Vaniyambalam Explained

Vaniyambalam
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Kerala#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates:11.1833°N 76.2583°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kerala
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Malappuram
Leader Title1:MLA
Leader Name1:A. P. Anil Kumar
Leader Title2:MP
Leader Name2:Rahul Gandhi - Wayanad Lok Sabha Constituency
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Malayalam, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:679339
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:914931
Registration Plate:KL 71

Vaniyambalam (വാണിയമ്പലം) lies in Nilambur taluk in the Malappuram district, Kerala and is 40 km north-east of Malappuram. Surrounding towns include Pandikkad and Tuvvur (to the south), Kalikavu (in the east), and Wandoor and Nilambur (to the north). Vaniyambalam got its name as it means goddess Vani's (Saraswati) ambalam (temple) located at the top of Vaniyambalam Rock hill. It is famous for the fish market, as in olden times, people used to catch trains from Nilambur, Tuvvur and Melatur, just to buy fish.

Teak Plantations

Vaniyambalam is famous for the sales of Nilambur teak wood. The wide railway flat was using for stacking of timber, which was transported by railway across India.

Temples

A famous temple, which is commonly visited by tourists and pilgrims, is situated on the top of a rocky hill which spreads across 40 acres.The picture shown here is Poothrakove Temple, situated in Porur Panchayat.

Transportation

Vaniyambalam village connects to other parts of India through Nilambur town. State Highway 28 starts from Nilambur and connects to Ooty, Mysore and Bangalore through Highways 12, 29 and 181. National highway 66 passes through Ramanattukara; the northern section connects to Goa and Mumbai; the southern stretch connects to Cochin and Trivandrum. The nearest airport is located at Karipur, and another close airport is Coimbatore Airport. The nearest major railway station is at Feroke.Vaniyambalam minor railway Station is part of the Southern Railway and is on Shoranur-Nilambur Railway Line . This railway station is located 11 km south from Nilambur Road Railway Station. Nilambur Road Railway Station is the main station to the north of Vaniyambalam.

Notable alumni

  1. K. B. Sreedevi - Novelist
  2. Vaniyambalam Abdurahman Musliyar - Muslim scholar
  3. Porur Unnikrishnan - Thayambaka Artist

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