Thiruvambady Explained

Thiruvambady
Settlement Type:Town
Image Alt:a view of Thiruvambady town
Pushpin Map:Kerala#
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kozhikode, Kerala, India
Coordinates:11.3608°N 76.0089°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kerala
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kozhikode
Subdivision Type3:Taluk
Subdivision Type4:Block Panchayat
Leader Title1:MP
Leader Name1:Rahul Gandhi
Leader Title2:MLA
Leader Name2:Linto JosephThiruvambady
Leader Title3:Panchayath President
Leader Name3:Bindhu Johnson
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:30,820
Population As Of:2011
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:673603
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:0495 225....
Registration Plate:KL 57
Blank1 Name Sec1:Sex ratio
Blank1 Info Sec1:1000:1040 /
Blank2 Name Sec1:Literacy
Blank2 Info Sec1:98%

Thiruvambady is a historic hill town in Kozhikode district in Kerala, India. Thiruvambady is a Panchayat headquarters, and a legislative assembly constituency, situated from west of Kozhikode.[1]

Transportation

Road

Thiruvambady is well connected by road to nearby places. State Highway 83 passes through Thiruvambady town.

Buses

A KSRTC bus operating centre is in town, as well as a private bus stand. There are buses to nearby places such as Kozhikode, Mukkam, Omassery, Thamarassery, Koduvally, Pulloorampara, Anakkampoyil, Poovaranthode, Koodaranji, and Kodenchery; and KSRTC operates many inter-district routes.

Rail

The nearest railway station is Kozhikode Railway Station, distant.

Air

The nearest airport is Calicut International Airport, distant.[2]

There was a proposal to built Thiruvambady International Airport for Calicut City, later the plan cancelled.[3] Restrictions on larger aircraft landing at the existing airport for safety considerations has been reported as one rationale for building a new airport.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thiruvambady . Keralatourism.org . Routes & Locations . 13 November 2018.
  2. News: CM's support sought for Thiruvambady airport . 25 January 2017 . The Hindu . 30 December 2020.
  3. News: Demand for new international airport at Thiruvambadi. Rajeev. K K. 14 October 2016. The Times of India. 7 August 2017.
  4. News: Kerala govt to focus on second airport. 26 January 2017. Deccan Chronicle. 7 August 2017.