Eranad

This article is about the erstwhile province in Kerala. For other uses, see Eranad (disambiguation).

Eranad Ernad
Erstwhile Province
Clockwise from top: Manjeri city, Chaliyar River at Areekode, Conolly's plot at Nilambur, Maha Kavi Moyinkutty Vaidyar Smarakam at Kondotty, Kadalundi River estuary at Vallikkunnu, Karuvarakundu
Eranad Location in Kerala, India Eranad Eranad (India)
Coordinates: 11.119198°N 76.119631°E / 11.119198; 76.119631
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Malappuram
Taluk Headquarters	Manjeri
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	KL-10, KL-71 & KL-84

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Eranad (Malayalam: [eːrɐnaːɖə̆]) also known as Ernad refers to the erstwhile province in the midland area of Malabar, consisting of Malappuram and nearby regions such as Anakkayam, Manjeri, Kondotty, Nilambur, etc. Currently Eranad Taluk is a Taluk in Malappuram district. Eranad was ruled by a Samanthan Nair clan known as Eradis, Eradis related to the Vellodis of neighbouring Valluvanad and Nedungadis of Nedunganad. The rulers of Eranad were known by the title Eralppad/Eradi. They also used the title Thirumulpad.

Ernad had two capitals during various times, Nediyiruppu, in Kondotty under Chera rule, and Kottappadi, in Malappuram under Zamorin rule. Present-day Ernad taluk headquarters is at Manjeri. The Ernad Taluk under British Malabar District was the land between two rivers, Chaliyar and Kadalundi River. On west it was bound by the Nilgiri Mountains. It was the largest Taluk in Malabar District. It had included the whole of present-day Eranad Taluk, Nilambur Taluk, Kondotty Taluk, Tirurangadi Taluk, and two villages in Tirur Taluk (Kottakkal and Ponmala), and three villages in present-day Kozhikode Taluk, (Feroke, Ramanattukara, and Kadalundi).