Thamarassery

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Thamarassery
താമരശ്ശേരി
Town
Taluk
Clockwise from the top: Kottayil Temple, Chunkam junction, Thamarassery skyline, PWD rest house, Payyamballi Chandu memorial, Weekly market
Clockwise from the top: Kottayil Temple, Chunkam junction, Thamarassery skyline, PWD rest house, Payyamballi Chandu memorial, Weekly market
Nickname: 
Tsy
Thamarassery is located in Kerala
Thamarassery
Thamarassery
Location in Kerala, India
Thamarassery is located in India
Thamarassery
Thamarassery
Thamarassery (India)
Coordinates: 11°24′50″N 75°55′22″E / 11.41389°N 75.92278°E / 11.41389; 75.92278Coordinates: 11°24′50″N 75°55′22″E / 11.41389°N 75.92278°E / 11.41389; 75.92278
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictKozhikode
Area
 • Total27.17 km2 (10.49 sq mi)
Population
 • Total56,339
 • Density2,100/km2 (5,400/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
673573
Nearest cityKozhikode
Thamarassery Churam - Night View
Public Library
Bus Bay Jn

Thamarassery, formerly known as Thazhmalachery, is a major town in the Kozhikode district of Kerala, India, 30 km north-east of Kozhikode (Calicut) City and 29 km east of Koyilandy. It lies on the Calicut - Wayanad - Mysore route (National Highway 212).

History[edit]

Thamarassery belonged to the Kingdom of Kottayam before India became independent. It has witnessed the departure of the British and the great march of Tipu Sultan. Kottayam Kings who died fighting the British were given part of the land of Thamarassery in the days before freedom. The tomb of Payyampally Chandu, who was a warrior under the Kottayam Raja, is located at the Thamarassery Kotayil Sree Bhagavathi Temple.

In 1936 the Thamarassery panchayat was formed, although a public health center had already been operating for some time prior. Attakoya Thangal was the first panchayat president. JT Abdurahiman Master is the president of the Thamarassery Panchayath (since 2020 December 30).

Administration[edit]

Thamarassery panchayat is divided into 19 wards. Thamarassery panchayat comes under Koduvally state assembly constituency and Kozhikode loksabha constituency. Current MP is MK Raghavan of Congress and MLA is MK Muneer of Muslim League. Thamarassery constitutes a taluk within the Kozhikode district.

Location[edit]

The town of Thamarassery is strategically placed, being connected by road to four nearby towns (Koyilandy, Kalpetta, Mukkam and Kozhikode), all of which are around 30 km from Thamarassery. Apart from the National Highway NH 766 Kozhikode -Bangalore, the Koyilandy - Edavanna State Highway also passes through Thamarassery. Nearby places include Omassery, Koduvally, Mukkam, Thiruvambady, Balussery, Engapuzha, Kodencheri.

Landmarks[edit]

The Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Thamarassery

•Thamarassery Public Library (which was founded in 1946)

•Mini Civil Station and Taluk office

•Kedavoor Juma Masjid

•Mary Matha Cathedral Church

Marymatha.jpg

•Court Complex

•The office of the DYSP

•Taluk Hospital

Taluk Hospital.jpg

•Govt. Veterinary Hospital

•Kozhikode rural district Treasury

•Head Post office

BSNL divisional office

•Forest and wildlife range office

•Excise Range and Circle offices

Economy[edit]

Thamarassery is an agricultural area, and a large portion of its population are farmers. Coconut and rubber are the major products. Kerala's first rubber estate, now in the hands of AV Thomas and Co., is located here.

Transportation[edit]

Thamarassery is well connected to its surrounding areas via roads, which reach from it to Kozhikode, Kalpetta, Koyilandy, and Mukkam. Bus service is also available regularly. The Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has a bus stand and depot at Thamarassery. All private buses operate from the New Bus Stand at Karadi nearby the KSRTC depot. The nearest airport, Calicut International Airport is 45 km away, while the Kozhikode Railway Station is 30km away.

The KSRTC bus service provides good connections to Kasargod, Kannur, Palakkad, Thrissur, Kottayam and Trivandrum. Several interstate bus services pass through Thamarassery, providing connections to Bengaluru, Mysuru, Ooty, Devala, Gundalpet and other places.

KSRTC Bus Station Thamarassery

Tourism[edit]

Many tourist attractions are located nearby the town are

Thamarassery Churam

View point of Thamarassery Churam

Thusharagiri Falls

Thusharagiri

Vayalada Viewpoint

Vayalada view point

Kakkayam Dam

Thonikadavu

Vanaparvam Biodiversity Park

Kakkavayalmala.jpg

•Narangathode Falls

Notable People from Thamarassery[edit]

•Director Hariharan

•Sports reporter VM Balachandran (popularly known as Vimcy)

•Asharaf Thamarassery, UAE based social worker

Shani Prabhakaran, TV journalist

•Anjali Ameer, actress

•AK Shaji, founder of MyG electronics retail

•Kishore Kumar, former Indian volleyball captain

  • Abdul Azeez. C P ( Azeez Avelam)
Working Group Member(Traditional Industries)State Planning Board Kerala.

Villages in Thamarassery Taluk[edit]

The position of the Thamarassery Taluk in Kozhikode district is given below: Template:Kozhikode Labelled Map There are 20 villages in Thamarassery Taluk :

Educational Organizations in Thamarassery[edit]

  • Government Vocational Higher Secondary School Thamarassery, Korangad
  • Government UP School Karadi
  • GMUP School Raroth
  • Pallippuram UP School, Chalakkara
  • Nusrath Islamic Residential School Parappanpoyil
  • St.Alphonsa English Senior Secondary School
  • Alphonsa nursery school
  • IHRD College Korangad, Thamarassery
  • Govt LP school, Thekkumthottam
  • The Govt LP school, Korangad
  • The Govt LP school, Chungam
  • Vezhuppur UP school
  • Pallippuram LP School
  • Govt LP school, Chembra
  • St. Mary's Higher Secondary School Koodathai

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