Ambalavayal

Ambalavayal
Ambalavayal
Town
	A view of Phantom Rock, Ambalayavayal
	Coordinates: 11°37′08″N76°12′37″E / 11.6190100°N 76.210170°E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Wayanad
Population (2011)
• Total	16,988
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	673593
Telephone code	04936
ISO 3166 code	IN-KL
Vehicle registration	KL-73
Lok Sabha constituency	Wayanad
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Sulthan Bathery

Last updated June 18, 2024

Ambalavayal is a village in Wayanad district in the state of Kerala, India.^[1] The Wayanad Heritage Museum is located in the village.^[2]

Demographics

^{[ needs update ]} As of the 2011 Census of India, Ambalavayal had a population of 16988 with 8290 males and 8698 females.^[1] The famous Edakkal Caves is in this Panchayat area at a distance of 6 km.^[4]

Tourism

Ambalavayal is a tourist place located in Wayanad district and is 10 km away from SulthanBathery. This location in Wayanad is situated above sea level and has a subtropical climate. This area is important for horticulture activities.

Heritage Museum

A special attraction for tourist at Ambalavayal Wayanad is Ambalavayal Heritage Museum. This is an archaeological museum and displays huge collections of vestige and antiques of 2nd Century AD. This is divided into four blocks named Gothrasmruthi, Devasmruthi, Jeevanasmruthi and Veerasmruthi. As the name indicates each block displays the related artefacts. These displays are of great interests to common people, archaeologists and historians. These displays include ancient hunting instruments like bows and arrows, stone weapons, clay sculptors and various other items like tribal pottery, rock engravings. Ambalavayal Heritage Museum is one of the best-maintained museums in Malabar region and is always an attraction for tourists. This museum will shed lights towards the history of Malabar area. This museum opens our eyes to the advanced civilization led by the tribes. Ambalavayal heritage museum provides a rare chance to view the items that are prepared by tribes getting inspired by nature and is used in their daily life. Visiting time to this museum is between 9 AM to 6 PM.

Regional Agricultural Research Station

Earlier this campus was a small Central Horticultural Research Station and later was upgraded to Regional Agricultural Research Station. At Regional Agricultural Research Station, there grows a variety of crops like coffee, pepper, rice, spices like ginger, turmeric, clove, cinnamon, tropical and subtropical fruits, summer and cool season vegetables. This Research station at Ambalavayal is an ideal tourist place to gain more knowledge about variety of crops and its development and cultivation.

Tropical Gene Garden

The Tropical Gene Pool at Nadugani junction has 2424 acres area. 47,000 plants. second best of its kind in the world. Museum of butterflies. Accommodation, food and trekking facility.

Villages and Suburbs

Chulliyod
Thekkankolly
Nenmeni
Malika

Transportation

Ambalavayal can be accessed from Mananthavady or Kalpetta. The Periya ghat road connects Mananthavady to Kannur and Thalassery. The Thamarassery mountain road connects Calicut with Kalpetta. The Kuttiady mountain road connects Vatakara with Kalpetta and Mananthavady. The Palchuram mountain road connects Kannur and Iritty with Mananthavady. The road from Nilambur to Ooty is also connected to Wayanad through the village of Meppadi.

The nearest railway station is at Mysore and the nearest airports are Kannur International Airport, 105 km, Kozhikode International Airport-120 km, and Bengaluru International Airport-290 km.

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Welcome board
A view of Karapuzha Dam
A view of Karapuzha Dam
A view of Karapuzha Dam
Karappuzha Dam

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References

1 2 Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
↑ Infokerala Communications Pvt Ltd (31 August 2018). Kerala Tradition & Fascinating Destinations 2018. Info Kerala Communications Pvt Ltd. pp. 368–. ISBN 978-81-934567-4-3.
↑ "St. George Orthodox Church - Ambalayavayal". directory.mosc.in. MOSC Publications. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
↑ "Article in Mathrubhumi". Mathrubhumi News Paper. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2012.

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[censusindia-1] 1 2 Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.

[Ltd2018-2] Infokerala Communications Pvt Ltd (31 August 2018). Kerala Tradition & Fascinating Destinations 2018. Info Kerala Communications Pvt Ltd. pp. 368–. ISBN 978-81-934567-4-3.

[3] "St. George Orthodox Church - Ambalayavayal". directory.mosc.in. MOSC Publications. Retrieved 17 June 2024.

[mathrubhumiarticle-4] "Article in Mathrubhumi". Mathrubhumi News Paper. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2012.

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