Edakkara
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Edakkara is a very small town in the Malappuram
district, Kerala
India
. It is located near Gudalur
, Tamil Nadu, about 37 km away. Edakkara is a scenic little town due to its proximity to mountainous areas to the east. The nearest town is Nilambur
, about 15 km away. A vast component of the population have relatives working abroad in the Gulf or USA.Edakkara is emerging as one of the main township in the East Eranad region under nilambur taluk and malappuram district itself.
Agriculture is the primary occupation with rubber and pepper as the primary crops cultivated. Rice fields and coconut trees are cultivated aggressively also.
Edakkara is very close to Nilagiri District of Tamil Nadu
.
Four nearby panchayats (Vazhikadavu, Moothedam, Pothukallu & Marutha) are well connected with edakkara by Bus.
Malappuram
Malappuram is a municipality in the South Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of 33.61 km2. It serves as the administrative headquarters of Malappuram district. As per the 2011 census Malappuram urban agglomeration is the fourth largest UA in kerala with a total population of...
district, Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It is located near Gudalur
Gudalur
Gudalur may refer to:towns in Tamil Nadu* Gudalur * Gudalur * Gudalur...
, Tamil Nadu, about 37 km away. Edakkara is a scenic little town due to its proximity to mountainous areas to the east. The nearest town is Nilambur
Nilambur
Nilambur is a municipality and a taluk in the Malappuram district of Kerala, South India. It is famous for its forests, especially its wildlife habitats, rivers, waterfalls and teak plantations. It is situated close to the Nilgiris range of the Western Ghats on the banks of the Chaliyar River...
, about 15 km away. A vast component of the population have relatives working abroad in the Gulf or USA.Edakkara is emerging as one of the main township in the East Eranad region under nilambur taluk and malappuram district itself.
Agriculture is the primary occupation with rubber and pepper as the primary crops cultivated. Rice fields and coconut trees are cultivated aggressively also.
Edakkara is very close to Nilagiri District of Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
.
Four nearby panchayats (Vazhikadavu, Moothedam, Pothukallu & Marutha) are well connected with edakkara by Bus.