Valluvambram Junction is a small town in

Malappuram District Malappuram (), is one of the List of districts of Kerala, 14 districts in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala, with a coastline of . It is the most populous district of Kerala, which is home to around 13% of the to ...

, Kerala, India.

Location

Valluvambram Junction is on the National Highway between Malappuram and Kozhikode cities. Valluvambram is a village that splits two main highways to Manjeri Gudallur and Malappuram Palakkad. The place is famous for Selling and Buying Used luxury cars and commercial vehicles from 1980s . One of the TVS Vehicles Showroom is situated in this place, Half Valluvambram. Distance from Valluvambram: * Kozhikode: 38 km *

Malappuram Malappuram (also Malapuram) () is a city in the Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of including the surrounding suburban areas. The first municipality in the district formed in 1970, Malappuram serves as the administrative headquarter ...

: 12 km * Manjeri: 9 km * Calicut Airport: 14 km

Nearby villages

Pookkottur Pookkottoor is a village in Eranad taluk, and a suburb of Malappuram, Kerala, India. It is on National Highway 966 (India), National Highway 966, and there is a state road from the town to Manjeri. It was the centre of the Malabar Rebellion of ...

Gram Panchayath *

Pulpatta Pulpatta or Pulpetta is a village in Eranad Taluk, Malappuram district in the state of Kerala, India. It is located 7 km away from Manjeri. Location Pulpatta is located on the northern side of Mongam, Valluvambram and Manjeri in Malappuram ...

Gram Panchayath * Mongam and

Morayur Morayur or Morayoor is a tiny town near Malappuram Located on Palakkad-Kozhikoad Highway (NH 966). It is one of the villages (Gram panchayat also) in Malappuram district of state of Kerala. Etymology Morayur, in Malayalam, means 'Land of people ...

Cheruputhoor Cheruputhoor or Cheruputhur is a village in Pulpatta Gram panchayat in Malappuram district, Kerala state. Neighboring places Educational institutions * AMLP School, Cheruputhoor Economy The economy encompasses traditional village farming, ...

, Thripanachi and Kozhithayi * Ozhukur and Poonthalaparamba *Valamangalam and Kallachal * Thadapparamba and Pappatingal * Athanikkal and Aravankara * Melmury and Alathurpady * Valayattapady and Swalath Nagar * Pullanoor, Moochikkal and Pullara * Alukkal, Veembur and Pattarkulam

Mongam and Morayur

Mongam and

are two villages lying between Musliyarangadi and Valluvambram towns. Morayur, in Malayalam, means 'Land of peoples who have manners'.

Thinayancherry Elayath The Samoothiri (Anglicised as Zamorin; Malayalam: , Arabic: ''Sāmuri'', Portuguese: ''Samorim'', Dutch: ''Samorijn'', Chinese: ''Shamitihsi''Ma Huan's Ying-yai Sheng-lan: 'The Overall Survey of the Ocean's Shores' 433 Translated and Edited by ...

, a native of Morayur, was a minister of one of the Zamorin kings.

Educational institutions

* AMUP school Valluvambram * GVHSS Pullanoor, Valluvambram * MIC ARTS & SCIENCE College Valluvambram * MIC English Medium High School Valluvambram * Government School, Pookkottoor

Culture

Valluvambram village is as predominantly Muslim populated area. Hindus are exist in comparatively smaller numbers. So the culture of the locality is based upon Muslim traditions. Duff Muttu, Kolkali and Aravanamuttu are common folk arts of this locality. There are many libraries attached to mosques giving a rich source of Islamic studies. Some of the books are written in Arabi-Malayalam which is a version of the Malayalam language written in

Arabic script The Arabic script is the writing system used for Arabic and several other languages of Asia and Africa. It is the second-most widely used writing system in the world by number of countries using it or a script directly derived from it, and the ...

. People gather in mosques for the evening prayer and continue to sit there after the prayers discussing social and cultural issues. Business and family issues are also sorted out during these evening meetings. The Hindu minority of this area keeps their rich traditions by celebrating various festivals in their temples. Hindu rituals are done here with a regular devotion like other parts of Kerala.

Transportation

Valluvambram Junction is on NH 966. CNG road to Gudalloor gets diverted from here towards Manjeri and NH goes towards Malappuram.

References

{{Malappuram district Cities and towns in Malappuram district Kondotty area