Malampuzha

Anaiakkal hills, Malampuzha

Malampuzha is a village in Palakkad district of Kerala, South India, near to the Malampuzha Dam.

Transport

Nearest railway station: Palakkad Junction - 5 km
Nearest airport: Coimbatore Airport - 55 km
Nearest international airport: Coimbatore International Airport

Malampuzha Dam and Gardens

Malampuzha Dam is located eight km from Palakkad town. It was built in 1955 and the garden was renovated recentlly. The main attractions are the suspension bridge, the cable car ride and the fantasy park. There are several gardens including one cute Japanese garden. The Yakshi statue of Kanayi Kunhiraman is also reputed even though the nudity of the structure is not approved by the conservative society of Kerala. The dam is accessible by bus and the last bus returns to town by 8.00 pm. The nearest railway station is Palakkad Junction which is otherwise known as Olavakkod.

Important Landmarks

Sai Hospital
Akathe Thara Railway Gate
Shabri Ashram
NSS Engineering College
Christin Brethen Church
Govt ITI Malampuzha
SI-MET Nursing College
Ashram Tribal School
Madurai Veeran Temple
National Fish Seed Farm

Suburbs and Villages

Neelikkad, Rail Nagar, Andi Madam and Sneha Nagar
Nadakkave, Kallekkulangara, Devi Nagar and Chithra Junction
Shiva Nagar, Shastha Nagar, Marathakkad and NPM Nagar
Kripa Sadan Nagar and Shri Krishna Nagar

Politics

Malampuzha assembly constituency is part of Palghat (Lok Sabha constituency).^[1]

Gallery

Malampuzha Gardens
View of Malampuzha Dam from Garden

References

↑ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Kerala. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2008-10-19.

Malampuzha Official Website

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Hydrography of the Indian subcontinent

Inland rivers	Beas Betwa Bhagirathi Brahmaputra Chambal Chenab Damodar Godavari Gandaki Ganges Ghaghara Indus Jhelum Kali Kaveri Kosi Krishna Luni Mahanadi Mahaweli Meghna Narmada Padma Ravi Sarasvati Sankosh Sharda Son Sutlej Tapti Yamuna

Inland lakes, deltas, etc.	Ganges Basin Ganges Delta Indus Delta Dal Lake Pookode Lake Skeleton Lake Chilika Lake Lake Powai Borith Lake Saiful Muluk Gosaikunda Nizam Sagar Red Hills Lake Malampuzha Kerala backwaters Pulicat Lake

Coastal	Indian Ocean Arabian Sea Bay of Bengal Gulf of Kutch Gulf of Khambhat Gulf of Mannar Laccadive Sea Palk Strait

Categories	Lakes of Bangladesh / India / Nepal / Pakistan Reservoirs and dams in India Rivers of Bangladesh / Bhutan / India / Nepal / Pakistan

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