Thiruvambady is a major hill town and a suburb in southeastern Kozhikode district in Kerala, India. Thiruvambady is a Panchayat headquarters, and a legislative assembly constituency, situated from the district headquarters of Kozhikode. Geography Thiruvambady is from Kozhikode city and is on the banks of the Iruvanjippuzha River, which is a major tributary of the Chaliyar River. The town is surrounded by mountains, valleys, and waterfalls, such as Thusharagiri Falls and Aripara Falls. Administration Thiruvambady Gramapanchayath was established on 1 January 1962 and consists of 17 wards covering an area of , which includes of forest. Thiruvambady is under Koduvally Block Panchayat and Thamarassery Taluk. Thiruvambady is part of the Wayanad parliamentary constituency. The current MP is Rahul Gandhi. In 1977, the Thiruvambady assembly constituency of the Kerala Legislative Assembly was established, consisting of 7 Panchayats. The current MLA is Linto Joseph. Transportation Road Thiruvambady is well connected by road to nearby places. It can be reached by the following routes: Thiruvananthapuram - Kochi - Guruvayoor/Thrissur - Pattambi - Perinthalmanna - Manjeri - Areekode - Mukkam - Thiruvambady Kozhikode - Kunnamangalam - REC (NIT) - Mukkam (Agastiamuzhi) - Thiruvambady Kannur - Koyilandy - Thamarassery - Omassery - Thiruvambady Wayanad - Kalpetta - Adivaram - Kaithapoyil - Kodenchery - Thiruvambady Nilambur - Akambadam - Kakkadampoyil - Koombara - Koodaranhi - Thiruvambady Koduvally - Omassery - Thiruvambady - Pulloorampara - Anakkampoyil Buses A KSRTC bus operating centre is in town, as well as a private bus stand. There are buses to nearby places such as Kozhikode, Mukkam, Omassery, Thamarassery, Koduvally, Pulloorampara, Anakkampoyil, Poovaranthode, Koodaranji, and Kodenchery; and KSRTC operates many inter-district routes. KSRTC buses operates many inter district services from here. Rail The nearest railway station is Kozhikode Railway Station, distant. Air The nearest airport is Calicut International Airport, distant. Thiruvambady International Airport is a new airport proposal for Calicut city. Restrictions on larger aircraft landing at the existing airport for safety considerations has been reported as one rationale for building a new airport. Distance chart The Kilometer chart from Thiruvambady is given below: Notable people from Thiruvambady Mathai Chacko – Former MLA and communist leader Jacob Thoomkuzhy – Former metropolitan archbishop Gallery References Cities and towns in Kozhikode district