Angamaly

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Municipality in Kerala, India

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::summary Municipality in Kerala, India ::

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image_captionAngamaly Junction
nicknameAirport City
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coordinates
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subdivision_type2District
subdivision_type3City UA
subdivision_name1Kerala
subdivision_name2Ernakulam
subdivision_name3Kochi
established_title
government_typeMunicipality
governing_bodyAngamaly Municipality
leader_partyINC
leader_titleChairperson
leader_nameTBD
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area_footnotes
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elevation_m31
population_total33,465
population_as_of2011
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demographics_type1Languages
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timezone1IST
utc_offset1+5:30
postal_code_typePIN
postal_code683572
area_code0484
area_code_typeTelephone code
registration_plateKL-63
blank1_name_sec1Sex ratio
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leader_name2TBD
leader_title2Deputy Chairperson
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Angamaly () is a municipality in the Ernakulam district of Kerala, India. Angamaly is part of the Kochi metropolitan area and is located northeast of the Kochi city centre. As of the 2011 Indian census, the municipality has a population of 33,465 people and a population density of 1633 /sqkm.

History

Several old coins and other artifacts demonstrate that this region was predominantly Buddhist and Jain. Malayatoor Church, an international shrine, is located nearby. Tradition states that Thomas the Apostle visited the region from Kodungaloor port in AD 52. There is evidence of churches in the locality built as early as AD 409 and AD 822. Angamaly was the headquarters of Mar Abraham, the last East Syriac bishop of the Archdiocese of Angamaly.

Originally established as a panchayat in May 1952, Angamaly became a municipality in April 1978 and has been a Ernakulam Assembly constituency since 1965. The area is known for the 1959 Angamaly police firing in which police fired upon protesters who had been demonstrating against Kerala's communist government.

Angamaly police firing

Main article: Angamaly police firing

The Angamaly police firing took place on 13 June 1959, when police opened fire on protesters who had been demonstrating against Kerala's communist government. Seven people were killed, resulting in the intensification of Vimochana Samaram, a protest against the then-communist government.

Infrastructure

Angamaly is situated at the intersection of the Main Central Road and National Highway 544, about 30 km north of the city centre and 7 km from Cochin International Airport.

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Angamaly railway station is the fifth-busiest in Greater Kochi in terms of passengers and revenue generated, after Ernakulam Junction railway station, Ernakulam Town railway station, Aluva railway station and Tripunithura railway station. A proposed railway line from Sabarimala to Angamaly has been slowed by regional and political issues. The project was revitalized in January 2021 when the Government of Kerala agreed to bear half the cost of the project.

National Highway 544, which connects Kanyakumari to Salem, passes through Angamaly. NH 17, which connects Kochi and Mumbai, is 20 km from Angamaly. The Main Central Road that connects central Kerala to the state capital of Thiruvananthapuram terminates in Angamaly. A 46 km bypass has been proposed to connect Kundannoor to Angamaly. Land acquisition was set to begin in late 2018. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Angamaly_KSRTC_Bus_Station_Building_with_bus.jpg" caption="Angamaly KSRTC Bus Station Building with bus"] ::

Places of interest

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Location

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title = Areas of KochiMala]]North = ChalakudyNortheast = AthirappillyWest = North ParavurCentre = AngamalyEast = Malayatoor, KaladySouthwest = AluvaSouth = NedumbasserySoutheast = Perumbavoor
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Demographic figures

::data[format=table title=""] | title=RESIDENTS |url=https://angamaly.org/angamaly/index.php/residents |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927140100/https://angamaly.org/angamaly/index.php/residents |archive-date=27 September 2023 |access-date=24 June 2023 |website=angamaly.org}} | Sex | Age | Religion | Education | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population | 33,465 | | | | | Male | 49% | | | | | Female | 51% | | | | | | 9% | | | | | Christian | 71.89% | | | | | Hindu | 27.03% | | | | | Muslim | 0.83% | | | | | Literacy rate | 96.47% | | | | ::

Gallery

File:CSA Hall Angamaly.JPG|CSA Hall File:Kothakulangara Sree Bhagavathi Temple Angamaly Side View.JPG|Kothakulangara Baghavathy temple File:Angamali - Little Flower Hospital-2.JPG|Little Flower Hospital File:Angamaly Railway Station.JPG|Angamaly railway station File:Angamaly Municipal office complex.JPG|Angamaly municipal office File:Block Panchayat office Angamaly.JPG|Block Panchayat office File:Double Decker Bus Angamaly BUS STAND.JPG|Double-decker bus File:PWD Rest House Angamaly.JPG|PWD rest house File:Angamaly ksrtc bustation 1302.jpg|Angamaly KSRTC bus station

References

References

  1. "Angamaly Municipality Profile".
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  3. Adrian Hastings. (15 August 2000). "A World History of Christianity". Wm. B. Eerdmans.
  4. Menon, A. Sreedhara. (1965). "Kerala District Gazetteers: Ernakulam". The Superintendent of Government Presses, Government Press, Trivandrum.
  5. Mathew, Theckedath. (2021-02-01). "Comfort Care: The Struggles of an Aging Cardiologist". Page Publishing Inc.
  6. Radhakrishnan, S. Anil. (6 January 2021). "Kerala to share cost of Sabarimala rail project". The Hindu.
  7. "State Highways in Kerala".
  8. Paul, John L.. (17 February 2018). "NHAI fixes alignment for proposed Angamaly-Kundannoor NH Bypass". The Hindu.
  9. Fr. Varghese Pathikulangara CMI. (2011). "Divine Praises in Aramaic Tradition". Denha Services.
  10. "St.George Basilica Church Angamaly".
  11. "HOME".
  12. The St. Thomas Christian Encyclopaedia of India, for History and large number of photos on Angamaly
  13. Indian Church History Classics, Vol. I, The Nazranies,1998
  14. Kaniamparambil, Chor Episcopos V. Rev. Curian, ''"The Fame of Angamali Church and Holiness of Mor Kurilos" (Malayalam). Ambattu Mor Kurilos Centenary Souvenir (Ankamaly, India: St. Mary's Jacobite Syrian Church)'', ( published 1991)
  15. "Thirunayathode Sivanarayana Temple - Ernakulam - Book online Pujas, Homam, Sevas, Purohits, Astro services| Pure Prayer".
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