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Edappal
 | This article possibly contains original research. (June 2021) |
Edappal | |
|---|---|
Census Town | |
 Edappal town | |
  Edappal Location in Kerala, India  Edappal Edappal (India) | |
| Coordinates: 10°47′01″N 76°00′27″E / 10.7837°N 76.0076°ECoordinates: 10°47′01″N 76°00′27″E / 10.7837°N 76.0076°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Malappuram |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22.2 km2 (8.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 32,550 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 679576 |
| Telephone code | 0494 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-54 |
Edappal is a town which lies near to the city of Ponnani in Ponnani taluk, Malappuram district, Kerala, India. Edappal is at a junction of two roads Thrissur-Kozhikode and Palakkad-Ponnani state highways located 45 km (28 mi) from Malappuram. Edappal lies in two panchayaths (local body), Vattamkulam, and Edappal. Edappal shares borders with Thuyyam, Polpakkara, Ayilakkadu, Vattamkulam, and Annakampadu. Sukapuram (also known as Chowwara), one of the earliest Brahmin settlements in Kerala, lies in Edappal.[1] The Azhvanchery Thamprakkal of Athavanad (originally Maranchery), had influence over the Nambudiris of Sukapuram (Chowwara), while the Kalpakanchery Thamprakkal of Kalpakanchery influenced the rival Nambudiris of Panniyoor.[2] Edappal forms a portion of the Malappuram metropolitan area as of 2011 Census.[3] Edappal lies in Ponnani Kole Wetlands and is surrounded by the Biyyam backwater lake of Ponnani.
Notable people[edit]
- Artist Namboothiri
- Sukumaran (Actor)
- Prithviraj Sukumaran
- Indrajith Sukumaran
- M. T. Vasudevan Nair
- Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri
- P.P. Ramachandran
- P. Surendran
- Chekannur Maulavi
- Edasseri Govindan Nair
- Lakshmi Sahgal
- Devdutt Padikkal (Cricketer)
References[edit]
- ↑ Menon, A. Sreedhara (2007). A Survey of Kerala History. DC Books. ISBN 9788126415786.
- ↑ K. V. Krishna Iyer (1938). Zamorins of Calicut: From the earliest times to AD 1806. Norman Printing Bureau, Kozhikode.
- ↑ "Constituents of Malappuram metropolitan area". kerala.gov.in.