Balussery
Overview
Balussery block has an area of 278.54 km2. There are eight Grama Panchayats in the block: Atholi, Balussery, Koorachundu, Kottur, Naduvannur, Panangad, Ulliyeri and Unnikulam. The total population is 212,592: 105,962 males and 106,631 females.
Government offices are situated in the heart of the town. Kerala State Electricity Board has a 33 KV substation (at Manjappalam), a division office/subdivision and a section office here. There are also an employment exchange at Balussery Mukku, a Kerala Police Circle office, a PWD office, a Sub Registrar Office, an Educational Department Office, six co-operative banks, two State Bank of India, Canara Bank, Syndicate Bank, Punjab National Bank and Federal Bank,and Bank of Baroda
Balussery is a major developing town located about 25 km northeast of Kozhikode city and lies on the sides of State Highway 34 .it is one of the largest 140 assembly constituency in Kerala, and one of the 12 block Panchayats in Kozhikode district. Balussery is the Northeast side entry of Calicut city.
Geography and Climate
Balussery is located at a distance of about 25 km away from Kozhikode, the district headquarters, and is well connected by road to the nearby towns. There are three main roads that span out from the Balussery city centre. Kozhikode is accessible by two routes, via the Balussery-Kozhikode main Road and the Balussery-Ulliyeri-Kozhikode Road.The major Cities Thamarassery is about 15km away and can be reached by the Koyilandi Edavanna Road . and Koyilandi Town is about 16 km away The town has a bus stand-cum-shopping complex and acts as the origin to the bus services to all the main surrounding places.
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There are three government higher secondary schools located in Balussery. Govt. Vocational Higher Secondary School and GHSS girls high school are near to the town and Kokkallur HSS is 3 km away from town. There are primary and upper primary schools also, like Balussery GLP school, A.L.P School Thuruthyad.
There is a central government institute named Adarsha Sanskrit Vidya Peetham, located in Vaikundam. It is one of several Sanskrit Colleges in Kerala. PT Usha School of Athletics is at Vattoli Bazaar. Saraswathy Vidya Mandir is situated 2 km away from Balussery.
Thonikadavu Tourist Place
Thonikadavu is tourist place located in balussery
Pokkunnu Hills View Point
Pokkunnu Hills View Point Commonly known as Pokkunnu Mala is a hill station in Balussery.
Balussery-Kotta and Manjapuzha River
Balussery is home to the Central Fort of Kurumbranad Rajas, the Balussery Kota. It is flanked by a temple dedicated to Vettakkorumakan, known as the largest Vettakkorumakan Temple anywhere. It is 2 km from the bus stand. The Manjapuzha River flows by the side of the temple. There are a number of small temples in near proximity such as Kunnathoru Maha Ganapathy Temple, Ponnaram Theru Maha Ganapathy Temple, Chamundeshwari Temple, Vaikuntam Vishnu Temple, Chinthramangalam SreeKrishna Temple, Ellath Mookambika Temple and Narasimha Kshetram Nirmaloor. Thekkedathu Nagathan Kavu are also here.
Vayalada Hill Station
Vayalada Hill Station is a hill-station in Balussery in the proximity of Vettakkorumakan Temple.
Kinaloor Estate
Kinaloor Estate (Cochin Malabar Estates) is a valley with a mountain on one side and a rubber plantation on the other. There is a plain in the middle of the plantation and the mountain which is a proposed site for the KSIDC (SEZ) industrial area. The Usha sports school is located at Kinaloor estate, Vattoli Bazaar. The school is located here at Kinaloor estate, Vattoli Bazaar around 5 km from Balussery.
Kakkayam Dam
Kakkayam power station and dam is the sole dam in this region. The power house is around 19 km from Balussery and the dam is around 35 km.
