Thiruvambady

Thiruvambady തിരുവമ്പാടി
Town
Thiruvambady Bus Stand
Thiruvambady Location in Kozhikode, Kerala, India Show map of Kerala Thiruvambady Thiruvambady (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 11°21′39″N 76°00′32″E / 11.36083°N 76.00889°E / 11.36083; 76.00889Coordinates: 11°21′39″N 76°00′32″E / 11.36083°N 76.00889°E / 11.36083; 76.00889
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kozhikode
Taluk	Thamarassery
Block Panchayat	Koduvally
Government
• MP	M.I.Shanavas - Wayanad (Lok Sabha constituency)
• MLA	George M Thomas - (Thiruvambady Assembly Constituency)
• Panchayath President	P.T Augustine - Thiruvambady Panchayath
Population (2011)
• Total	28,820
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	673603
Telephone code	0495 225....
Vehicle registration	KL 57
Sex ratio	1000:1040 ♂/♀
Literacy	96%
Website	www.thiruvambady.com

Thiruvambady Town

Thiruvambady (Malayalam: തിരുവമ്പാടി) is a major hilly town and one of the suburbs in the south - eastern side of Kozhikode district in Kerala, India. Thiruvambady is a Panchayat headquarter and a Legislative Assembly Constituency, situated 35 km from Calicut City.^[1]

Location

Thiruvambadi is located on the banks of Iruvanjippuzha which is a tributary of Chaliyar situated 35 km far from Kozhikode city. The town is surrounded with mountains, valleys and waterfalls. Famous waterfalls such as Thusharagiri Falls, Arippara Waterfalls, Urumi Hydro Electric Dam Set, Kozhippara Waterfalls Kakkadampoyil, Vellaimala etc.. are situated near the town.

Transportation

Thiruvambady is well connected by road to nearby places. A KSRTC Bus Operating Centre is situated in town. There is also a private Bus Stand situated in town. The main Bus Services are to nearby places such as Kozhikode, Mukkam, Omassery, Thamarassery, Koduvally, Pulloorampara, Anakkampoyil,Poovaranthode, Koodaranji and Kodenchery. Also KSRTC buses operates many inter district services from here.^[2]

• Nearest Airport - Calicut International Airport is 43 km away. (Karippur - Kondotty - Areekode - Mukkam - Thiruvambady)
• Nearest Railway Station - Kozhikode Railway Station is 35 km away.

History

The early Thiruvambady village was a forest area in Kozhikode taluk from Neeleshwaram to Wayanad ghat. After the death of Pazhassi Raja against the British Army in 1805, this area belonged to East India Company. In this time the land of Zamorin in Kozhikode also belonged to East India Company. East India Company's Malabar area later belonged to Madras Presidency and was ruled by the British. The British divided this whole land into small providences, districts and taluks for the ease of ruling. Like that Thiruvambady area came under Kozhikode Taluk. At that time the domain of land in people living area in Thiruvambady was given to Kottayam King Kalppakassery Karnoru and forest area's domain of land was given to Manniledathu Nair Tharavadu. About 100 years back, Kalpakassery Tharavadu and Manniledathu Tharavadu, gave about 2200 acres of land to Peirce Leslie India Ltd, a British owned company, on lease of 95 years for starting rubber plantation. This was an economic breakthrough in the history of Thiruvambadi. This created a lot of job opportunities for the locals. The plantation was started in 2 divisions as Thirumbadi Rubber Company limited. The plantation company constructed several roads and developed infrastructure in this area. Even today the main employer of the area is Thirumbadi Rubber Company Ltd. From the earlier mentioned squire (Janmikal) the tenants (Kudiyanmar) got agriculture permission in Thiruvambady. The people of Thiruvambady cast their first votes to the Malabar district Board and voting rights were only for those who paid taxes. The first man who started business in Thiruvambady was late Kuttiassan, he belonged to Cheruvadi village. The second phase of the history of Thiruvambady began in the year 1944, due to the immigration of people from Travancore area. The WWII and its aftermath of severe poverty led them to migrate to new pastures. Though there was a school named "Nandanassery school", there the opportunity to study was only up to 4th standard. Teachers from distant places stayed in the houses of the landlord. Their salary was a small amount of money and food. A little bit of help was provided from the Madras Government.^[3]

The immigration of people from Travancore gave new life to Thiruvambady. The immigration of Christians to Thiruvambady started in the year 1942 and Sacred Heart Church was established in the year 1944. Sacred Heart Upper Primary School was started in the year 1947. In the year 1951 Sree Narayana Mission began Lower Primary School. It is to be noted that there begun a public library in the middle of the 1950s. Thus, the people of Thiruvambady remember with great respect the contributions rendered by the Christian Missionaries and Sree Narayana Mission forwards progress and development of Thiruvambady.

