Nilambur Taluk
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Nilambur Railway Station
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 Nilambur
Nilambur
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| Coordinates: 11°16′37″N 76°13′33″E / 11.27694°N 76.22583°ECoordinates: 11°16′37″N 76°13′33″E / 11.27694°N 76.22583°E | |
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 India
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| State | Kerala |
| District | Malappuram |
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 is the first municipality in India to achieve primary level education for all its inhabitants. Nilambur is an important tourist attraction in north Kerala because of the variety of its forests that contain bamboo, teak, rosewood, etc.
Banglavu Kunnu (Bungalow Hill) is a bungalow located in Nilambur. It was built by the Imperial Forest Service in 1929 under British colonial rule. The original purpose of the bungalow was to see the approach of the Tippu Sultan's army via Nadukani Churam. It is situated in Chandakunnu near the Chaliyar River. The bungalow is surrounded by 100-year-old mahogany trees planted during the colonial times for their use as timber which were to be shipped to Portugal by the Portuguese. This practice was threatened by the resistance of the people of the Malabar region against the brutality of the Portuguese, which was stiff and ultimately resulted in victory.
The place is home to many varieties of flora and fauna. The major wild animals include the bonnet macaque, gray langur, wild boar, junglefowl, hare, and porcupine.
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.
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