Edappal

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nameEdappal
native_name
settlement_typeCensus Town
image_skylineEdappal 2.jpg
image_captionEdappal town
pushpin_mapIndia Kerala#India
pushpin_label_positionright
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Kerala, India
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameIndia
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name1Kerala
subdivision_name2Malappuram
established_title
unit_prefMetric
area_total_km222.2
population_total32,550
population_as_of2011
population_density_km2auto
demographics_type1Languages
demographics1_title1Official
timezone1IST
utc_offset1+5:30
postal_code_typePIN
postal_code679576
area_code0494
area_code_typeTelephone code
registration_plateKL-54
demographics1_info1Malayalam, English
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| name = Edappal | native_name = | other_name = | settlement_type = Census Town | image_skyline = Edappal 2.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = Edappal town | pushpin_map = India Kerala#India | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India | coordinates = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = India | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name1 = Kerala | subdivision_name2 = Malappuram | established_title = | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = | governing_body = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 22.2 | area_rank = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_total = 32,550 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_footnotes = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_rank = | population_demonym = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = PIN | postal_code = 679576 | area_code = 0494 | area_code_type = Telephone code | registration_plate = KL-54 | website = | footnotes = | demographics1_info1 = Malayalam, English Edappal is a town which lies near to the town of Ponnani in Ponnani taluk, Malappuram district, Kerala, India. Edappal at the junction of Thrissur-Kuttippuram and Palakkad-Ponnani state highways, is located 45 km from Malappuram. Edappal lies in two panchayaths (local body jursidcitions), 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. 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.{{cite book | author = K. V. Krishna Iyer | title = Zamorins of Calicut: From the earliest times to AD 1806 | publisher = Norman Printing Bureau, Kozhikode | url = https://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.3379 | year = 1938}} Edappal forms a portion of the Malappuram metropolitan area as of 2011 Census. Edappal lies in Ponnani Kole Wetlands and is surrounded by the Biyyam backwater lake of Ponnani.

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References

  1. Menon, A. Sreedhara. (2007). "A Survey of Kerala History". DC Books.
  2. "Constituents of Malappuram metropolitan area".

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