Thamarassery, formerly known as Thazhmalachery, it is one of the taluk in Kozhikode district and major hill town in the

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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, 30 km north-east of Kozhikode (Calicut) City and 29 km east of

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. It lies on the

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route ( National Highway 212).

History

Thamarassery belonged to the

Kingdom of Kottayam Kottayam (Cotiote) is a former vassal feudal city-state in the erstwhile province of Malabar in present-day Kerala, in the Indian subcontinent. Kottayam (Cotiote) is famed for Pazhassi Raja, one of the principal leaders of the Wayanad Insurre ...

before India became independent. It has witnessed the departure of the British and the great march of

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. 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

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, 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

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

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within the

Landmarks

* 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 * Court Complex * The office of the

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* Taluk Hospital * Govt. Veterinary Hospital * Kozhikode rural district Treasury * Head Post office * BSNL divisional office * Forest and wildlife range office * Excise Range and Circle offices

Economy

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

Thamarassery is well connected to its surrounding areas via roads, which reach from it to

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 ...

, Kalpetta,

, and Mukkam. Bus service is also available regularly. The

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(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 Calicut International Airport , also known as Kozhikode Airport or Karipur Airport, is an international airport located in Karipur, Malappuram district of Kerala, India. It serves the Malabar region of Kozhikode, Malappuram, Wayanad and Pa ...

is 45 km away, while the

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is 30km away. The KSRTC bus service provides good connections to Kasargod,

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Thrissur Thrissur (), formerly Trichur, also known by its historical name Thrissivaperur, is a city and the headquarters of the Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is the third largest urban agglomeration in Kerala after Kochi and Kozhikode, and ...

Kottayam Kottayam () is a municipal town in the Indian state of Kerala. Flanked by the Western Ghats on the east and the Vembanad Lake and paddy fields of Kuttanad on the west. It is the district headquarters of Kottayam district, located in south ...

and

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. Several interstate bus services pass through Thamarassery, providing connections to

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, Devala,

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and other places. KSRTC TSY

Tourism

Vayalada view point where natural beauty cherish

Many tourist attractions are located nearby the town are *

Thamarassery Churam Thamarassery Churam is a mountain pass in Kerala, India across the Western Ghats. "Churam" is the Malayalam word for 'mountain pass'. History myth The British used to transport spices from Wayanad to Beypore Port, Kozhikode via the Kuttiadi ...

* Thusharagiri Falls * Vayalada Viewpoint *

Kakkayam Dam Kakkayam is a dam site located at Koorachundu in Kozhikode, Kerala. Kakkayam is on the outskirts of the Western Ghats, and Malabar Wildlife Sanctuary, a abode of wild animals including elephants and bisons. Kakkayam has an abundant wildlife ...

* Thonikadavu * Vanaparvam Biodiversity Park * Narangathode Falls

Notable People from Thamarassery

•Director Hariharan •Sports reporter VM Balachandran (popularly known as

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) •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

The position of the Thamarassery Taluk in

is given below: There are 20 villages in Thamarassery

Taluk A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...

: * Koodaranji *

Thiruvambady Thiruvambady is a major hill town and a suburb in southeastern Kozhikode district in Kerala, India. Thiruvambady is a Panchayat headquarters, and a legislative assembly constituency, situated from the district headquarters of Kozhikode. ...

* Nellipoyil * Koduvally * Puthur * Kizhakkoth * Narikkuni *

Raroth Raroth is a village in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India. Demographics India census, Raroth had a population of 29583 with 14515 males and 15068 females. References

Villages in Kozhikode district Thamarassery area {{K ...

* Kadavoor * Kodanchery *

Puthuppadi Puthuppadi is a village and Panchayath located in Kozhikode district of Kerala, India. Puthuppadi Grama Panchayat covers an area of 64.75 sq km and is spread over the villages of Engapuzha and Puthuppadi. The panchayat is bounded on the nort ...

* Koodathai * Kanthalad * Vavad *

Engapuzha Engapuzha is a small town in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India. Demographics India census, Engapuzha had a population of 18,205 with 8,944 males and 9,261 females. Bus station Engapuzha bus station has the distinction of bein ...

* Kinaloor * Panangad * Sivapuram

Educational Organizations in Thamarassery

* 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

References

External links

Thamarassery Grama Panchayat

www.thamarasseryonline.com

Diocese of Thamarassery
{{Kozhikode district Cities and towns in Kozhikode district Thamarassery area