Thamarassery


Thamarassery, formerly known as Thazhmalachery, is one of the taluks and a major hill town in the Kozhikode district of Kerala, India, 30 km north-east of Kozhikode city and 29 km east of Koyilandy. The town lies on National highway 766.

Etymology

The old name of the town; Tazhmalachery comes from Mala and Thazhvaram and Cheri
Thamarassery comes from the Malayam words thaamara "lotus" and cheri "village".

History

Thamarassery belonged to the Kingdom of Kottayam before India became independent. Kottayam kings who died fighting the British were given part of the land of Thamarassery in the days before freedom. The tomb of Payyampally Chandu, who was a warrior under the Kottayam Raja, is located at the Thamarassery Kotayil Sree Bhagavathi Temple.
In 1936 the Thamarassery panchayat was formed, although a public health center had already been operating for some time prior. Attakoya Thangal was the first panchayat president. JT Abdurahiman Master is the president of the Thamarassery Panchayath.

Administration

Thamarassery panchayat is divided into 19 wards. Thamarassery panchayat falls under Koduvally state assembly constituency and Kozhikode loksabha constituency. The current MP is MK Raghavan of Congress and MLA is MK Muneer of Muslim League. Thamarassery constitutes a taluk within the Kozhikode district.

Notable locations

Thamarassery is an agricultural area, and a large portion of its population are farmers. Coconut and rubber are the major products. Kerala's first rubber estate, now in the hands of AV Thomas and Co., is located in Thamarassery.

Transportation

Thamarassery is well connected to its surrounding areas via roads, which reaches Kozhikode, Kalpetta, Koyilandy, and Mukkam. Bus service is also available regularly. The Kerala State Road Transport Corporation has a bus stand and depot at Thamarassery. All private buses operate from the new bus stand at Karadi nearby the KSRTC depot. The nearest airport, Calicut International Airport is 45 km away, while the Kozhikode Railway Station is 30km away.
The KSRTC bus service provides good connections to Kasargod, Kannur, Palakkad, Thrissur, Kottayam and Thiruvananthapuram. Several interstate bus services pass through Thamarassery, providing connections to Bengaluru, Mysuru, Ooty, Devala, Gundalpet and other major cities.

Notable people from Thamarassery

The position of the Thamarassery Taluk in Kozhikode district is given below:
There are 20 villages in Thamarassery Taluk :