Amarambalam is a forest village near

Nilambur Nilambur is a major town, a municipality and a Taluk in the Malappuram district of the Indian state of Kerala. It is located close to the Nilgiris range of the Western Ghats on the banks of the Chaliyar River. This place is also known as 'Teak ...

town and conjoins

Silent Valley National Park Silent Valley National Park is a national park in Kerala, India. It is located in the Nilgiri hills, has a core area of , which is surrounded by a buffer zone of . This national park has some rare species of flora and fauna. This area was explo ...

.the main town in amarambalam is pookkoottumpadam, pookottumpadam located in Malappuram district of the Indian state of Kerala. It is an emerging commercial hub, and one of the fastest growing towns in Nilambur Taluk.town area is 265.72 km². Altitude rises sharply from 40 to 2,554 m.

New Amarambalam Reserved Forest

The

New Amarambalam Reserved Forest New Amarambalam reserved forest is a reserved forest in the Western Ghats, situated in the Malappuram District of Kerala state of India. It extends till Silent Valley National Park of the Palakkad District to the south and to Nadugani in the Ni ...

is noted for 10 species of threatened or restricted bird species including: lesser adjutant (''

Leptoptilos javanicus The lesser adjutant (''Leptoptilos javanicus'') is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. Like other members of its genus, it has a bare neck and head. It is however more closely associated with wetland habitats where it is solitary ...

''), white-rumped vulture (''

Gyps bengalensis The white-rumped vulture (''Gyps bengalensis'') is an Old World vulture native to South and Southeast Asia. It has been listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List since 2000, as the population severely declined. White-rumped vultures d ...

''), Nilgiri wood-pigeon (''

Columba elphinstonii The Nilgiri wood pigeon (''Columba elphinstonii'') is large pigeon found in the moist deciduous forests and sholas of the Western Ghats in southwestern India. They are mainly frugivorous and forage in the canopy of dense hill forests. They are ...

'') Malabar parakeet (''

Psittacula columboides The blue-winged parakeet, also known as the Malabar parakeet (''Psittacula columboides'') is a species of parakeet endemic to the Western Ghats of southern India. Found in small flocks, they fly rapidly in forest clearings while making screech ...

'') Malabar grey-hornbill (''

Ocyceros griseus The Malabar gray hornbill (''Ocyceros griseus'') is a hornbill endemic to the Western Ghats and associated hills of southern India. They have a large beak but lack the casque that is prominent in some other hornbill species. They are found main ...

''), white-bellied treepie (''

Dendrocitta leucogastra The white-bellied treepie (''Dendrocitta leucogastra'') is a bird of the crow family endemic to the forests of southern India. They overlap in distribution in some areas with the rufous treepie but are easy to tell apart both from appearance and ...

''), grey-headed bulbul ('' Pycnonotus priocephalus''), rufous babbler (''

Turdoides subrufus The rufous babbler (''Argya subrufa'') is an endemic species of bird found in the Western Ghats of southern India of the family Leiothrichidae It is dark brown and long tailed, and is usually seen foraging in noisy groups along open hillsides ...

''), white-bellied blue-flycatcher (''

Cyornis pallipes The white-bellied blue flycatcher (''Cyornis pallidipes'') is a small passerine bird in the flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats (including the Nilgiris) of southwest India. Males are dark blue with a lighter sha ...

'') and crimson-backed sunbird ('' Nectarinia minima'').

Villages and Suburbs

* Thondiyil and Koottampara * Chelode, Mannathipoyil & Mampata * Naripoyil, Thottekkad and Pookkottumpadam * Chettippadam, Pariyangad and Pottikkallu * Thelpara, Antonykkadu and T.K.Colony http://www.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/nilambur-maoist-malayalam-news-1.1529750

Naxalite threat

In November 2016, three Naxalites were killed near Karulai in an encounter with Kerala police. Naxalite leader Kappu Devaraj from Andhra Pradesh is included in the list of killed in the incident. Villages like Mundakkadavu, Kalkullam and Uchakkulam near Karulai are threatened by Naxalite attacks. Naxalites visit the locality regularly and ask for food and shelter from the tribals. The police are also combing the area regularly but have not arrested any Naxalites. On 27 September 2016, there was firing between the Maoists and the Kerala police in this area and no one was injured in this incident.

Tourist attractions

* Waterfall at T.K.Colony * Kathir Farm, * Kotta Puzha gives you natural and refreshing bath

Transportation

Amarambalam village connects to other parts of India through

town. State Highway No.28 starts from Nilambur and connects to

Ooty Ooty (), officially known as Udhagamandalam (also known as Ootacamund (); abbreviated as Udhagai), is a city and a municipality in the Nilgiris district of the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located north west of Coimbatore and so ...

Mysore Mysore (), officially Mysuru (), is a city in the southern part of the state of Karnataka, India. Mysore city is geographically located between 12° 18′ 26″ north latitude and 76° 38′ 59″ east longitude. It is located at an altitude of ...

and

Bangalore Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...

through Highways.12,29 and 181. National highway No.66 passes through

Ramanattukara Ramanattukara is a municipality census town in Kozhikode district in the Indian state of Kerala. This town was formerly called Kadungan Chira village. Ramanattukara is located 14 km away from Kozhikode city. Developing as a suburb of K ...

and the northern stretch connects to

Goa Goa () is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is located between the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to the ...

and

Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...

. The southern stretch connects to

Cochin Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) ( the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of K ...

and

Trivandrum Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration populatio ...

. State. The nearest airport is at

Kozhikode Kozhikode (), also known in English as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. It has a corporation limit population of 609,224 and a metropolitan population of more than 2 million, making it the second l ...

. The nearest major railway station is at

Nilambur Road railway station Nilambur Road railway station is a railway terminus serving the town of Nilambur in the Malappuram district of Kerala. It is the station of the Shoranur–Nilambur Road spur rail line of Palakkad Division of Southern Railways. Trains halting ...

Picture Gallery

File:Nilambur 23, Kerala, India.jpg, Thottekkad, T.K.Colony Road File:Pookkottumpadam, Kerala, India.jpg, Pookkotumpadam, T.K.Colony Road File:Church at T.K.Colony, Nilambur.jpg, Church in T.K.Colony File:T.K.Colony, Nilambur.jpg, Communist Office, T.K.Colony File:PycnonotusPriocephalus.svg, Grey Headed Bulbul

References

External links

Villages in Malappuram district Nilambur area {{Malappuram-geo-stub