Edapal

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Edapal is a town in the Malappuram District of Kerala, India.Edapal is at a junction of four roads. Edapal is a fast growing town in Malappuram district, Kerala, India.

Location

The location is latitude: 10.76, longitude: 76.01Edapal is at a junction of two roads Trichur-Calicut (NH 17) and Palakkad-Ponnani state highway. Edapal lays in two Panchayath (Local Body), Vattamkulam and Edapal Panchayath.

Edapal is well known for foreign goods and related market. Like some other main cities of Malappuram and Calicut, Edapal is also depending on foreign jobs; especially the main source of money is from Arabian countries.

Reach

By Train: 9 km from Kuttipuram Railway StationBy Air: 45 km from Calicut Airport, 100 km from Cochin Airport.

History

Edapal has got its name from the word EDAPPALAYAM, means intermediate place, because Edapal was the intermediate resting place for the army of Mysore King Tippu Sulthan on his journeys to conquer South INDIA.

Places Of Interest

Edapal is also known for Biyyam Kayal Boat Race. Biyyam Kayal is a green fringed waterway situated near Ponnani in Malappuram District. A boat race held in its extensive stretch of water during Onam draws a large number of people from far and near. Women rowers also participate in the race. Now developed into a tourist center, the lake has a water sports facility set up by the District Tourism Promotion Council (DTPC). There is a rest house on the bank of the lake complete with all the facilities for the tourists to enjoy a comfortable stay.
#Sukapuram [http://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/ശുകപുരം] Shree Dakshinamoorthy Temple is the only Dakshinamoorthy Temple in South India. It is 1 K.M. from Edapal Junction towards Pattambi.

(http://malappuram.nic.in/tour-attractions.html)

One of the oldest port PONNANI is situated near Edapal, Its a well known fishing harbor and beach. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ponan

India’s One of the famous infertility clinic EDAPAL HOSPITALS is situated in EDAPAL.

Notables

M.T Vasudevan Nair, Maha kavi Akkitham, Kamala Surayya, Captain Lakshmi, The Late Cine Actor - Sukumaran ,Vattamkulam Shankunni, Alankodu Leela Krishnan and Famous Artist T.K Padmini, Famous Actor Sunil