Thiruvambady

Thiruvambady
Town
Thiruvambady Location in Kozhikode, Kerala, India
Coordinates: 11°21′39″N 76°00′32″E / 11.36083°N 76.00889°E / 11.36083; 76.00889
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kozhikode
Government
• MP	Rahul Gandhi
• MLA	Linto Joseph – Thiruvambady
• Panchayath President	Bindhu Johnson
Population  (2011)
• Total	30,820
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	673603
Telephone code	0495 225....
Vehicle registration	KL 57
Sex ratio	1000:1040 ♂/♀
Literacy	98%

Thiruvambady is a historic hill town in Kozhikode district in Kerala, India. Thiruvambady is a Panchayat headquarters, and a legislative assembly constituency, situated 35 kilometres (22 mi) from west of Kozhikode.^[1]

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Thiruvambady is well connected by road to nearby places. State Highway 83 passes through Thiruvambady town.

A KSRTC bus operating centre is in town, as well as a private bus stand. There are buses to nearby places such as Kozhikode, Mukkam, Omassery, Thamarassery, Koduvally, Pulloorampara, Anakkampoyil, Poovaranthode, Koodaranji, and Kodenchery; and KSRTC operates many inter-district routes.

The nearest railway station is Kozhikode Railway Station, 35 kilometres (22 mi) distant.

The nearest airport is Calicut International Airport, 43 kilometres (27 mi) distant.^[2]

There was a proposal to built Thiruvambady International Airport for Calicut City, later the plan cancelled.^[3] Restrictions on larger aircraft landing at the existing airport for safety considerations has been reported as one rationale for building a new airport.^[4]

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