:Amarambalam
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File:Nilambur Railway Station54.jpg
Amarambalam is a forest village near Nilambur town and conjoins Silent Valley National Park.the main town in amarambalam is pookkoottumpadam, pookottumpadam located in Malappuram district of the Indian state of Kerala. It is an emerging commercial hub, and one of the fastest growing towns in Nilambur Taluk.town area is 265.72 km2. Altitude rises sharply from 40 to 2,554 m.
New Amarambalam Reserved Forest
The New Amarambalam Reserved Forest is noted for 10 species of threatened or restricted bird species including: lesser adjutant (Leptoptilos javanicus), white-rumped vulture (Gyps bengalensis), Nilgiri wood-pigeon (Columba elphinstonii) Malabar parakeet (Psittacula columboides) Malabar grey-hornbill (Ocyceros griseus), white-bellied treepie (Dendrocitta leucogastra), grey-headed bulbul (Pycnonotus priocephalus), rufous babbler (Turdoides subrufus), white-bellied blue-flycatcher (Cyornis pallipes) and crimson-backed sunbird (Nectarinia minima).BirdLife International (2005) BirdLife's online World Bird Database, Important Bird Areas (IBA) Factsheet IN232, Amarambalam Reserved Forest - Nilambur, accessed 26/3/2007 [http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/sites/index.html?action=SitHTMDetails.asp&sid=18238&m=0 Birdlife International]
Villages and Suburbs
- Thondiyil and Koottampara
- Chelode, Mannathipoyil & Mampata
- Naripoyil, Thottekkad and Pookkottumpadam
- Chettippadam, Pariyangad and Pottikkallu
- Thelpara, Antonykkadu and T.K.Colony
http://www.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/nilambur-maoist-malayalam-news-1.1529750
Naxalite threat
In November 2016, three Naxalites were killed near Karulai in an encounter with Kerala police. Naxalite leader Kappu Devaraj from Andhra Pradesh is included in the list of killed in the incident.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/nilambur-maoist-malayalam-news-1.1529750|title = നിലമ്പൂര് ഏറ്റുമുട്ടല്: കൊല്ലപ്പെട്ടവരില് മാവോവാദി നേതാവും}}
Villages like Mundakkadavu, Kalkullam and Uchakkulam near Karulai are threatened by Naxalite attacks. Naxalites visit the locality regularly and ask for food and shelter from the tribals. The police are also combing the area regularly but have not arrested any Naxalites.
On 27 September 2016, there was firing between the Maoists and the Kerala police in this area and no one was injured in this incident.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/print-edition/kerala/nilampoor-malayalam-news-1.1394437|title=മുണ്ടക്കടവില് ആദ്യവെടി ഞങ്ങളുടേത് തന്നെയെന്ന് മാവോവാദികള്|access-date=25 November 2016|archive-date=1 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161001031504/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/print-edition/kerala/nilampoor-malayalam-news-1.1394437|url-status=dead}}
Tourist attractions
- Waterfall at T.K.Colony
- T K colony view point
- Kathir Farm,
- Kotta Puzha gives you natural
and refreshing bath
Transportation
Amarambalam village connects to other parts of India through Nilambur town. State Highway No.28 starts from Nilambur and connects to Ooty, Mysore and Bangalore through Highways.12,29 and 181. National highway No.66 passes through Ramanattukara and the northern stretch connects to Goa and Mumbai. The southern stretch connects to Cochin and Trivandrum. State. The nearest airport is at Kozhikode. The nearest major railway station is at Nilambur Road railway station.
Picture Gallery
File:Nilambur 23, Kerala, India.jpg|Thottekkad, T.K.Colony Road
File:Pookkottumpadam, Kerala, India.jpg|Pookkotumpadam, T.K.Colony Road
File:Church at T.K.Colony, Nilambur.jpg|Church in T.K.Colony
File:T.K.Colony, Nilambur.jpg|Communist Office, T.K.Colony
File:PycnonotusPriocephalus.svg|Grey Headed Bulbul
References
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External links
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