Vaniyambalam

Vaniyambalam
Town
Vaniyambalam railway station serves the town of Wandoor
Vaniyambalam is located in Kerala
Vaniyambalam
Vaniyambalam
Location in Kerala, India
Vaniyambalam is located in India
Vaniyambalam
Vaniyambalam
Vaniyambalam (India)
Coordinates: 11°11′0″N 76°15′30″E / 11.18333°N 76.25833°E / 11.18333; 76.25833
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictMalappuram
Government
 • MLAA. P. Anil Kumar
 • MPRahul Gandhi - Wayanad Lok Sabha Constituency
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
679339
Telephone code914931
Vehicle registrationKL 71

Vaniyambalam (വാണിയമ്പലം) lies in Nilambur taluk in the Malappuram district, Kerala and is 40 km north-east of Malappuram. Surrounding towns include Pandikkad and Tuvvur (to the south), Kalikavu (in the east), and Wandoor and Nilambur (to the north).

Vaniyambalam got its name as it means goddess Vani's (Saraswati) ambalam (temple) located at the top of Vaniyambalam Rock hill. It is famous for the fish market, as in olden times, people used to catch trains from Nilambur, Tuvvur and Melatur, just to buy fish.