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Edoor
Edoor (India)
Coordinates: 11°59′55″N75°43′30″E / 11.99861°N 75.72500°E / 11.99861; 75.72500
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Kerala
District Kannur
Government
 • TypeGrama panchayat
Languages
 • Official Malayalam, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
670704
Telephone code0490
ISO 3166 code IN-KL
Vehicle registration KL-78
Nearest cityIritty
Lok Sabha constituencyKannur
Climate mildclimate (Köppen)

Edoor is a small town about 6.5 kilometers from Iritty in Kannur district in Kerala, India. Edoor is named by the people from Travancore. Before their migration these lands were forest.

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Economy

Edoor town is a small marketplace for the farmer communities of the surrounding regions.

The Akshaya Centre is a local community center that provides access to government documents and assistance to farmers. [1]

Transportation

The national highway passes through Kannur town. Mangalore and Mumbai can be accessed on the northern side and Cochin and Thiruvananthapuram can be accessed on the southern side. The road to the east of Iritty connects to Mysore and Bangalore. The nearest railway station is Kannur on Mangalore-Palakkad line. There are airports at Kannur and Mangalore and Calicut. This place is well-connected to any part of Kannur and other parts of Kerala by road.

Long-distance bus service is available through Red Bus. [2]

Tourism

Tourist attractions include the Vembuzha River, St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, [3] Assemblies of God in India(Pentecostal Church) in Veerpad, Mundayamparambu Temple and the Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary.

Kolikadavu, Angadikadavu and Aralam are the nearest towns.

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References

  1. ↑ "WELCOME TO AKSHAYA CENTRE OF EDOOR". Government of Kerala. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  2. ↑ "Edoor (Kerala) Ernakulam". www.redbus.in. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  3. ↑ "EDOOR,ST.MARY, EDOOR". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Thalassery. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
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