Madayi Grama Panchayat, Gram panchayat in Kannur district, Kerala, India.

Madayi Grama Panchayat covers approximately 16.71 square kilometers of rural landscapes and small settlements within the Kannur district of Kerala, serving as a local self-government body responsible for civic administration and development activities in the region.

Madayi was ruled by the Chirakkal Rajas in the late medieval period. The Malayalam source records that the place was known earlier as Marahi, Madayeli and Hilimaravi, and that its name comes from mad, the raised land left when water receded; the area is said to have once been sea. Madayipara, the laterite hill in the panchayat, is noted for its seasonal grasslands.

The name Madayi is said to come from mad, the raised land left when the sea withdrew; the area was once seabed. The panchayat's wards include Puthiyangadi, Payangadi and Muttam, and its institutions include the Government Girls' and Boys' Higher Secondary Schools and the Co-operative Arts & Science College. The 2011 census recorded 62.9% Muslims, 32.2% Hindus and 4.6% Christians among 35,888 residents.

Madayi residents can access essential services through government offices including the village office and Krishi Bhavan, while banking facilities are provided by Kerala Gramin Bank, Canara Bank, and Federal Bank branches located within the panchayat boundaries.

Madayipara, the laterite hill inside the panchayat, has 512 recorded plant species, including 11 of Kerala's 37 endemic grasses. After the southwest monsoon, insectivorous Utricularia and Drosera indica cover the plateau, and the blue and white flowers of Utricularia and Eriocaulon colour the rock. Local people cut the grasses for cattle fodder once the rains recede.