Edappal

Edappal is a town which lies near to the town 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.

Edappal
Census Town
Edappal town
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Coordinates: 10°47′01″N 76°00′27″E / 10.7837°N 76.0076°E / 10.7837; 76.0076Coordinates: 10°47′01″N 76°00′27″E / 10.7837°N 76.0076°E / 10.7837; 76.0076
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Malappuram
Area
• Total	22.2 km^2 (8.6 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	32,550
• Density	1,500/km^2 (3,800/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	679576
Telephone code	0494
Vehicle registration	KL-54

Notable people

• Artist Namboothiri
• Sukumaran (Actor)
• Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri
• P.P. Ramachandran
• Chekannur Maulavi
• Edasseri Govindan Nair
• Devdutt Padikkal (Cricketer)

References

1. Menon, A. Sreedhara (2007). A Survey of Kerala History. DC Books. ISBN 9788126415786.
2. K. V. Krishna Iyer (1938). Zamorins of Calicut: From the earliest times to AD 1806. Norman Printing Bureau, Kozhikode.
3. "Constituents of Malappuram metropolitan area". kerala.gov.in.

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