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.[2] This place is also known as 'Teak Town' because of the abundance of Nilambur teaks in this area; Which is a variety of a large, deciduous tree that occurs in mixed hardwood forests. Unlike many Municipalities of India; Nilambur is covered with large amounts of vegetation making it close to nature and hence make it very scenic and inspiring.

Nilambur
Municipality
Taluk
A resort at Nilambur
Nilambur
Nilambur
Nilambur
Nilambur
Coordinates: 11°16′37″N 76°13′33″E
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictMalappuram
Area
 • Total30.79 km2 (11.89 sq mi)
Elevation
400 m (1,300 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total46,366
Vehicle registrationKL-71
Websitewww.nilambur.lsgkerala.gov.in

History

The oldest teak plantation of the world in the Conolly's plot is just 2 km from the town. It was named in memory of Henry Valentine Conolly, the then Malabar district collector.[3] Teak Museum at Nilambur is maintained by the Kerala Forest Research Institute which was established for the memory of the oldest known Teak plantation in the world. The town is also famous for Kovilakams where the Nilambur Rajas resided and ruled the land.[4] Nilambur Rajas were vassals to the Zamorins of Calicut, based at Nilambur.

Civic administration

Nilambur Municipality Election 2015[5]
S.No.Party NameParty symbolNumber of Councillors
01UDF21
02Independents08
03LDF04

Connectivity
A road at Nilambur
The main block of Amal college of Advanced studies in Nilambur
Jawaharlal Nehru Municipal Bus Stand at Nilambur

Nilambur is well connected to other parts of the Kerala and other parts of the country by road and rail networks. Kozhikode-Nilambur-Gudalur (SH 28) road which is a major interstate highway runs through the heart of Nilambur. Other State highways such as SH 39 (Perumbilavu - Nilambur Road) and SH 73 (Valanchery - Nilambur Road) also serves this town. Construction for Hill Highway is ongoing here. There are also wide and good quality direct road towards Kakkadampoyil of Kozhikode district from here. There is a large fleet of government and private buses and other transports serving this town. There is a KSRTC sub depot which serves the area operating both interstate and intrastate Public bus transport. This town is also served by a railway station called Nilambur road which is the terminus of Nilambur–Shoranur railway line. This railway station connects this town to other parts of India as it has regular trains which leads to shoranur junction which is the largest railway station of Kerala state.

Tourism
View of Chaliyar river at Nilambur

Nilambur Taluk

Position of Nilambur Taluk in Malappuram district is shown below:

Nilambur Taluk is the largest Taluk in Kerala. It is composed of 21 villages. Since most of Nilambur is the jungle and hilly area, this Taluk has the least population density in the district. The villages included in the Taluk are:


See also

References
  1. "Malappuram census handbook" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in.
  2. "Census of India: Search Details". censusindia.gov.in. 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  3. "Oldest teak plantation, Conolly's Plot, to reopen after maintenance". Mathrubhumi. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  4. Sasi Kumar (17 October 2019). "A road trip to Nilambur Kovilakam". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  5. "Nilambur Municipality election 2015". lbtrend. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  6. "Villages in Nilambur". malappuram.nic.in. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
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