Angamaly
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Angamaly | |
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| Nickname: Airport City | |
  Angamaly Location in Kerala, India  Angamaly Angamaly (India) | |
| Coordinates: 10°11′46″N 76°23′10″E / 10.196°N 76.386°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Ernakulam |
| City UA | Kochi |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.45 km2 (7.90 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 31 m (102 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 33,465 |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 683572 |
| Telephone code | 0484 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-63 |
| Sex ratio | 0.9689 ♂/♀ |
Angamaly (Malayalam pronunciation: [ɐŋgɐmɐːli]) is a municipality in the Ernakulam district of Kerala, India.[1] 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 1,633/km2 (4,230/sq mi).
History
[edit]Several old coins and other artifacts demonstrate that this region was predominantly Buddhist and Jain. Malayatoor, a Christian devotional centre, is located close to Angamaly. Thomas the Apostle came to the region from Kodungaloor port in AD 58.[3] There is evidence of churches in the locality built as early as AD 409 and AD 822.[4] Angamaly was the headquarters of Mar Abraham, the last East Syriac bishop of the See of Angamaly.[5]
Originally established as a panchayat in May 1952, Angamaly became a municipality in April 1978 and has also 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.[citation needed]
Angamaly police firing
[edit]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. Incidentally, the shooting occured on the 50th birthday of E. M. S. Namboothiripad, the then–Chief Minister of Kerala.[citation needed]
Infrastructure
[edit]Angamaly is situated at the intersection of Main Central Road and National Highway 544 about 30 km (19 mi) north of the city centre and 7 km from Cochin International Airport.
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.[citation needed] 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.[6]
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 capital terminates in Angamaly.[7] A 46 km bypass has been proposed to connect Kundannoor to Angamaly. Land acquisition was set to begin in late 2018.[8][needs update]
Places of interest
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- Mar Hormizd Cathedral – established in 1570 by Mar Abraham the last East Syriac bishop of the See of Angamaly; it was dedicated to Hormizd, a seventh-century East Syriac saint.[9][10]
- St. George Syro-Malabar Catholic Basilica – minor basilica and the biggest of its kind in southern India[11][12][13]
- St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, Malayattoor – international shrine
- St. Mary's Jacobite Soonoro Cathedral – ancient church and one of the most prominent Jacobite churches in Kerala[14]
- Thiru Nayathode Siva Narayana Temple – built by Cheraman Perumal Nayanar in 800 AD[15]
- Kallil Temple – Jain shrine established in the 9th century[16]
- Transformers and Electricals Kerala Limited – electrical manufacturing company
Location
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Demographic figures
[edit]| General[17] | Population | 33,465 |
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| Sex | Male | 49% |
| Female | 51% | |
| Age | < 6 | 9% |
| Religion | Christian | 71.89% |
| Hindu | 27.03% | |
| Muslim | 0.83% | |
| Education | Literacy rate | 96.47% |
Gallery
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CSA Hall -
Kothakulangara Baghavathy temple -
Little Flower Hospital -
Angamaly railway station -
Angamaly municipal office -
Block Panchayat office -
Double-decker bus -
PWD rest house -
Angamaly KSRTC bus station
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b https://lsgkerala.gov.in/system/files/2017-10/localbodies.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Angamaly Municipality Profile". www.kudumbashree.org. Archived from the original on 23 December 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 885.
- ^ Adrian Hastings (15 August 2000). A World History of Christianity. Wm. B. Eerdmans. p. 149. ISBN 978-0-8028-4875-8.
- ^ Menon, A. Sreedhara (1965). Kerala District Gazetteers: Ernakulam. The Superintendent of Government Presses, Government Press, Trivandrum. p. 825.
- ^ Radhakrishnan, S. Anil (6 January 2021). "Kerala to share cost of Sabarimala rail project". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 8 January 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "State Highways in Kerala". Archived from the original on 1 December 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ^ Paul, John L. (17 February 2018). "NHAI fixes alignment for proposed Angamaly-Kundannoor NH Bypass". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2021 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ Fr. Varghese Pathikulangara CMI (2011). Divine Praises in Aramaic Tradition (PDF). Kottayam: Denha Services. p. 48. ISBN 978-93-81207-02-4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 March 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ^ "St.George Basilica Church Angamaly". Archived from the original on 1 February 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ^ "HOME". angamaly.org. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ The St. Thomas Christian Encyclopaedia of India, for History and large number of photos on Angamaly
- ^ Indian Church History Classics, Vol. I, The Nazranies,1998
- ^ 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)
- ^ "Thirunayathode Sivanarayana Temple - Ernakulam - Book online Pujas, Homam, Sevas, Purohits, Astro services| Pure Prayer". Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ "Kallil Devi Temple | IndiaUnveiled". www.indiaunveiled.in. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ "RESIDENTS". angamaly.org. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
External links
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- http://www.angamalymunicipality.in Archived 11 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine
