Angamaly () is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

in the

Ernakulam district Ernakulam (; ISO: ''Eṟaṇākuḷaṁ'') is one of the List of districts of Kerala, 14 districts in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala, and takes its name from the Ernakulam, eponymous city division in Kochi. ...

Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, 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 ...

, India. Angamaly is part of the

Kochi metropolitan area Kochi metropolitan area or Kochi urban agglomeration is a metropolitan area in the Ernakulam district of Kerala, India, comprising the Kochi Municipal Corporation, nine adjacent municipal councils, 15 gram panchayats and parts of four gram pa ...

and is located northeast of the

Kochi Kochi ( , ), List of renamed Indian cities and states#Kerala, formerly known as Cochin ( ), is a major port city along the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea. It is part of the Ernakulam district, district of Ernakulam in the ...

city centre. As of the 2011 Indian census, the municipality has a population of 33,465 people and a population density of .

History

Several old coins and other artifacts demonstrate that this region was predominantly Buddhist and Jain. Malayatoor Church, an international shrine, is located nearby. Tradition states that

Thomas the Apostle Thomas the Apostle (; , meaning 'the Twin'), also known as Didymus ( 'twin'), was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament. Thomas is commonly known as "doubting Thomas" because he initially doubted the resurrection of ...

visited the region from Kodungaloor port in AD 52. There is evidence of churches in the locality built as early as AD 409 and AD 822. Angamaly was the headquarters of Mar Abraham, the last East Syriac bishop of the Archdiocese of Angamaly. Originally established as a '' panchayat'' in May 1952, Angamaly became a municipality in April 1978 and has been a Ernakulam Assembly constituency since 1965. The area is known for the 1959 Angamaly police firing in which police fired upon protesters who had been demonstrating against Kerala's communist government.

Angamaly police firing

The Angamaly police firing took place on 13 June 1959, when police opened fire on protesters who had been demonstrating against Kerala's communist government. Seven people were killed, resulting in the intensification of Vimochana Samaram, a protest against the then-communist government.

Infrastructure

Angamaly is situated at the intersection of the

Main Central Road Kerala's State Highway 1 or KL SH 1, also known as Main Central Road or MC Road, is the arterial state highway starting from Kesavadasapuram in Thiruvananthapuram and ends at Angamaly, a suburb of Greater Cochin in Ernakulam district, in the s ...

and National Highway 544, about north of the city centre and 7 km from Cochin International Airport. Angamaly Carnival 2012

Angamaly railway station is the fifth-busiest in Greater

in terms of passengers and revenue generated, after Ernakulam Junction railway station,

Ernakulam Town railway station Ernakulam Town (also known as Ernakulam North) (station code: ERN) is an NSG–3 category Indian railway station in Thiruvananthapuram railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is a railway station in the city of Kochi, Kerala. It is th ...

, Aluva railway station and

Tripunithura railway station Tripunithura railway station (station code: TRTR) is an NSG–5 category List of railway stations in India, Indian railway station in Thiruvananthapuram railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is a railway terminal located at Thrippunithu ...

. A proposed railway line from Sabarimala to Angamaly has been slowed by regional and political issues. The project was revitalized in January 2021 when the

Government of Kerala The Government of Kerala (abbreviated as GoK), also known as the Kerala Government, is the administrative body responsible for governing the Indian States and territories of India, state of Kerala. The government is led by a chief minister, who ...

agreed to bear half the cost of the project. National Highway 544, which connects

Kanyakumari Kanyakumari (Tamil; / kəɳjɑkʊmɑɾiː/; referring to Devi Kanya Kumari, officially known as Kanniyakumari, formerly known as Cape Comorin) is a town and a municipality in Kanyakumari district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is the ...

to Salem, passes through Angamaly. NH 17, which connects

and

Mumbai Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12 ...

, is 20 km from Angamaly. The Main Central Road that connects central Kerala to the state capital of

Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram ( ), also known as Trivandrum, is the Capital city, capital city of the Indian state of Kerala. As of 2011, the Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation had a population of 957,730 over an area of 214.86 sq. km, making it the ...

terminates in Angamaly. A 46 km bypass has been proposed to connect Kundannoor to Angamaly. Land acquisition was set to begin in late 2018.

Places of interest

Mar Hormizd Syro-Malabar Church Angamaly

* Mar Hormizd Cathedralestablished in 1570 by Mar Abraham, the last East Syriac bishop of the See of Angamaly; it was dedicated to Hormizd, a seventh-century East Syriac saint * St. George Syro-Malabar Catholic Basilicaminor basilica and the biggest of its kind in southern India * St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, Malayattoorinternational shrine * St. Mary's Jacobite Soonoro Cathedralancient church and one of the most prominent Jacobite churches in Kerala * Thiru Nayathode Siva Narayana TempleHindu temple built by

Cheraman Perumal Nayanar Cheraman Perumal Nayanar (Malayalam script, Malayalam: ; Tamil script, Tamil: ; literally meaning "Chera king the Nayanars, Nayanar") was a bhakti poet-musician and religious teacher of the Tamil language, Tamil Shaivism, Shaiva tradition in m ...

in 800 AD * Kallil TempleJain shrine established in the 9th century * Transformers and Electricals Kerala Limitedelectrical manufacturing company

Location

Demographic figures

Gallery

File:CSA Hall Angamaly.JPG, CSA Hall File:Kothakulangara Sree Bhagavathi Temple Angamaly Side View.JPG, Kothakulangara Baghavathy temple File:Angamali - Little Flower Hospital-2.JPG, Little Flower Hospital File:Angamaly Railway Station.JPG, Angamaly railway station File:Angamaly Municipal office complex.JPG, Angamaly municipal office File:Block Panchayat office Angamaly.JPG, Block Panchayat office File:Double Decker Bus Angamaly BUS STAND.JPG, Double-decker bus File:PWD Rest House Angamaly.JPG, PWD rest house File:Angamaly ksrtc bustation 1302.jpg, Angamaly KSRTC bus station

References

External links

* http://www.angamalymunicipality.in {{Ernakulam district Cities and towns in Ernakulam district