Vaniyambalam

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{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
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{{unreferenced|date=May 2009}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Vaniyambalam
| native_name = വാണിയമ്പലം
| native_name_lang = Malayalam
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| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = Vaniyambalam railway station 17.jpg
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| image_caption = [[Vaniyambalam railway station]] serves the town of [[Wandoor]]
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| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Malappuram district|Malappuram]]
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| leader_title1 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]
| leader_name1 = [[A. P. Anil Kumar]]
| leader_title2 = [[Member of parliament|MP]]
| leader_name2 = [[Rahul Gandhi]] - [[Wayanad]] [[Lok Sabha]] Constituency
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 679339
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| area_code = 914931
| registration_plate = KL 71
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'''Vaniyambalam''' (Malayalam:{{Lang|ml|വാണിയമ്പലം}}) lies in [[Nilambur]] [[taluk]] in the [[Malappuram district]], [[Kerala]] and is 40 km [[compass|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 olden times people used to catch trains from nilambur, tuvvur, 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 all over [[India]].

==Temples==
A famous temple which is well known for tourist as well as pilgrim place 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 No.28 starts from Nilambur and connects to [[Ooty]], [[Mysore]] and [[Bangalore]] through Highways.12,29 and 181. National highway No.66 passes through [[Ramanattukara]] and the northern stretch connects to [[Goa]] and [[Mumbai]]. The southern stretch connects to [[Cochin]] and [[Trivandrum]]. State. The nearest airport is at [[Kozhikode Airport|Karipur]]. 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 . Presently Mrs ayswarya c u(thiruvananthapuram) & Mr N harikumar ( mavellikara- ) are the Station Masters of this station. Nilambur Road Railway Station is the main station to the north of Vaniyambalam.

The nearest airports are [[Karipur Airport]] and [[Coimbatore Airport]].

== Famous persons ==
# [[K B Sreedevi]] - [[Novelist]]
# [[Vaniyambalam Abdurahman Musliyar]] - Muslim scholar
# [[Porur Unnikrishnan]] - [[Thayambaka|Thayambaka Artist]]

== References ==
{{commons category|Vaniyambalam}}
* Website: [http://www.vaniyambalam.com www.vaniyambalam.com]
* https://www.keralatourism.org/routes-locations/vaniyambalam/id/17430

{{Malappuram district}} [[Category:Cities and towns in Malappuram district]]
[[Category:Nilambur area]]

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