Balussery is a major developing town located about 25 km northeast of
Kozhikode city and lies on the sides of
State Highway 34. It is one of the largest 140 assembly constituencies in Kerala and one of the 12 block Panchayats in
Kozhikode district
Kozhikode (), or Calicut district, is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala, along its Southwestern Malabar Coast. The city of Kozhikode, also known as Calicut, is the district headquarters. The district is 67.15% urbanised.
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. Balussery is the Northeast side entry of Calicut city.
Geography and Climate
Balussery is located at a distance of about 25 km away from Kozhikode, the district headquarters, and is well connected by road to the nearby towns. There are three main roads that span out from the Balussery city centre. Kozhikode is accessible by two routes, via the Balussery-Kozhikode main Road and the Balussery-Ulliyeri-Kozhikode Road. The major city
Thamarassery
Thamarassery, formerly known as Thazhmalachery, it is one of the taluk in Kozhikode district and major hill town in the Kozhikode district of Kerala, India, 30 km north-east of Kozhikode (Calicut) City and 29 km east of Koyilandy. It li ...
is about 15 km away and can be reached by the Koyilandi Edavanna Road, and Koyilandi Town is about 16 km away. The town has a bus stand-cum-shopping complex and acts as the origin of the bus services to all the main surrounding places.
Overview
Balussery block has an area of 278.54 km
2. There are eight Grama Panchayats in the block:
Atholi, Balussery,
Koorachundu,
Kottur,
Naduvannur
Naduvannur is a Census town in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India and a part of Kozhikode Urban Agglomeration.
The name Naduvannur denotes that it was the centre of the territory of Kurumbranad. 'Nadu' means centre and ur(oor) me ...
,
Panangad,
Ulliyeri
Ulliyeri is a village in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India. Ulliyeri is a town between Koyilandy and Balussery and also between Kuttiyadi and Kozhikode.
Geography
Ulliyeri is located at 11°26′0″N 75°47′0″E
Demograp ...
and
Unnikulam
Unnikulam is a Gram Panchayat in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India. It is further divided into two revenue villages, Unnikulam and ShivapuraUnnikulam Onlineis the First Online News Portal From Unnikulam And second news portal is ...
. The total population is 212,592: 105,962 males and 106,631 females.
Government offices are situated in the heart of the town.
Kerala State Electricity Board
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has a 33 kV substation (at Manjappalam), a division office/subdivision, and a section office here. There is also an employment exchange at Balussery Mukku, a
Kerala Police
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Circle office, a PWD office, a Sub Registrar Office, an Educational Department Office, six
co-operative banks,
State Bank of India
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,
Canara Bank
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Hist ...
,
Syndicate Bank
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,
Punjab National Bank
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,
Federal Bank
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and
Bank of Baroda
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.
Regular bus services serve Kozhikode, Thamarassery, Koyilandy, Koorachundu, Koottalida and Perambra. Mini-buses connect the hinterland to Balussery Town. KSRTC operates services to the hilly regions of Balussery, like Mankayam, Koorachundu, Kakkayam, Kallanode, Cheekkilode, and Vayalada.
Education
There are three government higher secondary schools located in Balussery. Govt. Vocational Higher Secondary School and GHSS girls high school are near the town, and Kokkallur HSS is 3 km away from town. There are also primary and upper primary schools, like Balussery GLP school, A.L.P School Thuruthyad.
There is a central government institute named Adarsha Sanskrit Vidya Peetham, located in Vaikundam. It is one of several Sanskrit Colleges in Kerala.
PT Usha
Pilavullakandi Thekkeraparambil Usha (born 27 June 1964) is a retired Indian track and field athlete. She was born in Kuthali, Kozhikode, Kerala. She has been associated with Indian athletics since 1979. She has won 4 Asian gold medals and 7 S ...
School of Athletics is at Vattoli Bazaar. Saraswathy Vidya Mandir is situated 2 km away from Balussery.
Political Background
Balussery has always been the most influential constituency of the
LDF. Most of the workers are from
CPIM
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (abbreviated as CPI(M)/CPIM/CPM) is a Marxist–Leninist communist political party in India. It is the largest communist party of India in terms of membership and electoral seats and one of the nat ...
. The Left Front has been winning with a huge lead in successive assembly and panchayat elections. As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is
Adv K.M Sachindev of
CPI(M)
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (abbreviated as CPI(M)/CPIM/CPM) is a Marxist–Leninist communist political party in India. It is the largest communist party of India in terms of membership and electoral seats and one of the nati ...
and he got a massive lead of ''20372'' votes The opposite candidates are
Dharmajan Bolgaty for
UDF and Libin Balussery for
NDA
NDA may stand for:
Military
* National Defence Academy (India), a military academy in India
* National Defence Act, legislation for organizing and funding Canada's military
* National Defense Academy of Japan, a military academy in Japan
* Nig ...