Demographics

Thiruvambady Gramapanchayath has an area of 20739.44 acres including 9000 acres of forest. There were people living in the area since the beginning of the 19th century. As per the record of revenue settlement, the then population of Thiruvambady was 531(Hindus-482,Muslims-49). It is said that Tippu Sultan used to travel through Thiruvambady during the fight of his army. Remnants of the destroyed temples are an indication of this. Pazhassi Raja used to live hiding in Thenpara in Anakkampoyil. Thiruvampady village includes Marakkattupuram and Cherupra area. Cherupra-Marakkattupuram areas are surveyed and the rest the land is unsurveyed.

Economy

Rubber estate in Thiruvampady

Thiruvambady is one of the major agricultural areas in Kozhikode district. The main cash crops are: rubber, coconut, areca nut, paddy, ginger, turmeric, and pepper.

It is planned to install a new Thiruvambady International Airport at Thiruvambady Rubber Estate for the city of Calicut and discussions continue.

Administration

Thiruvambady assembly constituency is part of Wayanad (Lok Sabha constituency). Thiruvambady is also an assembly constituency in Kerala Legislative Assembly having 7 Panchayats. The current MP is M. I. Shanavas and current MLA of Thiruvambady is George M. Thomas. Thiruvambady is a Panchayat having 17 wards of 83.96 sq/km. Thiruvambady is under Koduvally Block Panchayat and Thamarassery Taluk. Thiruvambady Panchayath was established on the 1st of January 1962 and Thiruvambady Assembly constituency was established in 1977.

Places of interest

• Thusharagiri Falls
• Vellarimala - Wayanad Trucking : Muthappanpuzha - Marippuzha - Olichuchattam - Swargam Kunnu -Masthakappara - Vavul Mala - Thenpara - Vellarimala
• Arippara Waterfalls Anakkampoyil
• Kakkadampoyil
• Urumi Hydro Electric Dam Set, Poovaranthodu
• Iruvanjippuzha

Notable people from Thiruvambady

• Late Mathai chacko - Former MLA & Communist leader
• Jacob Thoomkuzhy - Former Metropolitan Archbishop

Places of Worship

• Sacred Heart Forane Church
• Sree Krishna Temple Ambalappara
• Da'awa Juma Msjid Thiruvambady
• Salafi Msjid Thiruvambady
• Ilanjikkal Devi Temple Thiruvambady
• Bethania Retreat Centre Pullurampara

Iruvanjippuzha

Educational Institutions

• Sacred Heart HSS Thiruvambady
• Infant Jesus Thiruvambady
• Alphonsa College Thiruvambady
• IHRD College of Applied Science Thiruvambady (Karassery)
• Lisa Nursing School Thiruvambady
• Malabar College Thruvambady
• National Phonix College Thiruvambady
• KMCT Colleges Manassery
• Lisuex Rani Primary School Thiruvambady
• Guidance Public CBSE School Thiruvambady
• Little Kingdom Play School Thiruvambady
• St. Joseph HSS Pulloorampara
• St. Sebastians HSS Koodaranji
• St. Joseph HSS Kodenchery
• St. Sebastians HS Punnackal
• Pallotti Hill Senior Secondary School Mukkam
• Stella Maris Boarding School Koodaranji
• Marian English Medium School Anakkampoyil

Hospitals

• Lisa Hospital Thiruvambady
• Santhi Hospital Omassery
• KMCT Medical College Manassery
• Govt. Hospital Thiruvambady
• Veterinary Hospital Thiruvambady
• St.Sebastians Hospital Koodaranji

Entertainment

• Harison Theatre Thiruvambady
• Magnus Theatre Thiruvambady

References