Thiruvambady is a major hill town and a suburb in southeastern

Kozhikode Kozhikode (), also known in English as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. It has a corporation limit population of 609,224 and a metropolitan population of more than 2 million, making it the second l ...

district in

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

, India. Thiruvambady is a

Panchayat The Panchayat raj is a political system, originating from the Indian subcontinent, found mainly in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. It is the oldest system of local government in the Indian subcontinent, and historical men ...

headquarters, and a legislative assembly constituency, situated from the district headquarters of

Geography

Thiruvambady is from Kozhikode city and is on the banks of the Iruvanjippuzha River, which is a major tributary of the Chaliyar River. The town is surrounded by mountains, valleys, and waterfalls, such as

Thusharagiri Falls Thusharagiri Falls is a waterfall located in Kozhikode district in the Indian state of Kerala, India. Two streams originating from the Western Ghats meet here to form the Chalippuzha River. The river diverges into three waterfalls creati ...

and Aripara Falls.

Administration

Thiruvambady Gramapanchayath was established on 1 January 1962 and consists of 17 wards covering an area of , which includes of forest. Thiruvambady is under

Koduvally Koduvally is a major municipal town in Kozhikode district. It is located on the Calicut- Mysuru National Highway 766 (NH 766) and is about 21 km northeast of Kozhikode (Calicut) city. koduvally is known as the city of gold for its gold tr ...

Block Panchayat and

Thamarassery Thamarassery, formerly known as Thazhmalachery, it is one of the taluk in Kozhikode district and major hill town in the Kozhikode district of Kerala, India, 30 km north-east of Kozhikode (Calicut) City and 29 km east of Koyilandy. It li ...

Taluk. Thiruvambady is part of the

Wayanad Wayanad () is a district in the north-east of Indian state Kerala with administrative headquarters at the municipality of Kalpetta. It is the only plateau in Kerala. The Wayanad Plateau forms a continuation of the Mysore Plateau, the southern ...

parliamentary constituency. The current MP is

Rahul Gandhi Rahul Gandhi ( ; born 19 June 1970) is an Indian politician and a member of the Indian Parliament, representing the constituency of Wayanad, Kerala in the 17th Lok Sabha. A member of the Indian National Congress, he served as the president o ...

. In 1977, the Thiruvambady assembly constituency of the Kerala Legislative Assembly was established, consisting of 7 Panchayats. The current MLA is Linto Joseph.

Transportation

Road

Thiruvambady is well connected by road to nearby places. It can be reached by the following routes: * Thiruvananthapuram - Kochi - Guruvayoor/Thrissur - Pattambi - Perinthalmanna - Manjeri - Areekode - Mukkam - Thiruvambady * Kozhikode - Kunnamangalam - REC (NIT) - Mukkam (Agastiamuzhi) - Thiruvambady * Kannur - Koyilandy - Thamarassery - Omassery - Thiruvambady * Wayanad - Kalpetta - Adivaram - Kaithapoyil - Kodenchery - Thiruvambady * Nilambur - Akambadam - Kakkadampoyil - Koombara - Koodaranhi - Thiruvambady * Koduvally - Omassery - Thiruvambady - Pulloorampara - Anakkampoyil

Buses

A KSRTC bus operating centre is in town, as well as a private bus stand. There are buses to nearby places such as

Mukkam Mukkam is a major municipality town in Kozhikode, state of Kerala, India. Mukkam is one of the major regional suburb of the Kozhikode district. Mukkam is located about 27 km east of Calicut city on the bank of river Iruvanjippuzha, one of th ...

Omassery Omassery is a town in Kozhikode district, Kerala, India and it is a junction between Thiruvambady, Thamarassery, Mukkam, Koduvally, Kodenchery and Kattangal. Omassery is located 29 kilometers southeast of Kozhikode in the eastern part of Kerala ...

, Pulloorampara, Anakkampoyil,

Poovaranthode Poovaranthode is a small village located in Kozhikode District, Kerala, India. As a hilltop village, it is one of the coolest places in the Malabar region. Poovaranthode has a generally humid tropical climate with a very hot season extending fr ...

, Koodaranji, and Kodenchery; and KSRTC operates many inter-district routes. KSRTC buses operates many inter district services from here.

Rail

The nearest railway station is

Kozhikode Railway Station Kozhikode railway station also known as Calicut railway station is one of the largest railway stations in the state of Kerala, India. At in financial year 2018–19, it is the largest in terms of passenger revenue in Palakkad division. The sta ...

, distant.

Air

The nearest airport is Calicut International Airport, distant.

Thiruvambady International Airport Thiruvambady Airport is a proposed airport project near Thiruvambady, about 35 km (22 mi) from Kozhikode City and 46 km from Malappuram city in the state of Kerala in India. The State Government of Kerala has directed the district ...

is a new airport proposal for Calicut city. Restrictions on larger aircraft landing at the existing airport for safety considerations has been reported as one rationale for building a new airport.

Distance chart

The Kilometer chart from Thiruvambady is given below:

Notable people from Thiruvambady

* Mathai Chacko – Former MLA and communist leader * Jacob Thoomkuzhy – Former metropolitan archbishop

Gallery

File:Thiruvambady.jpg, Bus Stand File:ThiruvambadyTown.jpg, Town

References

{{Malabar Cities and towns in Kozhikode district