About Village
Amarambalam is a forest village near Nilambur town and conjoins Silent Valley National Park. It is situated in Pookotumpadam town, under Amarambalam Grama Panchayath limit. . It belongs to North Kerala Division. Amarambalam village is located 44 KM towards East from District head quarters Malappuram and 366 KM from State capital, Thiruvananthapuram. It was earlier a part of Kalikavu Farka.
Demography
Local language spoken in Amarambalam village is Malayalam. Amarambalam village total population is 35975 and number of houses are 7841. The female Population is 51.8%, village literacy rate is 80.0% and the Female Literacy rate is 40.7% as per 2011 Census.
Geography
Amarambalam village is situated in Amarambalam Grama Panchayath. The total geographical area is 14262 hecters. Its altitude rises sharply from 40 to 2,554 m. The nearest airport of the village is at Kozhikode and the nearest major railway station is at Nilambur Road railway station. Amarambalam village comes under highlands.
Socio-Economic
Amarambalam is a village town in which most of the people depend upon agriculture, farming and cattle to meet their needs. There are also small scale industries and businesses in Pookkottumapadam town.
Ecology
Amarambalam is a forest village near Nilambur town and conjoins Silent Valley National Park. The area is 265.72 km2. The New Amarambalam Reserved Forest is noted for 10 species of threatened or restricted bird species. Its mostly hilly area with wide variety of vegetation in the forest region.
Tourism
The main tourist spots in the village is TK Colony and Kathir Farm. A lot of people visit both of these places to enjoy its beauty and greenery.