Malampuzha

Anaiakkal hills, Malampuzha

Malampuzha is a village in Palakkad district of Kerala, South India, near to the Malampuzha Dam.

Transport

Malampuzha Dam and Gardens

Malampuzha Dam is located eight km from Palakkad town. It was built in 1955 and the garden was renovated recentlly. The main attractions are the suspension bridge, the cable car ride and the Fantasy Park. There are several gardens including one cute Japanese garden. The Yakshi statue of Kanayi Kunhiraman is also reputed even though the nudity of the structure is not approved by the conservative society of Kerala. The dam is accessible by bus and the last bus returns to town by 8.00 pm. The nearest railway station is Palakkad Junction which is otherwise known as Olavakkode

Important Landmarks

  • Sai Nursing Hospital
  • Akathethara Railway Gate
  • Shabri Ashram
  • NSS Engineering College
  • Christin Brethen Church
  • Govt ITI Malampuzha
  • SI-MET Nursing College
  • Ashram Tribal School
  • Madurai Veeran Temple
  • National Fish Seed Farm
  • Malampuzha Dam and Gardens

Suburbs and Villages

  • Alamkode (7C), Neelikkad, Rail Nagar, Andi Madam and Sneha Nagar
  • Nadakkavu, Kallekkulangara, Devi Nagar and Chithra Junction
  • Shiva Nagar, Shastha Nagar, Marathakkad and NPM Nagar
  • Kripa Sadan Nagar and Shri Krishna Nagar

Politics

Malampuzha assembly constituency is part of Palghat (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Education

  • Government ITI, Malampuzha

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Kerala. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2008-10-19.
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