. Other political parties in the area are
Muslim League Muslim League may refer to:
Political parties Subcontinent
; British India
*All-India Muslim League, Mohammed Ali Jinah, led the demand for the partition of India resulting in the creation of Pakistan.
**Punjab Muslim League, a branch of the organ ...
,
Indian National Congress
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,
BJP
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,
NCP
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Science and medicine
* Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia (a temporary name for COVID-19), an outbreak that was officially identified in late 2019.
* HIV-1 nucleocapsid protein 7 (NCp7), a target of zinc finger inhibitors
* Nucleosome ...
,
Janata Dal
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,
welfareparty, and
SDPI.
Notable people
*
Ranjith -Director
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Girish Puthenchery
Girish Puthenchery (1961–2010) was a noted Malayalam Lyricist, Poet, Scriptwriter and Screenwriter. He was always referred to as the aristocratic lyricist of Malayalam who had a distinctive writing style of his own. He also served as the dire ...
- Lyricist
*
Sarasa Balussery
Sarasa Balussery is a stage actress in Kerala and a film actress in Malayalam cinema. Her films include ''Sudani from Nigeria'' (2018), ''Virus'' (2019), '' Thirike'' (2021) and ''Dakini'' (2018).
She became more popular after she was cast i ...
- Actress
*
Anoop Menon
Anoop Menon (born 3 August 1976) is an Indian actor, director, screenwriter and lyricist. He worked in television before acting in Malayalam films and has acted in more than 75 films.
Menon won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Supportin ...
- Actor
Places of interest
Thonikadavu Tourist Place
Thonikadavu is a tourist place located in balussery.
Pokkunnu Hills View Point
Pokkunnu Hills View Point, Commonly known as Pokkunnu Mala, is a hill station in Balussery
Balussery-Kotta and Manjapuzha River
Balussery is home to the Central Fort of
Kurumbranad Rajas, the
Balussery Kota. It is flanked by a temple dedicated to
Vettakkorumakan
Vettakkoru Makan () is a Hindu deity worshipped in parts of Malabar District, Northern Kerala. This deity is alternately referred as Kiratha-Sunu (son of Kirata) in Sanskrit.Religion, art and culture, S. Venkitasubramonia Iyer, College Book House, ...
, known as the largest
Vettakkorumakan Temple anywhere. It is 2 km from the bus stand. The Manjapuzha River flows by the side of the temple. There are several small temples nearby, such as Kunnatheru Maha Ganapathy Temple, Ponnaram Theru Maha Ganapathy Temple, Chamundeshwari Temple, Vaikuntam Vishnu Temple, Chinthramangalam SreeKrishna Temple, Ellath Mookambika Temple, and Narasimha Kshetram Nirmaloor. Thekkedathu Nagathan Kavu are also here.
Vayalada Hill Station
Vayalada Hill Station is a hill station in Balussery in the proximity of
Vettakkorumakan Temple.
Kinaloor Estate (Cochin Malabar Estates)
Kinaloor Estate (Cochin Malabar Estates) is a valley with a mountain on one side and a rubber plantation on the other. There is a plane in the middle of the plantation and the mountain, a proposed site for the KSIDC (SEZ) industrial area.
The Usha sports school is located at Kinaloor estate,
Vattoli Bazaar. The school is located here at Kinaloor estate, Vattoli Bazaar, around 5 km from Balussery.
Kakkayam Dam Site
![Kakkayam Dam Reservoir Kerala India](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e4/Kakkayam_Dam_Reservoir_Kerala_India.jpg)
Kakkayam power station and dam is the sole dam in this region. The powerhouse is around 19 km from Balussery, and the dam is around 35 m
Transportation
Balussery connects to other parts of India through
Koyilandy
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. The national highway no.66 passes through
Koyilandy
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, and the northern stretch connects to
Mangalore
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,
Goa
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, and
Mumbai
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.
Suburbs of Balussery
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Atholi, Balussery, Panangad and
Koorachundu
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Kottur,
Naduvannur
Naduvannur is a Census town in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India and a part of Kozhikode Urban Agglomeration.
The name Naduvannur denotes that it was the centre of the territory of Kurumbranad. 'Nadu' means centre and ur(oor) me ...
,
Kayanna
Kayanna is a village in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India.
Demographics
India census, Kayanna had a population of 16,028 with 7,964 males and 8,064 females.
Kayanna is also known as Kayanna Bazar which was derived from Kasyapa ...
and UIliyeri
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Unnikulam
Unnikulam is a Gram Panchayat in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India. It is further divided into two revenue villages, Unnikulam and ShivapuraUnnikulam Onlineis the First Online News Portal From Unnikulam And second news portal is ...
, Padanilam, Madavoor, Narikkuni, Punnassery and Nanmanda
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Kokkallur
Kokkallur is a village in Balussery, Balussery Panchyat in Kozhikode district. People of this area earns their lives by farming. A higher secondary school, village office, Gramin Bank, and telephone exchange are the main government establishme ...
References
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Cities and towns in Kozhikode district
Koyilandy area