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Maintained by Kerala Public Works Department | |
Length | 51.4 km (31.9 mi) |
Major junctions | |
From | Valachery |
To | Nilambur |
Highway system | |
State Highway 73 (SH 73) is a State Highway in Kerala, India that starts in Valachery and ends in Nilambur. The highway is 51.41 km long. [1]
Kerala is a state on the southwestern, Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions. Spread over 38,863 km2 (15,005 sq mi), Kerala is the twenty second largest Indian state by area. It is bordered by Karnataka to the north and northeast, Tamil Nadu to the east and south, and the Lakshadweep Sea and Arabian Sea to the west. With 33,387,677 inhabitants as per the 2011 Census, Kerala is the thirteenth-largest Indian state by population. It is divided into 14 districts with the capital being Thiruvananthapuram. Malayalam is the most widely spoken language and is also the official language of the state.
India, also known as the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh largest country by area and with more than 1.3 billion people, it is the second most populous country and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the northeast; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives, while its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia.
Nilambur is 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. It is about 40 kilometers from Malappuram city and 24 kilometers from Manjeri on the Kozhikode–Gudalur road called CNG road.
Valanchery -Angadipuram -Perinthalmanna-Pandikkad-Wandoor-Nilambur
Karipur is a locality in the Kondotty taluk of the Malappuram district of Kerala, south India, 25 km (16 mi) from the city of Malappuram. It is best known as the site of Calicut International Airport, serving travellers of the north Kerala region. Other than that, it is a small hamlet that comes under the Pallikkal gram panchayat.
Wandoor is a town in Malappuram district of Kerala, India at 11°11′44″N76°14′09″E. It is located 20 km away from Manjeri
Amarambalam or T.K.Colony is a forest village near Nilambur town and conjoins Silent Valley National Park. The area is 265.72 km2. Altitude rises sharply from 40 to 2,554 m.
Mampad is a growing town in Malappuram district, Kerala, India. located about 08 km east of Nilambur city. Nearby places include Edavanna, Areacode, Manjeri, Wandoor and Pandikkad. It is under the Wandoor Assembly Constituency. Kozhikode-Nilambur-Gudalur SH pass through here. The Mampad town is now developing day to day. Most people are engaged in agriculture and business activities. Hindus, Christians and Muslims co-exist in harmony adding to the diversity in faith and religion.
Municipalities are the urban local governments that deal with civic functions and local development functions in the municipal area. The 74th Constitutional amendment provided for a national framework for municipal governance in the country, and Kerala has been following that pattern since 1994. Consequent to this amendment, several changes have occurred in the functions, powers, and responsibilities of the municipalities, and the states had to make necessary amendments to the legislation on the local governments in the respective states. The Kerala Municipalities Act of 1994, enacted as per the constitutional amendment, governs the pattern, functions and services of the municipalities in Kerala. The act, which was integrated for the municipalities and corporations in the state, laid out the constitution of the town panchayats, municipalities and municipal corporations. The state of Kerala has 87 municipalities and six municipal corporations. With 13 municipalities, the district of Ernakulam has the most number of municipalities in the state.
Nilambur–Shoranur line is a 66 kilometres (41 mi) long single line, non-electrified broad gauge (1676 mm) railway spur branch line of the Indian Railways connecting Nilambur Road railway station in Malappuram district with Shoranur Junction in Palakkad district in the state of Kerala. It is a branch line administered by the Palakkad railway division of the Southern Railway zone and one of the shortest broad gauge railway lines in India.
Tuvvur is a village in Malappuram district in the state of Kerala, India. This village has mosques, temples and churches.
Angadipuram is a Town, an important pilgrimage centre for Hindus located in Malappuram District of Kerala, southern India. It is located on the Chennai-Kozhikode road 17 km from Malappuram, the district Headquarters, on the southern bank of a tributary of Kadalundipuzha. Angadipuram was the capital of the powerful medieval kingdom of Valluvanad. Angadipuram is famous for its two temples, the Thirumanthamkunnu Temple and the Tali Temple. The principle deities of the Thirumanthamkunnu Temple are Goddess Bhagavati and Lord Siva. The Puttanangadi mosque has Arabic inscriptions engraved on one of its planks.
Shoranur Junction is the railway station located at Shoranur, Palakkad District, Kerala. It comes under the Palakkad Railway Division of the Southern Railway. It is an important junction because it is the point at which the line from Coimbatore meets the coastal line from Mangalore to Kochi. Further, Shoranur junction is the node from which a separate Branch line goes to the town of Nilambur, about 66 km to the north. The Nilambur–Shoranur line, which connects two tiny hill-towns, is one of the most picturesque in India.
State Highway 28 is a State Highway in Kerala, India that starts in Kozhikode and ends at the state boundary. The highway is 103.6 km long.
State Highway 34 is a State Highway in Kerala, India that starts in Koyilandy and ends in Edavanna. The highway is 44.0 km long.
State Highway 39 is a State Highway in Kerala, India that starts in Perumbilavu and ends in Nilambur. The highway is 107.112 km long.
Puthanathani is a city in Malappuram district in the state of Kerala, India. The town lies on the National Highway 66 (India), between Kottakkal and Valanchery. Roads to Vailathur and Thirunavaya also can be seen in Puthanathani.
Nilambur–Nanjangud line also called The golden I. T. corridor or Wayanad Railway, was a railway project to create a 5ft 6in broad gauge rail connection from the town of Nanjangud (Karnataka) to Nilambur (Kerala) through Wayanad district of Kerala and Nilagiri district of Tamil Nadu.
The Springs International School is an English medium School located in Tana, a village on the Nilambur to Pattikad state highway in Kerala, India.It was established in 2012.
The district capital of Wayanad is Kalpetta town. Kalpetta has very good road connectivity with the rest of Kerala and neighboring South Indian cities. NH766 connects Kalpetta with Kozhikode and Mysore. State Highways connect Kalpetta with Ooty in Tamil Nadu and Madikeri in Karnataka.
Athavanad is a village in the Malappuram District of the Indian state of Kerala.
Melattur railway station is a minor railway station serving the town of Melattur in the Malappuram District of Kerala. It lies in the Shoranur - Mangalore Section of the Southern Railways. Trains halting at the station connect the town to prominent cities in India such as Nilambur, Shornur and Angadipuram.
Nilambur Railway Station is a major railway station serving the town of Nilambur in the Malappuram District of Kerala. It is the terminus of the Shoranur - Nilambur Road rail line] of the Southern Railways. Trains halting at the station connect the town to prominent cities in India such as Shoranur Angadipuram Palakkad Ernakulam Kottayam and Thiruvananthapuram
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