 km away from Edavannappara
- Misbahul Uloom Madrassa, Vavoor
Suburbs and Villages
- Kariot,Areekode,Kottupadam, Kakkov and Karatt Chola.
- Channayil Palliyali, Akode, Thiruthiyad,Virippad and Oorkkadavu.
- Korappadam, Mundumuzhi, Cheekode, Valillappuzha, Panikkarapuraya and Vazhakkad.
- Pancheeri, Palakkod, Elamaram, Mepram and Konnar
- Vettathur, Kizhuparamb, Cheruvadikavu and Kolambalam.
- Neerad, Muthuvalloor, Moochikal, Mundakkulam and Muthuparamba
- Vettukad, Omanoor, Ponnad and Iruppanthody
- Chaliyapram, Irattamuzhi, Vettupara and Edasherikkadavu
- Vavoor, Poonkudy and Areekode
References
- ↑ "Kerala Taxes Info" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-05-20.
External links
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