Edanadu

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Edanadu is a region in Central Travancore, comprising parts of Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, and Kottayam districts.

Edanadu comprises Tiruvalla, Mallapally, and western parts of Kozhencherry taluks in Pathanamthitta; Chengannur, Mavelikara taluks, Talavady, Edathua, Muttar panchayats in Kuttanad taluk and Viyapuram panchayat in Karthikapally taluk in Alappuzha district; and Payippad panchayat of Changanacherry taluk in Kottayam district.

There is a demand for a separate Edanadu district with Tiruvalla as headquarters. The proposed Taluks in Edanadu districts are Mallapally, Kozhencherry, Pandalam, Tiruvalla, Chengannur, Mavelikara, and Upper Kuttanad (Edathua).