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Edavannappara

Edavannappara
എടവണ്ണപ്പാറ
Edavannappara
Edavannappara
Coordinates: 11°15′0″N 75°57′0″E / 11.25000°N 75.95000°E / 11.25000; 75.95000Coordinates: 11°15′0″N 75°57′0″E / 11.25000°N 75.95000°E / 11.25000; 75.95000
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 www.edavannappara.com

Edavannappara is a town in the Indian state of Kerala. 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.

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.

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.

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.


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