Edavaka, Mananthavady

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Edavaka
Grama Panchayat
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Edavaka
Location in Kerala, India
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Edavaka
Edavaka (India)
Coordinates: 11°46′0″N75°48′0″E / 11.76667°N 75.80000°E / 11.76667; 75.80000
CountryFlag 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] )
Coastline0 kilometres (0 mi)
Nearest city Mananthavady
Website http://lsgkerala.in/edavakapanchayat

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

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Demographics

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

Major landmarks

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

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-120 km, Bengaluru International Airport-290 km, and Kannur International Airport, 58 km.

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References

  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. 1 2 "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "The Official Web Portal, the Government of Kerala". Archived from the original on 21 August 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.


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