Valanchery
Valanchery is a major municipal town in Malappuram district, Kerala, India. It is one of the four municipalities in Tirur Taluk, besides Tirur, Kottakkal, and Tanur. It is situated about 40 kilometres (25 mi) southeast to Karipur International Airport and 25 kilometres (16 mi) southwards to the district headquarters, and forms a part of Malappuram metropolitan area. It is also one of the major commercial towns under the Malappuram urban agglomeration. Valanchery, which was a part of the erstwhile princely state of the Valluvanad in the early medieval period, had been under the direct control of the Zamorin of Calicut following the Tirunavaya war of 14th century CE. During British Raj, Valanchery was included in the Ponnani Taluk of erstwhile Malabar District.
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An aerial view of Valanchery town | |
Valanchery Location in Kerala, India Valanchery Valanchery (India) Valanchery Valanchery (Asia) Valanchery Valanchery (Earth) | |
| Coordinates: 10°53′0″N 76°4′0″E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Malappuram |
| Taluk | Tirur |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Valanchery Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21.90 km2 (8.46 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 30 m (100 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 40,318 |
| • Density | 1,841/km2 (4,770/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 676552 |
| Telephone code | 0494 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-55, KL −10 |
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| Sex ratio | 1047 ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 94.6% |
| Niyamasabha constituency | Kottakkal |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Ponnani |
| Climate | Normal (Köppen) |
| Website | valancherymunicipality |