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Nilambapuri (old name) or Nilambur
India
town
Butterfly Park, Nilambur
Butterfly Park, Nilambur
Map
Country India
Kerala, IndiaKerala
Government
 • MPM.I.Shanavas - Wayanad (Lok Sabha constituency)
 • MLAAryadan Muhammed - Nilambur (Assembly constituency)
 • ChairmanAryadan Shoukath - Nilambur Municipality
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
679329
Telephone code04931
Vehicle registrationKL 71
Sex ratio1000:1070 ♂/♀
Literacy100%
Websitewww.nilambur.info
Near Canoli's Plot
Gateway of Nilambur
Nilambur Railway Station itself is a tourist attraction !
Teak Museum, Nilambur

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 (Calicut-Nilambur-Gudallur road).

Nilambur attracts tourists because of the variety of its forests that contain bamboo, teak, rosewood, etc.

Banglavum kunnu is a place located in nilambur where the DFO, under clonial india, in 1929, built a Sight seeing bunglow. The main idea of the building was to see the approach of the tippu sultan's army via naadukaani churam. The huge bunglow is situated at the centre of the nilambur forest near the chaliyar river.

Nilambur Kovilakom

Nilambur Kovilakom is a compound of several old palaces and a few new houses occupied by members of the old royal family of Nilambur. Some of the buildings are more than 200 years old.

Gateway of Nilambur

The two kilometre beautiful forest road from Vadapuram bridge to Court road Nilambur is now popularly known as gateway of Nilambur. The road is surrounded by teak plantations on both sides and foot paths are now fully tiled to offer a nice experience to walk through. This place is now emerging as popular destination for a short brake on the way to Ooty, Mysore and Bangalore.

Important Landmarks

Important Landmarks

Nilambur teak forest and plantations

The Nilambur forests are also known for their tribal settlements, vast rain forests, waterfalls and the world's first Teak Museum. Just 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from Nilambur town, there is the oldest teak plantation in the world, the Conolly's Plot. It is named after H. V. Conolly, the British Malabar district collector, who was instrumental in planting teak there. Chathu Menon, a forest officer, organised the planting of the saplings. Chathu Menon was laid to rest in the teak garden. Kannimari, the plantations' oldest teak tree, is another attraction. The plot extends across 2.31 hectares (5.71 acres) besides the Chaliyar river at the Aruvakode ferry.[2]

Teak Museum

Main article: Teak Museum

On the Nilambur–Gudallur road, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) away from the town, there's the Teak Museum, a sub-centre of the Kerala Forest Research Institute. The two storeyed building houses exhibits, articles and details of historic, aesthetic and scientific value, which give information on all aspects of the Teak trees, plantations, and so on.[2]

Suburbs of Nilambur

  • Minervapady and Perimbalavu Road
  • Chandakunnu Junction and Karimpuzha
  • Valuvassery, Chungathara and Palunda Village
  • Edakkara Town and Palathingal
  • Machu Kuzhiyil, Palad village and Nellikuth
  • Vazhikkadavu and Kettungal

Villages in Nilambur Taluk

Nilambur Railway Line

Railway Stations between Nilambur and Shornur:

  • Nilambur Road
  • Vaniyambalam
  • Thodiyappulam
  • Tuvvur
  • Melattur
  • Angadippuram
  • Cherukara
  • Kurukkalloor
  • Vallappuzha
  • Vadanakkurishi
  • Shornur
  • Nilambur Town
    Nilambur Town
  • Nilambur Kovilakom
    Nilambur Kovilakom
  • Main Temple in Kovilakom
    Main Temple in Kovilakom
  • Kovilakom gate
    Kovilakom gate
  • Nilambur Kovilakom
    Nilambur Kovilakom
  • Temple in T.K.Colony
    Temple in T.K.Colony
  • Rock Painting on Nadukani Road
    Rock Painting on Nadukani Road
  • Karimpuzha near Nilambur
    Karimpuzha near Nilambur
  • Nilambur Kovilakom
    Nilambur Kovilakom
  • Karimpuzha River Gauge Station
    Karimpuzha River Gauge Station
  • Vaniyambalam Railway Station
    Vaniyambalam Railway Station
  • A Tribal School in Nilambur
    A Tribal School in Nilambur

References

  1. ^ "Census of India Search details". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Nilambur Teak Plantation in Malappuram". keralatourism.org. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
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