Edacheri
Edacheri is a small panchayath in the district of Kozhikode in the South Indian state of Kerala. It is part of the North Malabar province of Kerala, and is situated east of Vatakara. Purameri Panchayat borders it to the east, Eramala Panjayath to the west and Mahe river to the north. Edacheri comes in the Nadapuram constituency and has a strong leftist political history. There is a strong agrarian sector, and the crops are mainly coconuts, areca nuts and pepper. Paddy cultivation has a major setback now, as is the case with most of Kerala, with paddy fields being claimed for houses and for more profitable crops. There are no major industries in Edacheri and migration to the Middle East (Gulf) and to the major cities in India is prevalent. There is a Saliya-theruvu where weaving is an important occupation. There are granite quarries in the Panchayat where granite mining is carried out.
Source - Wikipedia [May 2021]
There are many primary, many upper primary schools, and one Higher secondary school in the panchayat, including Narikkunnu UP School, Thalayi LP school, Kacheri UP school, Edacheri North UP School, Puthiyangadi Mappila LP School, Edacheri Central LP, Thuruthi LP school, Iringannor Higher secondary school, etc. But for higher education, students have to go to Madappali Gvt College, Mokeri Gvt college, Vatakara town, Purameri or Orkkatteri (neighbouring villages).
The Kaliyam Velli Devi's temple (temple of Saraswati and other deities) is a major temple in the area. There is a Kavu (woods) belonging to the temple, which is rich with folklores. This is a beautiful example of Kerala temple architecture. The theyyam, an integral part of Kerala village life, can be seen at the yearly 'Kakkannoor Thira'. 'Kakkannoor Thira'Festival is on 31 January, 1 and 2 February of every year. The kakkannoor thira mahotsavam (theyyam) is very famous. The siva kshethra temple is located to alisseri(alisseri shiva Subramanian temple), Poyanneri Bhagavathi Temple is located in Edacheri North. koyambatta devi kshetram and chundayil sree mahaganapathi temple also located in edacheri, sree Thuruthi Kottayil kiratha moorthi temple also located in Thuruthi And Sree Kaliyamvelli Devi Temple Also locating for Edacheri. . The Temple also famous in malabar devaswom board.Kettungal Juma'at Palli is one of the oldest Masjid in this Village. In addition to this Nelloor Palli, Puthan Palli, Puthiyangadi Palli, Kommili Palli and Thalayi Palli are the major masjids of the Village, kacher pally. There is dargah of Malol kunjabdullah musaliyar located at Kaliyam Velli. The rifayi uroos celebrating every year is a major celebration, in which thousands of people from different areas from different religions gather at the dargah. 'Vijaya Kalavedhi and Library ' one of the oldest Centre for arts and cultural center in the village.
